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Debugging Life: Welcome to The Stoic Coder
Marcus Aurelius with a Laptop
Oct 12, 2024 • Michael Lawrence
Stop Apologizing for Doing Your Actual Job
Why Protecting Your Attention Matters
Dec 28, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
From Rage to Refactor
The Stoic Coder’s Guide to Legacy Code Fury
Dec 21, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Most Developers Quit Because They Never Learn This One Thing
The Daily Practice That Keeps Developers From Burning Out
Dec 14, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Why Your Production Disaster Isn't the End of the World
Your Broken Deploy Isn't a Career Ender, Your Panic Is
Dec 7, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Your Comfort Zone Is Destroying Your Career
The uncomfortable truth about staying relevant in a field that never stops moving
Nov 30, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Stop Waiting for Perfect
Your Comfort Zone is Killing Your Career
Nov 23, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Stop Waiting to Feel Like It
Why Motivation is Bullshit
Nov 16, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Your Best Work Will Be Ignored
That's the Best Thing That Could Happen
Nov 9, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
The Grinding Cost Of Context Switching
The Real Reason You End Every Day Feeling Like You Got Nothing Done
Nov 5, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
When Your Obsession Becomes Your Prison
How to Stop Working Yourself Into Complete Isolation
Nov 2, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
Stop Waiting for That Promotion—It's Probably Never Coming
The uncomfortable truth about promotions, office politics, and why you need to focus on what you can control
Oct 29, 2025 • Michael Lawrence
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