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Don't Outsource Knowledge
We are living through the most significant shift in the history of software engineering. For decades, the job was simple in concept: a human provided…
Jan 18
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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The Math of Taking Off
Something I’ve been thinking a lot about now that I’m self-employed is the pressure of finding “the thing.” When you leave the structure of a 9-to-5…
Jan 11
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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The Importance of Unit Testing
Despite how critical testing is to modern software engineering, I graduated with a Computer Science degree without ever learning a single thing about…
Jan 4
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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December 2025
Opinions Dilute Focus
Most people believe that having a well-informed opinion on everything, politics, the latest tech drama, or global events, is a sign of intelligence or…
Dec 28, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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How to Think Creatively
Most people approach creativity through the lens of effort. They believe that if they sit at a desk long enough and focus hard enough, they can…
Dec 21, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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Success is Asymmetrical
We often treat major projects, starting a company, launching a side hustle, landing a dream job, as if they require a 100% success rate on the first…
Dec 14, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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The Price of Precision
When you’re in your early twenties, your life operates with a huge margin for error. Think of it as low-resolution living.What matters most in that…
Dec 7, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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November 2025
You Need to Reach Escape Velocity
In physics, escape velocity is the minimum speed an object must attain to break free from the gravitational pull of a massive body, like Earth, without…
Nov 28, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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6 Months Ago I Left My Job at Google / My Honest Thoughts on Self Employment
6 Months ago I left my software engineering job at Google to pursue my dream of working for myself. Recently, I posted this on X as a joke that many…
Nov 23, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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Work-life Balance is a Myth
It’s hard to believe that anything worthwhile of achieving has resulted from someone’s 70% effort. In fact, I don’t believe it. Instead, I believe that…
Nov 14, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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Parkinson's Law
Parkinson’s law states that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” However, what I’ve noticed is that this law applies to…
Nov 9, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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Scratch Your Own Itch
One of the most common questions people ask me is how to know what to build, yet ironically, I find this to be the simplest question to answer: build…
Nov 2, 2025
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Kevin Naughton Jr.
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