Aditya Mitra
@adityamitra.bsky.social
Software Dev
Tech Curator
Observer of my surroundings
Tech Curator
Observer of my surroundings
X can be so full of opposite tweets you might start preferring bluesky
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
X can be so full of opposite tweets you might start preferring bluesky
With background agents becoming popular, I use it to cross verify my solutions.
One solution by the background agent.
One by copilot.
If both are poles, it's my turn.
One solution by the background agent.
One by copilot.
If both are poles, it's my turn.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
With background agents becoming popular, I use it to cross verify my solutions.
One solution by the background agent.
One by copilot.
If both are poles, it's my turn.
One solution by the background agent.
One by copilot.
If both are poles, it's my turn.
Beautifully said:
When you stop treating your current opportunity as a stepping stone to something else and start treating it as the only one that matters, opportunity finds you.
- Farnam Street
When you stop treating your current opportunity as a stepping stone to something else and start treating it as the only one that matters, opportunity finds you.
- Farnam Street
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Beautifully said:
When you stop treating your current opportunity as a stepping stone to something else and start treating it as the only one that matters, opportunity finds you.
- Farnam Street
When you stop treating your current opportunity as a stepping stone to something else and start treating it as the only one that matters, opportunity finds you.
- Farnam Street
Lovely quote from Farnam Street:
A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you.
+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
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A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you.
+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
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October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Lovely quote from Farnam Street:
A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you.
+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
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A lot of success in life is just putting yourself in a position for good things to happen to you.
+ Be reliable
+ Avoid drama
+ Help other people win
+ Take care of your body
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I tell you: Complete your mundane tasks as early as possible. You have the entire day now. ☀️
October 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I tell you: Complete your mundane tasks as early as possible. You have the entire day now. ☀️
Something that I might actually use when building a backend app from scratch.
v3.nitro.build
Main selling point: they have simple setups and different kinds of database integrations.
Would be more awesome if they can add a scheduler or similar.
v3.nitro.build
Main selling point: they have simple setups and different kinds of database integrations.
Would be more awesome if they can add a scheduler or similar.
Ship Full-Stack Vite Apps
v3.nitro.build
October 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Something that I might actually use when building a backend app from scratch.
v3.nitro.build
Main selling point: they have simple setups and different kinds of database integrations.
Would be more awesome if they can add a scheduler or similar.
v3.nitro.build
Main selling point: they have simple setups and different kinds of database integrations.
Would be more awesome if they can add a scheduler or similar.
We avoid doing simple things that work because they don't make us look smart.
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October 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
We avoid doing simple things that work because they don't make us look smart.
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what I was letting it do right now
September 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
what I was letting it do right now
Found a utility for check disk speeds.
github.com/pszaro/disk-...
Proves useful when testing on newly purchased disk drives.
github.com/pszaro/disk-...
Proves useful when testing on newly purchased disk drives.
github.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Found a utility for check disk speeds.
github.com/pszaro/disk-...
Proves useful when testing on newly purchased disk drives.
github.com/pszaro/disk-...
Proves useful when testing on newly purchased disk drives.
github.com/aditya-mitra...
experimenting with github spec kit
(will update my findings in this thread)
experimenting with github spec kit
(will update my findings in this thread)
GitHub - aditya-mitra/simple-trello: a simplified trello todo list (for non-technical folks)
a simplified trello todo list (for non-technical folks) - aditya-mitra/simple-trello
github.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
github.com/aditya-mitra...
experimenting with github spec kit
(will update my findings in this thread)
experimenting with github spec kit
(will update my findings in this thread)
The longer you delay that thing you know you should do, the more difficult it gets. The easier thing in the short run is often the harder thing in the long run. Pain today, gain tomorrow.
- Farnam Street
- Farnam Street
August 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The longer you delay that thing you know you should do, the more difficult it gets. The easier thing in the short run is often the harder thing in the long run. Pain today, gain tomorrow.
- Farnam Street
- Farnam Street
Three qualities that have nothing to do with talent or intelligence, but can make a dramatic impact on your results:
July 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Three qualities that have nothing to do with talent or intelligence, but can make a dramatic impact on your results:
Why the full book should be read:
"Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain."
"Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain."
July 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Why the full book should be read:
"Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain."
"Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain."
"humility has killed 1,000x more companies than ego"
by im_roy_lee (twitter)
beautiful!
by im_roy_lee (twitter)
beautiful!
June 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"humility has killed 1,000x more companies than ego"
by im_roy_lee (twitter)
beautiful!
by im_roy_lee (twitter)
beautiful!
Found this somewhere:
- Counting the stairs is not reaching.
- Measuring the height of stairs is not reaching.
- Thinking about reaching is not reaching.
- Climbing is only reaching.
This is not about stairs.
- Counting the stairs is not reaching.
- Measuring the height of stairs is not reaching.
- Thinking about reaching is not reaching.
- Climbing is only reaching.
This is not about stairs.
June 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Found this somewhere:
- Counting the stairs is not reaching.
- Measuring the height of stairs is not reaching.
- Thinking about reaching is not reaching.
- Climbing is only reaching.
This is not about stairs.
- Counting the stairs is not reaching.
- Measuring the height of stairs is not reaching.
- Thinking about reaching is not reaching.
- Climbing is only reaching.
This is not about stairs.
But and therefore are words that signal change. The story was heading in one direction, but now it’s heading in another. We started out zigging, but now we are zagging. We did this, and therefore this new thing happened.
June 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
But and therefore are words that signal change. The story was heading in one direction, but now it’s heading in another. We started out zigging, but now we are zagging. We did this, and therefore this new thing happened.
Yes.
"Stress and worry tend to be higher before you act.
Without action, all you can do is worry.
Once you begin, fear shrinks as you start to influence the outcome."
"Stress and worry tend to be higher before you act.
Without action, all you can do is worry.
Once you begin, fear shrinks as you start to influence the outcome."
June 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Yes.
"Stress and worry tend to be higher before you act.
Without action, all you can do is worry.
Once you begin, fear shrinks as you start to influence the outcome."
"Stress and worry tend to be higher before you act.
Without action, all you can do is worry.
Once you begin, fear shrinks as you start to influence the outcome."
The best product that no one knows about loses to the "good enough" product that everyone sees.
May 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The best product that no one knows about loses to the "good enough" product that everyone sees.
Do the hardest thing at the start of the day. You might sleep better.
May 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Do the hardest thing at the start of the day. You might sleep better.
Slots. Slots are so very good that proper utilisation has more benefits than expected.
A morning slot focus of 2-3 hours can achieve the hard part of the day.
A morning slot focus of 2-3 hours can achieve the hard part of the day.
May 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Slots. Slots are so very good that proper utilisation has more benefits than expected.
A morning slot focus of 2-3 hours can achieve the hard part of the day.
A morning slot focus of 2-3 hours can achieve the hard part of the day.
Carlson's Law:
Interrupted work will always be less effective and will take more time than if completed in a continuous manner.
Interrupted work will always be less effective and will take more time than if completed in a continuous manner.
May 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Carlson's Law:
Interrupted work will always be less effective and will take more time than if completed in a continuous manner.
Interrupted work will always be less effective and will take more time than if completed in a continuous manner.
One way to stand out is to look for pockets of low competition.
Wake up early—less traffic, fewer people.
Go deeper or narrower in your field—less noise, more space.
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Wake up early—less traffic, fewer people.
Go deeper or narrower in your field—less noise, more space.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
One way to stand out is to look for pockets of low competition.
Wake up early—less traffic, fewer people.
Go deeper or narrower in your field—less noise, more space.
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Wake up early—less traffic, fewer people.
Go deeper or narrower in your field—less noise, more space.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM