A return to care, clarity, and the kind of work that shapes you back.
"Velocity starts to look like virtue. Depth starts to feel like a luxury."
In the blur of standups, dashboards, and daily commits, something quiet drifts.
Not broken. Just a little off.
This is a reflection on what it means to return to clarity, to presence, to the kind of development that challenges you back.
It's not about burnout. It's about the quiet loss of meaning and how to reclaim it.
Through cleaner code, better names, fewer TODOs, and more honest moments at the keyboard.
This isn't maintenance. It's a ritual.
A reflection for devs who want to build with intention, not just velocity.
Read it here: The Craft, the Self, and the Quiet Rebellion
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