Brennan's Old Blog

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. -Jack Layton

 

24: Be Noteworthy

“These actions are not essentially difficult; it is we ourselves that are soft and flabby.” — Seneca The Human Distillery When you take a step back, the greatest of people in history are a distillery. The most talented and hard-working of people...

My Duck Portfolio

For the past three weeks, I have built a website from scratch using several different technologies and frameworks. My initial commit to the project’s repository was May 19th, and it was presented on June 8th. For the front-end, I utilized...

The One-Year Rule

Productivity is a scam. My entire life is a constant, never-ending struggle. I suspect this is the case for many. Scientifically speaking, we are hard-wired to be lazy. To survive while expending as little caloric energy as possible — to take the path...

Now Is Now

There’s truth that these words are easy to dismiss. That the gravity of this sentiment can be instead seen as a shallow platitude, or cliché. But it’s in fact the most important principle you could live by. Now is now....