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A collection of 29 posts

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Importance of taking a vacation

I'm back! So good to be back and writing again. As you may have noticed (or not), I was gone for 16 days. I went with my wife on vacation to Portugal. I'm not saying this to brag but to explain why it is essential to take a more extended

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100 days of daily blogging

Can't believe I'm typing these words, but today marks the 100th day of my daily blogging challenge! I made it 😭 I can't believe it, but I made it! It was one hell of a journey that I would definitely do again! I met amazing people along the way that I

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How to avoid burnout at work?

Take a break and take vacations. That's what I'll be doing starting next Friday. I've been burn out before. I was feeling tired all the time, my motivation to work dropped, I lacked energy, and it was hard for me to concentrate. It's hard on you, and I witnessed this

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93 days of daily blogging

I got into the frenzy of writing. I didn't notice I already passed 90-day mark. That means in one week, I will finish 100 days of daily blogging. I will hold my emotions till then but man (or woman)! What an incredible time it has been and still is. It

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How scheduling and taking notes can save you from yourself

It’s 11:19 PM when I’m starting to write these words. I’m just finishing my work for today. It’s been a tough day, as you can see. I started writing another article, this time about how to start as Ethereum Dev. After the first paragraph, I

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Sleep well

I've fallen again into the trap of working late and not sleeping well. I've written about this subject, but somehow I didn't listen to my advice for the last two weeks, and I didn't sleep long enough. Auditor work isn't an easy job, and it can be pretty stressful. I'm

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Does salary on remote work should depend on where you live?

As everybody on LinkedIn, I get invites and job proposition every so often. Most sound similar i.e., "Join our new exciting DeFi project. We will change how DeFi works!". But one got my attention lately because of one sentence. "As for the salary, the current amount of the $ will

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Journey Update after 80 days

Only 19 days to go for me to finish the 100 days of blogging challenge! It feels so close yet still far. I'm not going to lie, I had some moments of doubts during these 80 days, but each 10-day pitstop helps me see what I'm doing and why I'm

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Does being an auditor an easy job?

Since I started working in the Blockchain space, I've dreamed of becoming a smart contract auditor. I wanted to work in cybersecurity, but I also loved blockchain. Combining the two was a dream job for me. Finally after few years, I managed to join CertiK and become Smart Contract Auditor.

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Can't wait For DeFi to hit mainstream

Recently I've been going through the process of acquiring my first ever apartment 🏠. I couldn't be happier as this means my hard work is finally paying off, and I can have my own place with my wife and have the next part of my life there. But working in Blockchain

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70 day Journey Update

The next milestone is completed! I've been feeling great about the whole challenge, and I'm happy 71 days ago I decided to start this journey. For the last two days, my posts weren't about Blockchain-related things, but they were still important topics I wanted to cover. I think many people

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Unfinished Projects

Today's article will be short due to me taking a much-needed break. Check my last post for more info [https://www.adrianhetman.com/work-life-balance-2/]. On Sunday or Monday will be a regular, blockchain-related article, I promise. Today I want to talk shortly about unfinished projects. Every one of us has

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Work-life balance #2

This article’s subject is exactly what I’m doing today and over the weekend. It won’t be a long post, I’m just gonna share my views on the balance in work and life. Work is important. It pays our bills, food, and hobbies, and maybe soon, travel

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How to keep going during a lack of motivation?

Have you ever had a feeling to quit what were you doing? That it doesn't make sense? I know for sure I had. Hell, I'm having this feeling right now while typing these words. I sat down yesterday and today with a promise to write an article about DAO. I

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We're still early

Today when I scrolled through twitter I encountered this tweet that got me thinking on two levels. > Gutenberg launched the printing press when 96% of the people in Europe were illiterate That's how it feels to be building in web3/crypto today It's just early — GREG ISENBERG (@gregisenberg) June 25,

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60 day journey update

Hell yeah! 60% done! In the previous 10 day update, I stated I want to do a "fresh start". I wanted to write more articles I'm personally interested in and I can say, I'm doing exactly that! I thought of a new series, called "Unboxing XYZ". 3 pieces were already

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50 days blogging journey update

Halfway there! Wow, haven't imagined that happening. I thought at the beginning, if I was gonna do 10-20 days, that would be something, but not 50! I'm pumped! I'm also sore after the second dose of the vaccine but mostly pumped! It feels fantastic to have 50 articles written, but

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Remote work

I’ve been working remotely for the past 4 years now. I also have been working in an office for a similar amount of time for some corporations, and I know I don’t want to go back to the office anymore. Here’s why. IT field is one of

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Recharging Batteries

I planned to write about remote work or my thoughts on the latest Bitcoin Taproot update, but as I’m sitting in front of the computer, looking at the blank screen. I can’t find the strength to do it. It’s not that I don’t want to write

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The role of the auditor

It will be a short rant of how client often sees auditors and treats auditors. I won't go. Into details what goes into a good preparation of the audit as I already covered that in another article [https://www.adrianhetman.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-security-audit/], but now I will discuss how cooperation between

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Work-life balance

Like everything in life, some things needs to be balanced. This time, my life needs more balance than work as I've been focusing on work more for few weeks than on my life and I just want to rest. Especially when I'm feeling not ok (soar throat and first symptons

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Journey update after 40 days

10 days marks are passing quicker than I thought. Especially this one as of today, it will be a 41st blog post and the last 10 days were quite hectic (when they aren’t?). I didn’t sleep very well [https://www.adrianhetman.com/why-should-you-strive-for-a-good-amount-of-sleep/] , worked hard, deadline after deadline,

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Why should you strive for a good amount of sleep

For the past 3 weeks, I’ve been working from early morning till around midnight. I had the weekends off but still got up early to walk out the dog and prepare breakfast. I didn’t have more than 5-6h of sleep for the past few weeks, and today, when

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Journey continues, part 3

Wow, it’s already the 30th daily post, and I feel like only a week has passed. I would never imagine hitting a monthly milestone, but here we are! I don’t even know what to write about this feeling apart from how excited I am. 10 days ago, I

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Hitting a slump

It’s Saturday, I had two quite hard weeks behind me, and I don’t know what to write about. I know I have some ideas, but I don’t have the strength and determination to write about Blockchain. I don’t want to sound like I’m defending myself,