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👋 Quit my job and moved to Asia. Building a new language learning app: https://yakk.app
🌍 Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam
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My favourite part of last night was having a BBQ with everybody at the coworking space in the dark, because the electricity burned itself down. If you know life in SE Asia, this makes total sense.
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What I'm doing now: https://martinrue.com/now
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A few weeks ago I moved to Việt Nam. Why? 1: To challenge myself and experience life somewhere very different. 2: To live more cheaply and have more time for Yakk and other projects. Since 13 is so lucky in Asia, here are 13 reflections from my Vietnam experience so far: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/martinrue/7a45d3d5fcd47f643993be4dbb7ac272/raw/f710acdbe0dd16d309ff219c7740687c39bf8b8d/Vietnam.txt
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So, after spending the first 2 weeks of this adventure in Hanoi, we're finally in Da Nang. The contrast is massive. Da Nang is like the LA of Vietnam – miles of beach, lots of newer buildings and a very chill vibe. Air is way cleaner too. Loving it in this city and planning on staying a good amount of time.
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It's almost 10pm and I'm sat in a little coffee shop in the middle of Hanoi writing code as part of a little experiment. Could not be happier. Passing along the positive energy. ⚡️
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A little video update from Dubai. https://youtu.be/WdNrDEDMvhM?si=Dwv1Sk8E4CHNvDuD
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Arriving into Hanoi after being in Dubai is, well, different! Happy to finally be here and looking forward to seeing what Hanoian life feels like.
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Today's the day. I'm leaving the country. I made a video about what's in my bag: https://youtu.be/qGASvcfcQUg?si=XUgmK_EGhl78ywpP
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Belief is a funny thing. Sometimes you need to hold onto one against all further examination simply because it helps you. Belief doesn't always have to correlate with the known facts – some beliefs give you focus and direction, and that's a useful reason to keep them.
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Listening to a new reggae album in Esperanto with my neighbours (probably). No, *you're* weird.
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An old man sat next to me in the coffee shop. He ordered a coffee and just sat there drinking it. No newspaper, no phone – just sat there on his own with his thoughts. Honestly, that's goals. I feel bad even writing this now.
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A consideration when reaching for GPT to write some code for you: yes it'll save time, but it'll take from you some problem solving. It's that same problem solving – sitting with a challenge and working through potential solutions/trade-offs – that made you a good problem solver.
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I can't believe it's already Friday again. This week I got started on a new new project with a short launch window, and I'm ~40% done. It feels great to be in the zone for 5-6 hours daily! What has been your biggest achievement this week?
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Me: perfection is the enemy. Also me: that loading state causes the button height to increase by 1px, which must be fixed immediately.
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Today's blog post was inspired by my hair cut. https://martinrue.com/tune-in
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So, the girlfriend and I quit our jobs to follow our own path and work full-time on our own ideas. We're sharing all the details over at: https://thediscoveryfund.com. Follow along!
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The one where the gf and I debate which side of the street to walk on and visit Colony – one of the nicest co-working spots in the city. https://youtu.be/Tir4H2-zWTA?si=82xhiNVexTMYuDLF
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1300 people on Station. That's cool!
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I just want people to know that I definitely haven't just spent an unspecified amount of time trying to remember a good solution to a problem that I forgot because I got lost for too long in the joy of having had it.
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I set my local timezone to Madrid to test some timezone code I was working on last night. Unsurprisingly I totally forgot, and I've only just realised! Massive win. I just got a whole hour of my day back!
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Spent my Saturday evening coding a little static web app in vanilla JS with no build tools whatsoever. It's so nice having such a simple workflow, rolling everything myself, and having a lightning fast feedback cycle. That's exactly what "the zone" is made of. ⚡️
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Language learning is dangerous. I’ve just nearly fallen off a treadmill while trying to check a conjugation in Spanish. Ironically it was the verb “morir”.
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Here's the latest vlog of my trip to the Dominican Republic with some 2023 reflections + 2024 plans: https://youtu.be/VGUgoV-Cro0
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If anything makes me want to buy a new MacBook, it's definitely editing 60fps/4k video. On the other hand, with it being minus wtf today, there are certain advantages to my CPU being on fire the entire day.
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Hey, I have a little /now update: https://martinrue.com/now
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Today someone allowed me to ride a powerful buggy around a muddy mountaintop. It's a miracle I'm still alive. Nice try, Darwin.
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Shower thoughts but from aimlessly wandering up and down Caribbean beaches. Today's: it's not about doing the thing, it's about doing the thing often enough that your results can accrue. It's about knowing how you'll stay consistent. Consistency: https://martinrue.com/consistency
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As a language learner, there's nothing better than being in a place where 1) speaking the local language is unusual, and 2) locals are delighted that you're trying and help you.
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Favourite word of 2023: aibohphobia – an irrational fear of palindromes. As cruel as the "s" in lisp. Hit me with yours.
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Had an annoying workflow in Yakk. Considered writing a little Go tool to help, but a couple of lines of bash later and it's fully automated. Bash still delivering in 2023.