Writing
Essays, thoughts, things I’ve learned, and whatever else seemed worth writing down.
All Writing
87 Pounds
I was 376 pounds on June 1. I'm 289 now. I've lost 87 pounds in a little over three months, and I'm just getting started.
I Have Too Many Projects
Having ideas has never been my problem. Figuring out which ones actually deserve my time might be.
Building Things That Don't Need to Exist
On side projects, unnecessary complexity, abandoned ideas, and why building useless shit might be one of the best ways to learn.
Why Modern Brutalism Works for Personal Sites
Why personal websites get more interesting when they stop trying to look like polished software products.
Efficiency-Scape: The Psychology of Grinding
How a twenty-year-old clicking simulator taught an entire generation about delayed gratification.
Building in Public
Why I'm trying to share more of the unfinished middle instead of waiting until everything is polished and done.
Why I'm Starting Arnett Digital
Why I'm turning years of side projects and web development into something real, and what I want Arnett Digital to become.
Why I Still Reach for Vanilla CSS
Frameworks are useful, but for my own projects I keep coming back to plain CSS because it gives me more control and fewer layers to fight.