Purposeful Side Projects

The subtle power of just trying things and exploring

DEV.BIZ.OPS
6 min readMar 16, 2021

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I was never a great student growing up. The phrase used by teachers was, “Smart, but doesn’t apply himself.” It was a chain around my neck that dragged me down for years. Many people enjoyed school, but I was not one of them.

The problem was notability, but time. I was always busy with other things. For…

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