Chris Oakman

I like making things with software.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

I wrote an essay about conflict in relationships:

[WellBuiltStyle @WellBuiltStyle]

The most dangerous gap in your life isn’t lack of knowledge.

It’s the gap between what you know and what you actually do.

Most people already know the habits that would change their life.

But few have the discipline to execute them consistently.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

@BlockedPaths @mitchellh Thank you! This is the real story here.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

This is the correct take on the Bun / Zig / Rust thing. LLMs completely change some of the economics of software development.

[BlockedPath @BlockedPaths]

@mitchellh The language war noise drowns out the real story: an LLM-assisted million-line rewrite in days. The technical implications of that are bigger than any Zig vs Rust argument.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

@diviacaroline @eigenrobot Look into the work of Thomas Seyfried @tnseyfried !

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

@stevekrouse When a good student asks a good question 😍

[FEAR GOD @FEARGODMINDSET]

Cormac McCarthy, what a writer

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

This is a companion piece to “Where are you on this?”

https://t.co/iwv3CRWyAB

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

I wrote an essay about conflict in relationships:

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

Please share if you find it helpful 🙏🏻

https://t.co/uxKVc2s07G

[Kpaxs @Kpaxs]

The perfectionism-procrastination loop is one of the most insidious traps because it feels like you're being virtuous when you're actually just protecting your ego.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

The wedding is an event, love is a practice.

The graduation is an event, education is a practice.

The race is an event, fitness is a practice.

The heart, mind, and body are endless pursuits.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

@ShaneMac @openclaw Very cool! I am interested to test run it.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

After ~17 years on PHP using the long-deprecated Kohana framework, https://t.co/PHl9VFLy76 now runs on Elixir + Phoenix. The port over was mostly automated thanks to AI 🤓 #elixir

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Trades are always happening whether you see them or not.

-Yes to the early meeting = no to the quiet morning

-Yes to the extra project = no to the free weekend

-Yes to something that drains you = no to time that fulfills you

Saying yes to one thing is always saying no to something else. The cost of a bad yes isn't just the time it takes. It's whatever could have grown in that space instead.

The point isn't to say no to everything, but simply to recognize the difference between a good yes and a bad yes. Then, try to improve the ratio in your life.

[Chris Oakman @oakmac1]

@frogandtoadbook I read this line to my son tonight during bedtime story ❤️

[Kpaxs @Kpaxs]

Why do you save so many things? Why do you bookmark articles you'll never read? Why do you screenshot quotes you'll never revisit? Why do you add courses to wishlists you'll never open?

Because saving feels like having. And having feels like being.

Saving that article about productivity makes you feel, for one brief second, like a productive person. Saving that workout plan makes you feel like a fit person. Saving that recipe makes you feel like someone who cooks.

The save button is an emotional pacifier. It soothes the anxiety of "I should be doing more" without requiring you to actually do more.

And over time, your digital life becomes a monument to the person you wish you were. Folders full of aspirational content.

A graveyard of good intentions. A museum of the self you keep promising to become.

And every time you open those folders and feel the weight of all that unacted-upon potential, you feel worse. So you close the folder and go consume something new. And save it. And the cycle continues.

The hard drive gets fuller.

The person stays the same.

Transformation isn't something you collect, it's something you do.

[Kpaxs @Kpaxs]

The intelligence is in choosing the meaningful over the measurable even when the measurable is what everyone can see.

[Dr. Dominic Ng @DrDominicNg]

Health advice comes in two forms: switches and dials. Switches go viral - cut seed oils, try fasting, run barefoot. One fix for everything.

Unfortunately, most of being healthy is dials:
- Move more
- Eat a bit better
- Sleep a bit more
- Connect a bit more

[Nornal Guy 🧙‍♂️ @theralkia]

The stronger your spirit gets, the worse the pain of living a misaligned life will become