Daily habits and desk exercises to keep IT professionals healthy and productive. Simple practices you can implement today for long term wellness.
Author: Chandan
Letter to My Younger Self: You Don’t Have to Work Nights and Weekends
It’s Friday at 5 PM. Everyone’s logging off. But you’re already planning to work tonight. Maybe tomorrow too. I need to tell you something that sounds impossible: You don’t have to work nights and weekends. Not to succeed. You just don’t.
Setting Up Your Ergonomic Workspace: A Developer’s Guide (Part 2)
Learn how to set up an ergonomic workspace that protects your body while coding. Practical tips on desk height, monitor placement, chair selection, and more.
Shell Script Hack #3: Bulletproof Cleanup with the trap Command
Your script creates temporary files, opens connections, or starts background processes. Then something goes wrong: the user hits Ctrl+C, the system runs out of memory,
Letter to My Younger Self: It’s Okay to Say No
Tomorrow your manager will ask if you can take on one more thing. You’ll say yes. Because you always say yes. Because no feels like letting people down. I need to tell you: It’s okay to say no. Sometimes it’s the only thing that will save you.
Physical Health in IT: The Hidden Risks Every Developer Should Know (Part 1)
Discover the hidden physical health risks affecting 73% of IT professionals and why understanding these challenges is the first step toward a healthier tech career.
Shell Script Hack #2: Parallel Processing with xargs for 4x Speed Boost
Need to process thousands of files but don’t want to wait hours? The xargs command combined with parallel processing can turn a 2-hour job into
Shell Script Hack #1: Brace Expansion for Instant File Backups
Ever needed to quickly backup a file before editing it? Most developers do this the tedious way by typing the filename twice. There’s a much
Letter to My Younger Self: You’re Not a Fraud
You just got the job offer. Instead of celebrating, you’re terrified. Convinced they made a mistake. That you’ll be exposed as a fraud within days. I need you to hear this: You’re not a fraud. You never were.
Letter to My Younger Self: About Burnout I Didn’t See Coming
Hey younger me – you think burnout won’t happen to you. You’re 25, energetic, passionate. You can work 12-hour days easily. I need to tell you something: you’re wrong. And I wish someone had warned me.
