Life / Interests
Life
CHAOS + CONTROL.
Heavymetalforintensity.Lo-fiforfocus.Booksfordepth.Musicandreadingarethetwodials—chaosandcontrol—thatkeepthemindsharpandthesoulfed.
Music
Heavy Metal
Raw energy. Precision. The same intensity that powers through a complex refactor.
Lo-fi
Focus. Flow state. Background sound for deep work and late-night coding sessions.
Post-Rock
Build-ups. Crescendos. Emotional landscapes. Music that thinks in movements.
Classical
Structure. Complexity. Bach and Beethoven for when the mind needs order.
Books
Atomic Habits
James Clear
Small changes compound. Systems over goals. The 1% improvement philosophy applies to code and life.
Deep Work
Cal Newport
Focus is a superpower. Eliminate shallow work. Build rituals for deep coding sessions.
The Pragmatic Programmer
Hunt & Thomas
DRY, YAGNI, and the art of thinking about code. A book that ages like fine wine.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
Meaning over pleasure. Purpose drives resilience. Essential reading for anyone building something hard.