DEV Community: Muramoto Hideyosi

Are You Living to Work, or Working to Live?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:11:59 +0000

I’ve worked as a Full-Stack Developer (Software Engineer) for over 15 years.

For most of that time, I worked hard — too hard. I was constantly buried in my code editor, addicted to solving problems, debugging late into the night, and chasing the thrill of a successful deploy. Time passed without me noticing. Weeks blurred into months. Years into deadlines.

But financially, I was doing well. I could afford anything I wanted — top-tier gadgets, first-class flights, a nice apartment. By conventional standards, I was living the dream.

Or so I thought.

The Wake-Up Call

Then one day, I picked up a book that had been recommended to me more times than I could count: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss.

What started as casual reading became a mirror I couldn’t look away from. Ferriss didn’t just talk about working less — he challenged the very foundation of how we define success.

And I had to admit something painful:

I had the money, but not the freedom.
I had built a life I could afford — but couldn’t live.

The realization hit me hard.

I was still chained to my screen — watching the world from behind the glow of Visual Studio Code. Friends were traveling, families were growing, the
world was moving — and I was stuck optimizing queries and tweaking UI margins.

I had once dreamed of flying around the world, exploring new cultures, sipping espresso in a piazza while working from my laptop. But that dream kept slipping away, one commit at a time.

The Shift: From Solo Workhorse to Strategic Builder

I knew something had to change.

So I made a decision — not to quit, not to retire — but to work differently.

Instead of doing everything myself, I began creating leverage. I shifted from being the solo workhorse to someone who builds systems, trains others, and delegates smartly.

I refined my workflow. I documented processes. I built a small remote team I could trust.
Slowly, my hours shrank — but my income didn’t.

In fact, it grew.

Because now, I wasn’t just trading time for money — I was multiplying my skills through others.

Reclaiming My Time — and My Life

Today, I’m no longer buried in code 12 hours a day. I’m still a developer at heart — but I’ve designed my work around freedom, not just output.

I spend time with my family. I travel without anxiety. I can say “yes” to life because my calendar isn’t controlled by Jira boards anymore.

I finally started living the life I worked so hard to build.

What About You?

If you’re where I was — earning well but time-starved — you’re not alone.

You might be telling yourself, “I’ll slow down later.” But later has a way of slipping past. And if you don’t make a change now, your best years might pass buried in tabs, tickets, and terminals.

The good news? You don’t need to burn everything down.

I’ll be sharing exactly what worked for me — the mindset, the tools, and the systems that helped me escape the trap.

Because I’ve learned this:

You don’t have to choose between income and freedom. You can have both.

What’s Next

Over the past 3+ years, I’ve helped hundreds of developers and high earners just like you redesign their careers for freedom — not burnout.

If you're ready to take the first step, I’ll show you how.

Subscribe, follow, or reach out — and let’s build a smarter, freer way to work.

Advice for real-time data system infrastrucutre

Muramoto Hideyosi — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 14:42:55 +0000

There is a case to collect transaction data in real time. And there is an api that return transaction data from transaction id. And there are millions of transaction ids. There is an api that can get last transacton id. And that number increases every second. Also, Aggregated information like daily active user or daily transaction should be retrieved. What would be the best approach to do this?

I tried to run the ETL code in infinite while loop and stored those raw data into PostgreSQL. But not sure how to get the statistics information like daily active users or number of transaction per day. May I create the aggregated table manually while inserting raw data to table? Or May I run the sql query to get statistics information? Note: This is the real-time data.

This is the free and great Gpt-4

Muramoto Hideyosi — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:17:28 +0000

You can sign up with this link and enjoy gpt-4 and 3 for free.
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How to reduce running time with Multi-threading.

Muramoto Hideyosi — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 02:27:56 +0000

As you all know, we use multi-threading to handle processing parallelly.
I also know it and created 100 threads that create PDF in each thread.
so I am going to create 100 PDFs in one PDF creation time.

I have attached my code.
However, even it takes 3 seconds for running thread_body, it took 60 seconds for running the 100 threads.
What's wrong with it?

What is LinkPreview and How to implement it Easily?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 04:56:22 +0000

Hello.
https://searchgurbani.com/
This site has been implemented LinkPreview
Best regards.

Where can I get Django job?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:32:58 +0000

How to wrap Component with All the attributes?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 01:54:00 +0000

I am using Nebular Theme now and I like their "NbInput" directive very much.
However, I am going to create a custom password_form_control.
you can see what I want in the attached file.

There are many attributes in the input field and so I had to declare them as @Input in the custom control, which wraps the input field, and It was a pain to me.

Are there any better way to develop custom control?

How does a senior FullStack developer start development and Which tool do the use?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:14:06 +0000

Hello, Everyone.
I sometimes hesitate when starting a new project because I can't select the proper tool for software engineering development workflow.
Let's assume that I have to design the database schema of the project and I use firebase Cloud Firestore.
In that case, what is the best tool for it?

Best regards.

what is DRY principle in Programming?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 08:09:06 +0000

I have applied for some tests on Django recently.
However, I have not passed that test. I thought I was the guru of Django so far.
At this time, I am totally depressed about this test.
I think that it is just a simple test. But failed

The feedbacks come from them and I listed it below

The publication and comment part of Django models to be not very well designed (e.g., questionable use of GenericForeignKey, not fully DRY).

Is there anyone who can judge my model design fairly?
Thank you.

Django, React Hotel Management System.

Muramoto Hideyosi — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 23:26:54 +0000

I get a request from the client to develop a Hotel reservation management system.
I don't know where I have to start.
Is there anyone who has developed this with Django and React?
Then We can work together.

How to use chatroom in this platform?

Muramoto Hideyosi — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:51:54 +0000

Hello Everyone.
I am a newbie here and I can see the chat icon on the top right corner.
However, in that chatroom, I can't find any contact.
What is the problem?
Best regards.

Find a partner for online business

Muramoto Hideyosi — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:49:24 +0000

Everybody can do this business if you have a little programming knowledge and a free laptop. You get profit without taking much time. Maybe you will take 10~15 hours per month and the profit will be around 500$
Feel free to contact me if you are interested in