#monthlygoal@AbduIntheLoop

March Plans

> do one side project; not that much of a big scale thing rather just a simple one for improving portfolio.

> take one crash course on blockchain, remittances and money transfer topics to be specific. so to help me push forward on the final year project I am working on.

> cut social media app’s screen time to 20hrs a week (it’s 35hrs now in average).

> maybe read one book on the time that’s cut from social media apps. It’s Ramadan so Quran could also be counted :) But I’ll try to read one other book besides the Quran.

> not get fired from my job

> celebrate Eid 🙂


so, I think this is a doable monthly plan. To make it more interesting, I will reward myself if I achieved, say 80% of it. If I failed, I will be punished.. will think about the punishment later

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Self Teaching Has Never Been This Powerful 🚀

In this era of technology, almost everyone has access to a phone and the digital world. That means learning by yourself has never been easier.

But it wasn’t always like this.

Let’s rewind a few years back ... before AI.
-We had YouTube courses.
-We had online tutorials.
-We had free websites and paid advanced programs.

You could learn anything.

But here was the problem:
-You’d start a course…
-Halfway through, you’d get confused.
-You wouldn’t understand something.
-You’d pause the video and start Googling.
-Then YouTube.
-Then articles.

You’d spend hours trying to understand one concept.

Yes, you gained knowledge during that process but it felt exhausting.
.. Some people quit.
..Some said, “This is too hard.”
..Some felt they needed a mentor ( a real human to guide them step by step.)

And honestly? Not everyone has that.


Now fast forward to today.

AI changed the game.

-You’re watching a complex course.
-You don’t understand something.
-You ask AI.
∆ It explains it clearly.
∆ Based on your level.
∆ Based on your preference.

That’s powerful.

But here’s the dangerous part.

Some people are not using AI to understand.

They’re using AI to avoid understanding.

They let AI solve everything.
They copy.
They paste.
They finish the task.

They get the dopamine hit of “Job Done” ... without doing the mental work.

And that’s extremely dangerous.

Because when real life problems show up ..problems that require thinking, patience, and struggle , the brain that got used to easy wins gets tired fast.

AI is powerful.

But it should be your assistant , not your brain.

Here’s the right loop:

• Watch the course
• When confused, ask AI to elaborate
• Experiment with what you learned (THIS is the critical part)
• Struggle a little
• Then continue the course

That loop saves time.
It reduces frustration.
It removes unnecessary roadblocks.

But you still have to think.
You still have to experiment.
You still have to struggle a little.

There is no perfect time to start learning.
There is no “ready” moment.
If you have access to the internet and the will to grow,

You already have everything you need.

JUST START !!!!!!!

Learning never stops. 🚀

@DEVLUTO

For the sake of God, please don’t say you’ll be there in 10 minutes without even getting close to the place. Instead, look at the speed of the car you’re in, check the distance on Google Maps, calculate the time using the formula v = s/t, and tell me the time (t). Seriously though, please at least tell the truth. Thank you!

When it’s not Ramadan, I could sit and wait in a cafe. But during Ramadan, where am I supposed to wait? I can’t sit on the street for 30 more minutes like a beggar. What else can I do? Maybe become a real estate sales for 30 minutes.

raining… 🌧️

ALHAMDULILAH…

We are already on the 17th night of Ramadan, btw. And it’s third Ramadan jumma’ah. We still got time to compensate for what we have missed so far and return back to Allah. May Allah help us.

I am talking about
الشيخ عبد الرحمن السديس حفظه الله، حياكم الله

POV: Me after explaining to my non-Muslim friend that we don’t eat the entire night during Ramadan, but still buying enough food to eat all night. 😁

I don’t know but there’s an urge to buy even the thing you wouldn’t necessarily buy if you weren’t fasting.

few days into saudi, I am asking myself if this is the situation that people said it got worse to, how better could the living have been here before. the cost of living, the people, the life - everything is great here. No wonder why Ronaldo chose to play in saudi :)

😁😁😁

بإذن الله، لن أنساكم يا إخوتي وأخواتي

we’re already 2/3 through Ramadan… and honestly it feels heartbreaking like saying goodbye to someone you love before you’re ready 😭💔

Only the last 10 nights are left and we all know how fast they will pass... fast like light

everyone is starting to talk about Eid, but maybe this is the time to think more about Ramadan itself
did we complete the Quran we hoped to?
did we hold on to every taraweeh?
did we make the most of the nights?

Not everything that begins ends well but the ones who finish strong those are the real GOATS!

The most powerful tahajjud nights are here so let's do our best in order to have a good farewell and have something for the rest 11 months...who's ready🫡

let’s give Ramadan a beautiful ending

You can never be good at something unless you start.

Whenever someone with many more years of experience is hired in my position, I automatically think they must be right and that I could be wrong. Because of that, I hold back my suggestions. I assume that if my idea was good, they would have already thought of it. I tell myself my ideas probably don’t work and that’s why they didn’t bring them up.

back in high school, When I moved to a school where English was spoken a lot more than my previous school, if someone talked to me in English, I would answer back in Amharic. They were my age, and I definitely could have responded in English. But I kept thinking they had spent more time speaking it, so I should practice more and only speak once I reached their level. That mindset stopped me from speaking at all.

The same thing happens with programming. You keep thinking you’re behind, so you go back into tutorial hell again and again just to feel like you’re reaching some senior level before you start building real things. But that’s wrong.

After some practice, everyone knows the basics. Think about driving. You take driving lessons for about 21 days, and then boom, you can drive on the street. Someone with 21 days of driving experience and someone with 10 years of experience both know how to drive. It’s not rocket science. Of course experience has benefits over time, but that doesn’t mean you can’t drive at all.

Programming is similar. You just need to know the basics. After that, it’s about spending time building projects and working on real things, even when you feel like you don’t know enough.

And please don’t misunderstand what I’m saying. I’m not saying go apply to a Google software developer job with only “Hello World” experience. You get what I mean. There’s a level above that, and that’s what I’m talking about.

I’m honestly a bit tired right now, but I hope I communicated my message well.

If you’re telling me you can stay up after eating suhoor until Salat al-Fajr without losing your wudu, bro, take risks in your life. You’ve already done one of the hardest things in life.

Lock in, guys! The best nights of the year are around the corner.

1, 2, 3… then we skipped and jumped to 20. Time flew and now we are in the last days of Ramadan. Let’s make sure we use the remaining days to compensate for what we missed in the past 20 days.

Let’s close everything and get closer to Allah. Turning off all social media may not be ideal since that’s where we get important updates like classes or work and stuff. But we can reorganize it in a way that won’t affect our time. Pin the channels and groups you actually look up to at the top so you don’t end up doom scrolling.

Put your phone away. Don’t make the first thing you reach for when you wake up and before you sleep your phone. Use the mushaf wherever possible to recite Quran.

Don’t miss layl salats. If you can’t make it every day, at least do on the odd numbered days. Have work or class and you’re busy all day? Anytime you would have been doom scrolling, replace it with time to recite Quran. If you can’t read, at least listen.

And inshallah it will be the best for all of us. Don’t forget me in your prayers. I want evidences from u when making duass for me otherwise… 😁

Haya, bye.

Continue the thread if you’ve got additional suggestions to share.

And for the boys—may your haircut come out right, may your thobe fit you well, and wishing you a happy Eid 😁