Reflections: I have been thinking about this challenge a lot this last week. At the start of this challenge I felt a strong benefit from doing it. It got me more involved in the community and forced me to be more reflective about how effectively I was using my time. But recently, I have actually felt like these daily logs have become more like a chore, like they are actually taking that little bit of time away that I could spend on other important things. I feel like it has been great to go through that process of deeper and more open reflection, but that I don’t need it anymore, and also that I would rather focus on more meaningful content for the community than churning out these logs, which tend to be quite repetitive for me. With that in mind, I have decided to cap this off at 50. I think it is important to continuously think about your work flows and question what you are getting out of them, and if you are still getting out of them what you were in the beginning. Big respect to all those that have completed these challenges! 1️⃣a Good Sleep Last Night: ✅ Solid. 1️⃣b Productive Morning: ✅ Gentle 30 min jog (my last run before Saturday’s race), job search and applications, Spanish flashcards etc. 2️⃣ Organise to-dos… and do them: ✅ 3️⃣ 30 Minutes of Learning: ✅ Some back to basics stuff (HTML forms) on top of on project learning 4️⃣ Time to Code: ✅ Not a lot today as I was focusing on churning out a lot of job applications. I have shifted things up a bit. Normally I try to fit a bit of everything into every day but I think with the time I have available I’d be better off splitting up my week to focus more on 1 or 2 things each day, rather than context shifting so much. I started this today and I felt more productive for sure. 5️⃣ Daily Reset: ✅ 6️⃣ Support the Community: ✅ Useful Link: Why React Won The Front End Race - https://dev.to/pranta/why-react-won-the-front-end-race-4e55 - For the record, I don’t think this is a very good article. It is very sarcastic and comes across bitter, rather than funny… but I still think it is worth a read. Interested to hear what you guys think of it.

🚀 Short Summary of the Day A productive and insightful day! Started early, took in a marathon 6-hour livestream from Sonny, and made some pivotal decisions for my personal platform. Switched tools and began planning significant upgrades to my workflow and platform backend. 📋 Detailed Progress and Achievements Morning Productivity: • Woke up early, feeling much better after the migraine subsided overnight. • Took my dog for a morning walk—always a good way to kickstart the day! Sonny’s Livestream: • Spent 6 hours watching Sonny’s livestream—intense but packed with invaluable insights. • Learned about Convex and its capabilities, which are perfect for my platform’s needs: • Realtime data processing. • Cloud integration. • Web hook support. • Made the decision to adopt Convex as the backend for my platform to handle the heavy data flow with smooth realtime feedback. Tool Upgrades: Decided to switch from VS Code (with Tabnine) to Cursor for development: • Inspired by Sonny’s demonstration. • Hoping the AI-assisted capabilities of Cursor improve efficiency and development speed. • Starting a trial to evaluate its impact on my workflow. Weekend Plans: • Scheduled to integrate Sanity CMS into my platform. • Preparing to re-record the YouTube tutorial for higher quality and depth. • Diving back into desktop app development with plans to make significant progress. 💭 Final Thoughts Today was full of inspiration and progress, and I’m really excited to see how Convex and Cursor improve my workflow. With a busy weekend ahead, I’ll need to keep the momentum going. Big shoutout to @Sonny Sangha for the incredible livestream—pure gold for anyone building modern web apps!

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Watch the LIVE here: https://youtube.com/live/KdYci4gA2os Join me as I show you how to build a Ticketing Marketplace SAAS App from scratch with Next.js 15, Convex, Clerk, Stripe Connect, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS + Much more tech! You'll learn the following in this build: 👉 How to implement a Real-time Queue System while booking a ticket with Smart queuing system and position updates 👉 How to implement Rate Limiting Feature to limit the number of people in the ticket purchase queue 👉 How to implement a fully functional admin dashboard to manage events, tickets and more 👉 How to manage ticket purchases with Secure payment processing with Stripe Connect 👉 How to implement Clerk Authentication to add User Authentication with ease, including Multi Factor Authentication! 👉 Create a Beautiful UI & UX for our Frontend using the highly Popular Shadcn & Tailwind CSS 👉 How to use TypeScript to reduce the overall number of Bugs and Errors 👉 How to deploy the final build to Vercel + Much more! I'll see you soon PAPAFAM! ✌️

Reflections: Well, this is it for me on this challenge. It has been a good exercise. A good chance to reflect on how I am using my time, if I am fully taking advantage of my days etc. It has helped me focus more, strengthen good habits and eliminate or dilute bad ones. Ready to keep pushing forward. 1️⃣a Good Sleep Last Night: ✅ Very good. Reading a book before bed always helps me to sleep better. Daily exercise is also so important. Preferably first thing in the morn. 1️⃣b Productive Morning: ✅ Got up early and went for a recovery walk. Was going to have a light jog but still feeling a bit too sore from the race at the weekend. Came back to find the cat had chewed through the internet cable, so hotspotting from my phone atm. I will sort out a new cable later today. 2️⃣ Organise to-dos… and do them: ✅ 3️⃣ 30 Minutes of Learning: ✅ Reading various docs and going a bit deeper on Cursor AI 4️⃣ Time to Code: ✅ Today is more of a job application, networking, and study day, but I did fix a few bugs 5️⃣ Daily Reset: ✅ 6️⃣ Support the Community: ✅ Useful Link: Why Front-End Developers Should Be Entrepeneurs https://blog.openreplay.com/six-tips--why-front-end-developers-should-be-entrepreneurs/ 7️⃣ Daily 49 link: https://www.skool.com/universityofcode/day-49-of-dev50-mon-18th-nov?p=e4e748e3