The Universe of Joshua Blais
The Universe of Joshua Blais
Joshua Blais
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Here’s a million dollar tip to those that would offer their products or services to me (or anyone) via cold outreach. Show me what you can do. I cannot count how many times I have had someone reach out and tell me about their service,...
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman’s Odyssey Much of my life has been greatly improved as of late through the utilization of...
Perhaps the greatest change in my life came from when I simply asked myself “am I creating, or am I consuming?” Once I began asking this question, I started to observe my activities from a 5,000 foot view. This automatically led to...
My ’tech hot take’ was featured in an MKBHD video this week, to the tune of 2.3 million views at the point of writing this post. Although he didn’t talk about my tweet - it was featured in the beginning as a ’worst take’. However, with...
I saw a great post the other day from Sneak Berlin about some of the great ideas that have shaped his outlook. I figured I would do something similar and talk about ideas that have shifted my own. This will be a living document and...
For much of my adult life, I was guided by Lust. Lust for cars, or money, or technology, but mostly - lust of women. I would view women as objects to simply meet my desires and then to be cast aside as I moved through life. It was a...
A few years ago, I wrote an article about how I use org-mode to get things done. My workflow has evolved drastically from there - little did I know that I would fall into a love affair with Emacs - so, I figured it was time to update how...
A thought crossed my mind today: “If you knew someone was dying, how would you treat them?” If you knew someone was on the final few days/weeks/months of their life, how would you act toward them? Would you be more kind? Would you say...
The truly killer app of Android and why I can never return to an iPhone is Termux. If you don’t use a computer to its fullest potential, this won’t make much sense, but for me, I don’t really see myself returning to a device that doesn’t...
If we explore Infinity: There is a highest and best version of you. There is a version of you in the Multiverse that is the Ultimate You. He does all of the right things: He does not eat shit food. He does not watch mind numbing...
Would you allow someone to stay in your life that was constantly berating you? How about someone that talked down to you, always chastising the mistakes you made, while giving no solutions for betterment? How about someone that tells you...
As today is my 30th birthday, I figured I would do the cliche and write about the last decade of my life for those that are entering their 20’s. I am by no means an expert or guru. But, I do believe that the path which I am on is one...
On December 5th, 2022, I deactivated my Instagram, Facebook (you’ll still see my account as I am selling some things on marketplace, lol), and Twitter accounts. Two years ago, I underwent an experiment in which I quit social media for...
I posted a video almost two years ago talking about this phenomenon. Even more so today, I am completely convinced that you can alter the course of your life by carefully choosing what you allow into your mind. As a programmer, I look at...
Inevitably people will try to pin me into this box or that box due to the content of my videos and writing. That is fine - what others think of me is none of my business. On certain topics I will get called “right wing” or perhaps even...