Mental-health

Remote work offers freedom, flexibility, and focus — but it also carries a quiet shadow. This is a reflection on loneliness in distributed teams, and how connection requires intention when proximity disappears.

A reflective recap of 2025 — choosing a pause, rebuilding capacity, returning to the market, and remembering that people are the point.

In a world of curated wins and public milestones, comparison can quietly become a metric for self-worth. This is a reflection on the trap — and how to step out of it without abandoning ambition.

Ambition can look like strength from the outside — but for many high achievers in tech, success comes with a quiet emotional weight rarely seen or acknowledged.

When productivity stops being what we do and quietly becomes who we are — a reflection on identity, self-worth, and performance culture in tech.

Burnout doesn’t always arrive as collapse. Often it comes quietly — through numbness, over-functioning, and the slow fading of joy in work that once mattered deeply.

Burnout is a growing concern in engineering leadership. This article explores recognizing early signs, understanding root causes, and implementing actionable strategies to prevent burnout while fostering a sustainable engineering leadership career.

Small, thoughtful ways to support each other at work can have a big impact. Normalizing simple signals—like Slack statuses or images—helps create a healthier, more mindful workplace.

A personal reflection on mental health in the software industry, the pressures developers face, and resources to support well-being.

A reflection on the pressures of the tech industry and the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance.