Dividing this blog into two


I apologize for going missing for the last couple of weeks again.

During this time, I’ve made a couple of decisions that will change how I handle this newsletter in the future.

I believe this decision will pave the way to a happier place on the internet for me and many of you who like to interact with the content I create.

To keep things short, I’m going to split this newsletter up into two — one for coding-related stuff, one for life-related stuff.

  • Magical Dev School — this will host all coding-related content
  • Better Human — this will host all other content like life, philosophy, relationships, and other topics.

I wrote more about the decision behind doing so here.

It will take some time before the changes can be fully implemented, so you’ll hear from me on the changes a couple of months in the future. In the meantime, I’m going to focus working on Magical Dev School and begin to write content that resonates on that front first.

I hope this is a surprising and welcome change for you. I also have a hunch this will get me off the depressive rut I’ve been in for the past few years.

Hope you enjoy the read!

Once again, I appreciate you for being here.

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