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Matthew Lang

Family guy and web developer

Another great post by Curtis McHale. This time on what your ideal life would be.

Here's a hint. It's not lounging on a beach every day.

There is a problem with that question of how you’d spend your time, even though it’s a good starting point. Money isn’t really a predictor of happiness and an awesome life.

— What is the "ideal life" anyway? by Curtis McHale.

Nicholas Bate sums it up another way which I rather like.

Chase quality of life, not standard of living. The former is what most of us actually want.

— 7x7 Money Management by Nicholas Bate

If hearts aren’t your thing I’m pretty sure @appdotnet still use stars.

Hearts or Stars?

The latest update to Twitter has seen the replacement of the favourite action with a star to a like action with a heart. Do I care? Not really.

The majority of drivel that is pumped through Twitter these days has me wondering if it's worth spending my time on it. Don't get me wrong there are a few great people who tweet there, they just don't tweet all that often. It's probably not a bad thing to be honest, I could do with stepping back a bit from Twitter.

Starbucks red cups are out and I’ve only seen one tweet that references “the red cups are coming” and Lex Luthor. Disappointing people.

Disappointed to hear that @GlenAbbeyGC may be redeveloped into housing and retail.

The Dreaded About Me Page

Two words that fill me with dread. About me.

I don't mind writing about a lot of things, but one topic I find difficult to write about is myself. In the past I've written about decisions, tools and experiences but the one topic I rarely write about is writing about myself in order to sell myself. Yes, the dreaded about me page.

I've managed so far to do well with my self-employed freelance career but things stagnated a bit over the summer. In order to keep the business ticking over, I've started treating my freelance business as a separate entity to my own personal website. I've relaunched my DigitalBothy blog and I'm in the process of writing a number of technical posts to showcase my expertise. A platform for people to see what I can do. I'm also writing a new about me page for the blog to sell myself as a freelance developer.

Technical writing isn't a problem. I've found my voice (or tone) for that style of writing. An idea, an outline, a draft, a number of edits, a final proof and I'm usually fairly happen with what I have written. When it comes to writing my about me page though, that's where it becomes tricky. Writing my about me page or even a resume is not something that comes as a naturally as the technical writing.

As a person I'm quiet. I've always been that way. And it comes through when I'm writing my about me page. I tend to overlook and downplay the achievements in my career. I can't afford to be that person. I'm hoping that these few paragraphs can prompt me to be a bit more vocal when it comes to selling myself.

I'm off to grab a coffee and have another stab at the about me page. Thanks for reading.