kebelle 11, woreda 14. that's my location.

Books: How many of the books have you read? If it's more than 50% of the books you bought, you are good; the money was well spent. If it's less, just resell them and make some money. Eat food.

The internet is beyond my capability.

huh, so you are extrovert over introverts ? you aren't extrovert yet. work on yourself the same way you worked out to become where you are today.

can't say much as it was only 20 days. but I lost 2kg :) I'm serious, btw.

problems ?

we want the internet. send it back.

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write down where you want to see yourself after summer. ask an AI to prepare a daily plan. do that every day.

in an era of AI, you can't be a single tech stack person. but yeahh I usually do Backend

first time hearing it. what's it ? I don't know anything about it.

if you like 5killo, that's a problem. I only have nightmares there. but yeah 5killo people are good.

hmmm I haven't tried that way but I am not sure if it will workout. you can build some demo thingy and show the clients that. you shouldn't be wasting time on the development.

I didn't get the second part of the question about upwork

whoever asked this question, thanks for making my night 😅

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the whole concept of fasting is to reduce your drive. if you are fasting the whole day but break it with shawarma at night, that's a problem. don't take any hormones; just avoid take caring your body 🙂

not so far. but I know I will find when I am ready for it.

yes you are right. that's the reason internships are there. do internships. contribute to open sources. especially internships are MUST. don't spend much time learning. learn it through the unpaid internship :)

cool. DM when you are ready.

this was all for today. hope I solved your problems. leave your ratings in the comment section.
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until next time, stay safeee

unemployment core: walked for almost 16KMs today.

the route: piyassa -> 4killo -> betemengist -> kazanchis -> urael -> hayahulet -> megenagna -> Home.

Ofc, I took breaks for salat, tea, and stuff…

atp, I feel like I am የከተማ አውቶቢስ 🙂

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I already knew about it, but I was only using the GitHub Copilot benefit. Thanks to today's session with Kidus(@pluviophile_key ), I found out there are many more free resources like DataCamp, free domains give away, cloud credits, and many other premium tools.
As Ethiopian students, these kind of opportunities really help us since many paid tools and courses are not affordable.Once again Big thanks to Kidus for sharing this with us today! 🙌🚀
@jalos_trip

Spain won, and they deserve it. Argentina chose to play dark. They weren't even controlling the ball; they were totally prepared for the penalty shootout.


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Indeed, the son has grown up and beaten his father.

I know 90% of you were there just for the 'quatero'. And out of those, 70% of them don't even know what they rooted for.

To tell you, it's not Ronaldo who won the cup. It's Spain, where the majority of the players from Barca are from, which is where Messi spent his life; they even approached him to play for them.

I am happy either ways.

Upwork according to me.

I get asked questions about Upwork often, and here are my sayings about it. Firstly, I would like to mention that everyone has a different experience, so take my words with a grain of salt.

Getting your first job on Upwork is difficult. I started applying for jobs on Upwork in November 2024 and got my first job in January 2025. Technically, it wasn't through Upwork. I found the job on LinkedIn, and we initiated the contract on Upwork. So the key takeaway from here is, if you are already working for a client off Upwork, ask the client to transfer it to Upwork. Yes, Upwork takes some percent of the payment from you as a service charge, but if you want to build your Upwork profile, that's one thing you can do.

So then I had USD, bought connects, and started applying for additional jobs.

What do I look at when I apply for jobs?

1. Where is the client from?

If the client is from India, Pakistan, Indonesia, or the Far East in general, it's usually a red flag. Most are scammers out there. They abuse you with payment. The work they give and the payment are not balanced. Especially if it's a fixed payment type, run away from it. There may be good clients from there, but they are rare.

2. How much has the client spent, and when did they join?

If the client has been on Upwork for a long time and has hired many freelancers before, but their total spend is low, it means they don't pay much. They either hire you and become inactive for a while, or they pay a very low amount. If you are looking for your first job, this may not be a luxury you need to have.

3. When did the client join Upwork?

This is debatable. If the client joined recently and they are posting their first job, it may be because their account was blocked previously because they did something malicious, and they are joining with a new account. Or it could really be a new joiner who has none of that history. So maybe you should gamble and apply for the job if the client's location is in Europe or the West and the job description is well written.

4. Number of proposals

If the job has 50+ proposals already, I usually skip applying for it. This may not always be right, but I don't gamble my connects for the rare chance that my application will be looked at. If you are rich, you could bid, but usually the bid will also be higher.

5. What type of freelancers has the client hired before?

I go through the client's previous freelancers and check out the profiles of their previous hires. If it's a mix of different countries and different ratings, it's a green flag. But if they are always hiring from a specific location or only hiring a specific type of rating, like Top Rated Plus, it's a red flag. I will skip it.

6. The client's rating and the ratings the client gave to freelancers

I look at the client's rating and the comments given by their previous freelancers. If it's below 4 stars, I don't dare apply. I also look at the ratings the client gave to freelancers. If it's always 3 or 4 stars, it's a red flag because I will probably not be any different and end up getting the same rating.

I think it's enough for now. Again, this is based on my experience. People who are already on Upwork, the comment section is open for you to share your experience.

Thanks everyone for reposting it to your channel, but I am afraid it would create the wrong assumption that I am a successful Upworker. I am not. I am learning and experimenting, like you guys. I am attaching my stats for 2026 Upwork. 1) My words won't be generic. 2) If you are already in a good position, you should avoid my suggestions 🙂