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notes from my adventures in software engineering, community building, life.

Layoff University, Vol. 2: Progress Made, Lessons Learned

Reflections from my first month of unemployment

kat excellence ✨
Jun 22
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Layoff University, Vol. 2: Progress Made, Lessons Learned

Layoff University, Vol. 1: Learning, Building, and Dreaming

Introducing my layoff bucket list

kat excellence ✨
Jun 2
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So, I got laid off.

Thoughts about my time at LinkedIn coming to an end.

kat excellence ✨
May 18
So, I got laid off.

Thoughts on ATmosphereConf as an ATProto Newbie

We really can just build things

kat excellence ✨
Mar 31
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Thoughts on ATmosphereConf as an ATProto Newbie

On context catchup

One behavior change that has decreased my burnout risk: when someone asks for help, i now place the burden of explanation on the asker instead of taking it on myself.

kat excellence ✨
Jan 22

Learning to build without motivation

building when you don't got the juice

kat excellence ✨
Sep 27 '25