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derdle is an Amharic word-game just like wordle. check them both out.

Emotional time travel I sometimes find myself stealing achievements from later. I celebrate when I'm on the track to win but before I've won. And I get into debt because of it. Its like I borrowed the happiness from the moment I would win and to pay it back I have to win. It puts a lot of unnecessary weight and stress on me. And even though I know how it ends the fact that it has to end that way makes reaching it more critical. It opens way for paranoia and imposter syndrome. When or if, the moment of winning arrives, I feel nothing. I've already spent the happiness on the way there. And I couldn't even feel it fully because it was diluted by the fear that I might not deserve it in the end. I find myself rehearsing how to tell a story about an event thats happening, while its happening. Its as if I'm hyperaware that the moment will pass and the story will be the only thing left so I have to perfect the story. I polish the story, embelish it, make sure I spin it in a way that I want it to unfold. But since I make the story before the task/event is done, it becomes outdated by the second. And its like I create a blueprint of how I want the event to go and when it doesn't, it ruins my mood, my motivation, my willingness to do it and I become a passive unsatisfied participant in an action I once gladly partook in. It also applies to fantasizing about plans, ideas, dreams. I create a step by step simple and clear plan for something I want to do and I imagine myself doing it. And it feels good. Dammit does it feel good. And somehow, someway I delude myself into thinking thats how it will be. That the path will be that clear and simple. Just one step after the other. But when I start doing the task and I find out that it, in fact, is not that easy, it completely shatters me. Its like I reached the top in my head before I even went to the foot of the mountain. And its as if I mentally lifted myself to the level of the summit and assumed all it would take was a simple one dimensional walk. So when in reality I'm faced with every added dimention, every ridge and divot, I realized the map I had in my hand was comoletely false and misleading. But who could I blame? I drew it myself. #thoughtdump

What are you doing on YouTube if not listening to sermons? Instead of doom scrolling on shorts and listening to another new podcast episode from a self-development guru, why not hear the word of God in these troubling times? These are some of my favorite preachers and their sermons. I strongly advise you to listen to them. @Yoseph_fl

What’s wrong with this country, fr? I was genuinely shocked when I heard that @A2SVOfficial has run out of funding. Emre (the founder) is doing everything he can to keep it running, but no one is willing to help. Now they’re moving to Rwanda. It’s honestly so sad and disappointing. This guy is changing lives and has raised the bar for so many developers’ expectations and ambitions. @selfmadecoder

I got a ghibli version of my picture 😁😁. Thanks to @dagmawi_babi Join his channel (if u didn't yet)

My first in person podcast episode with the CEO and Founder of A2SV, Emre Varol is out. 🎉 Emre Varol — Upbringings, Faith, Career, Hobbies, A2SV, Eskalate, Incubation and more • youtube.com/watch?v=yg59HhjeVWc This's one of my favorite episodes to record and I've learnt so much from it. It's also the most comprehensive and in depth conversation about A2SV and Emre himself. We've talked about all the positives and negatives of everything related to A2SV and covered all the questions you've had. Enjoy! ❤️ #DagmawiBabiPodcast #EmreVarol #A2SV @Dagmawi_Babi

What did you guys order from Ali express? (or others) I need recommendations for first time deal 😊

Just started using google calendar to manage my time. I think knowing everything on our table is very challenging if we do it by ourselves. Having someone (or something) that reminds us to do our tasks is very good if we can stick to that.

Got the problem I was asked on the interview. It was a premium medium-tagged problem on leetcode. here's the link

#progressUpdate@smart_is_overrated After taking some time to solve Blind75, I stopped. Here's why I believe the problems are for those who are preparing for an interview ahead because they don't have enough time to solve hundreds of problems in a short time. Not for learning to solve problems. So I was looking for a structured way of learning and I got some resource from which I started learning. The files might be confidential to share but am working on something that will help others learn problem solving.

Here's some advice coming from a place of love Stop asking good developers/ channel owners/ senior's "what should I learn" That should be a choice you make on your own based on what you want, what you are aiming for and other things You wouldn't go to a dating coach and ask what kind of person should i want You ask them "i want this person, how do I get them" Decide your path, what you want to learn, then ask for help on how to learn that thing instead.

#progressUpdate@smart_is_overrated Hello everybody remember me talking about joining A2SV. well they had new announcement a week and 4 days ago. I should have posted about that here but I don't know why I didn't. I applied and got interviewed 2 days ago. The session started with the technical interview where I was given a problem along with 45 minutes to solve it. I guess I solved it but it took me the whole 45 minutes. The problem was a bit tricky but once you get it, it was an easy problem. The second session was a behavioral interview where I was asked about myself, my goals, what I know about A2SV and stuff like that. anyway I'm waiting for the result and I will let you know when I get their email.

Yeah, I just realized something—people who document their journey tend to get more attention and success than those who just show the end result. I think it's because we admire characters more for their struggles than their achievements. The average person relates more to failure and struggle than to success. So, sharing the process—wins, losses, and everything in between—makes people appreciate what you do even more. It’s not just about the final project; it’s about the story behind it. #things_I_learned @natyiu0

Eid Mubarak fam💗

This guy built an AI-powered interview cheating web app, and even FAANG companies couldn’t catch it! He went viral, but then Columbia University kicked him out—not for the app, but for leaking confidential files online. Now, he’s still active on social media, and he’s made it clear—he’s not going back to college!

I think the whole thread is a good read. specifically this comment TL;DR Build it and Users will come is the biggest lie. instead,

1. Validate if there's demand 2. Manually find 10 early participants and fine tune your MVP with them 3. Marketing & SEO 4. They'll come

here is the link

Hey guys good news :) Better Auth has been accepted into Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25)! 🎉 Myself and @kinfishfarms, will be part of YC's first spring batch. Super excited and thanks everyone here for being part of my journey so far :)) but a lot more to come!

I tried to use Clean Architecture on my latest project (spoiler alert... its not on the playstore - yet😉) and it was hilarious. Nit the fact that I tried to use it tho, its the fact that I even think about using it. Here's why 1. My project was not 'that big' to make me use uncle bob's design pattern. I mean will I ever be using it for my personal projects? (NO! Not happening) 2. What was the second one 🤔... I forgot 3. Oh I remember it was only the first one 😁 But seriously. Clean architecture is beautiful. But I think its a pattern that you use it with team. (On a project with a LOT of different features.)