Life Blog Posts by Ben Nadel

This is everything that I have ever written about Life. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm about to stop any time soon. I'm only getting warmed up!

June 2023

• They Were Able To Heal Even When They Could Not Cure

April 2023

• DHH On The Freedom Of Server-Side Programming
• John Gall's Law On Building Complex Systems

March 2023

• A Bit Of Optimism: This Might Not Work

January 2023

• In Life, Things Suffer More From Disuse Than From Overuse

December 2022

• People Don't Mind Being Used As Long As They Aren't Forgotten
• I'm Beginning To Think That Much Of Programming Is Wildly Subjective

November 2022

• Only Solve One New Problem At A Time

April 2022

• R.O.P.E. And Battling Post-Deployment Depression

January 2021

• Working Code Podcast - Episode 004: Impostor Syndrome

September 2020

• On The Virtues Of Being Emotionally Attached To Your Code
• Reflecting On 40-Years Of Privilege And An Obligation To Vote

March 2020

• As A Man, I Can Be A Better Example Than I Have Been

August 2019

• Solutions Don't Have To Work For Everyone

July 2019

• How I Take A "Mental Health Day" At Work

June 2019

• Romanticizing The Idea Of Old-Man Vengeance In A Fast-Paced Web Development World

February 2019

• So Mediocre They Can't Ignore Me

October 2018

• The Transformative Power Of Love

June 2018

• The 11th Annual Regular Expression Day - June 1st 2018

April 2018

• Leaders Are The People We Bleed With - Not The People We Bleed For

February 2018

• The Practice Of Empathy And The Avoidance Of "It Depends" As An Answer

October 2017

• My Manager Once Wagered $1,000 That My Code Would Break Production

September 2017

• Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together And Others Don't By Simon Sinek

August 2017

• Nerd Life Balance: The Art Of Open Sourcing Your Life By Nick Floyd

February 2017

• Programming Is Hard: Reconciling Server-Side And Client-Side "Clean" Architectures

January 2017

• Developer Myth: Work Expands To Fill The Time Available

September 2016

• I'm Excited When People Leave My Company

June 2016

• What If Your Company Is A Representative Of You?

February 2016

• The Worst Code I Ever Wrote Was The Code I Wrote Six Months Ago

January 2014

• After 2013, I'm Looking Forward To 2014

July 2012

• Quiet: The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can't Stop Talking By Susan Cain

May 2012

• Movies As A Religious Experience

October 2011

• The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die By John Izzo
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Five
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Four
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Three

September 2011

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week Two
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Love - Week One

August 2011

• Sometimes, I Feel Like A Man With No Identity

July 2011

• The Sexiest Thing A Woman Can Say In An Elevator

June 2011

• Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding Of Happiness And Well-Being By Martin Seligman

May 2011

• One Man's Search For Love - My cf.Objective() 2011 Lightning Talk

April 2011

• Tales Of Revolution And A Sense Of Community
• Man Down: Proof Beyond A Reasonable Doubt That Women Are Better At Everything By Dan Abrams

March 2011

• Keeping The Faith And Thoughts On Commitment
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Ten
• I Find The Conflict Of Truth And Need To Be Deeply Romantic
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Nine
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Eight
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Seven

February 2011

• The Science Of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us By Sheril Kirshenbaum
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Five
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Four
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Three

January 2011

• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week Two
• Sunday Hackathon: ThingsIGive.com - A Digital Journal Of Your Awesome Self
• The School Of Practical Philosophy: Philosophy Works - Week One
• A Face That Calms Me
• Thoughts And Goals For 2011

December 2010

• In The Spirit Of B. Virdot - A Small Gift For A Few Families In Need

November 2010

• I Have More Money Than Time

October 2010

• The User Experience (UX) Of Comments vs. Conversation
• The Social Network Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, And Justin Timberlake

September 2010

• The Power Of A Positive No: How To Say No And Still Get to Yes By William Ury

June 2010

• The Desire To Change Those We Care About
• My Sleep Experiment And Schedule Shift

April 2010

• Way Of The Warrior: The Poison Of Sarcasm
• Way Of The Warrior: What Is A Warrior?

January 2010

• Thoughts About Salaries And Raises As Motivated By Daniel Pink's Book, Drive
• Thoughts And Goals For 2010

November 2009

• A Moment That Touched Me - The Fountainhead

October 2009

• My BFusion / BFLEX Keynote Address

July 2009

• Presenting Ideas vs. Teaching Techniques
• Nora Ephron vs. Meg Ryan: What Is That We Love?

March 2009

• What Chinese Food Has Taught Me About Life
• You Practice Gymnastics, I Practice Everything
• If You Think You Know Nothing, You're Off To A Good Start

January 2009

• Way Of The Peaceful Warrior - Living In The Moment, Letting Go Of The Future
• The Way Of The Warrior And The Chance Not To Be Fired

December 2008

• Project HUGE: The Imaginary Fear Of Scheduling Mundane Tasks Such As Nutritional Intake
• The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz (Thanks Jason Kay)

November 2008

• Zen, Motorcycle Maintenance, And Producing Software
• Duckman Is My Sherpa
• Intrinsic Goodness, Sex, Happiness, And Pleasure

August 2008

• "It Depends" vs. "Fact With Exceptions"

July 2008

• Six Months Of Epicenter Consulting
• Chase Bank - Worst And Seemingly Most Insecure Telephone Interface Ever!
• Happy July 4th From Kinky Solutions
• I Helped To Set A World Record

June 2008

• Not Commenting And The Tipping Point Of Poor Programming

April 2008

• I'm Not Dead Yet - But Blogging Might Be Killing Me?

March 2008

• Been Very Stressed Lately
• Never Be Conflicted About Being Nice

February 2008

• The Mind Is Just A Reflex Organ

January 2008

• Don't Be Lazy, Be Proud

December 2007

• DNA Based Dating Service
• The Magic Of Thinking Big By David Schwartz (Thanks Clark Valberg!)
• I Will Never Be Tired Again
• Attempting Switch To iTunes From WinAmp
• The Fine Art Of Small Talk By Debra Fine

August 2007

• Big Girls Like Me

July 2007

• Project HUGE: Why I Can't Stop Thinking About Lydia Cheng's Daughter
• Don't Let Great Be The Enemy Of Good
• Having Trouble Getting Back On The Coding Horse

June 2007

• Finally Finished Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Audio Book
• The Dip By Seth Godin (Thanks Jack Welde)
• VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dead On The Money!

May 2007

• Finally Bought Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged

April 2007

• Blogging About One Day Of Blog Silence
• Thank You New York City Fire Department!

February 2007

• Sorry If I Am Delayed In Getting Back To Anyone
• Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring!

January 2007

• January, The Month From Hell And Slow Blogging
• My Sincerest Apologies To Brian Simmons, CentraSoft.Com, And To The Entire ColdFusion Community
• I Am Soooo In The Wrong Profession; I Should Have Been A Bad-Ass Ninja!
• 2007 New Years Resolutions

December 2006

• How Do You People Deal With Holidays?

November 2006

• Are All Passionate People Selfish?
• Thanksgiving Is The Enemy Of Project HUGE
• National Do Not Call Registry

October 2006

• This Kitty Is Too Cute!
• Perhaps The Most Inspirational Speech Ever
• The Fountainhead, An Amazing Book

September 2006

• Bionic Arms - You Have To Check This Out
• Give Me Email Feed Back
• Formatting Emails And Web 2.0
• Client Flattery Gives Me Warm Fuzzies
• I Finally Beat Frappr Maps In Google
• Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate

August 2006

• My New Dell Inspiron E1505 Centrino Duo Arrived!
• Worth A Mention... Bro Rape
• It's The Journey That Makes Us Happy, Not The Destination
• Hot Town, Summer In The City

July 2006

• Getting Back on the Horse
• Desire to Learn, No Time
• My Brain Is Wicked Cool

June 2006

• That Sweet Sweet Feeling

May 2006

• Not Enought Time to Learn
• Afraid of Our Own Bodies
• Membership and First Donation to WNYC Radio

April 2006

• MIT Students Go to Las Vegas
• If You Think Flattery Will Get You Anywhere...
• Woohoo!
• The Lessons of Failure