Some of these took embarrassingly long to stop. But here we are.
Coding by hand. The tools do the work, I just tell them what I want and judge the output.
Vibe coding after 10pm. Dangerous stuff, easy to get addicted to, and staying up till 1am when you’ve got two young kids is just not worth it.
Using IDEs. If I can do it in the terminal, I do it in the terminal. VSCode is fine, I just don’t want the extra stuff. Keep it simple.
Arguing about which programming language is better. Nobody wins. Nobody ever has. Right tool, right job, move on.
Thinking my architecture is the best architecture. It’s really not. It’s just the one that made sense to me when I wrote it. Coming back to old code is a humbling experience every single time.
1 rep max at the gym. Made sense in my 20s. After 30? Not worth it. I’d rather still be lifting in 10 years than chasing a number today.
Thinking about what might happen tomorrow. Still working on this one honestly. Some days are better than others. But most of what I worry about never actually shows up.
Drinking and smoking. It has its appeal, I get it. But I like staying sharp and I like smelling good. Simple as that.
Not resolutions. Just things I stopped, and haven’t missed.