Tag: #purpose
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 7 posts
7 posts are tagged #purpose; the most recent was published on 2026-08-16.
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When Your Purpose Is Unclear — Clarity Is Not a Precondition for Starting
Why does the strategy of waiting until purpose becomes clear fail, in a state of not knowing what you are living for? The view that purpose is discovered downstream of accumulation rather than upstream of planning, the l
2026-08-16 · 12 min read #mindset#purpose#career#self-improvement#2026-08Working With Purpose — How the Why Changes the How ♪ Listenable
How purpose creates motivation and persistence, how to find and assign meaning in work, the alignment of values and norms, the wish to be remembered as a good person, and how to guard against purpose obsession, all woven
2026-06-19 · 23 min read #culture#purpose#meaning#motivation#self-managementTake Motivation Seriously — Be the Person Who Designs Motivation ♪ Listenable
Motivation is not something you are born with; it is something you can design. This essay lays out the three pillars of intrinsic motivation (autonomy, mastery, purpose), the limits of extrinsic reward, how to find and a
2026-06-16 · 23 min read #mindset#motivation#leadership#management#burnoutMoved to culture/motivation-why-it-matters (en)
This post has moved to the culture category. See culture/2026-06-16-motivation-why-it-matters.en.
2026-06-16 · 1 min read #mindset#motivation#leadership#purposeSwim Against the Current: The Salmon, Resilience, and the Developer Who Keeps Going
The Pacific salmon swims 3,200km upstream to its birthplace without eating a single meal. What can this extraordinary creature teach developers about resilience, purpose, and the hidden value of adversity?
2026-03-18 · 8 min read #salmon#resilience#adversity#purpose#natureThree Thousand Kilometers: What the Monarch Butterfly Teaches Developers About Legacy
No single monarch butterfly completes the round trip from Canada to Mexico. The migration takes four generations — yet each generation carries knowledge it has never personally experienced. Developers carry the same kind
2026-03-18 · 15 min read #monarch-butterfly#migration#collective-knowledge#purpose#natureIkigai: Finding Purpose and Meaning at Work
Discover your Ikigai—your reason for being. Learn the Japanese philosophy where passion, skill, world need, and compensation intersect to create a meaningful career and a longer, more fulfilling life.
2026-03-17 · 6 min read #ikigai#purpose#career#meaning#2026-03