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

 

My Coding Journey

I’m 24 now, which I know is still young to most, but there are still have been large amounts of time that I feel I wasn’t productive. More important and perhaps frightening is that I feel like these chunks of...

Getting Unstuck for Creatives

Okay, let’s be real. I’ve found myself totally trapped in the habitual daily acts that’ve sprung up thanks to COVID-19, and I’m sure that I’m not alone in that. The lack of travelling different places, meeting new people, having *any*...

Writing On Medium: The Basics

“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” ― Terry Pratchett First things first, you’ve got to feel comfortable with the idea that it’s worth getting your thoughts out on paper. I know from personal experience that often, you...

The Hard Reset

An argument to find the strength to begin, all over again. For a moment, imagine if — for whatever reason — everything you’ve worked on up to this point, whether professionally or personally, in your life suddenly disappeared. Would you...