Call It A Day

Back in October, after a year and a half without podcasting, I recorded an episode called "I'm Back." I felt ready — more energy, more time, the kids settling in. Then almost two months went by without another episode.So what happened? Family life happened. Our second kid is nine months old and still a terrible sleeper. Between work, home, and trying to squeeze in some sports, there's barely room for side projects, blog posts, or podcasts.But I'm not gone either. I'm motivated, I want to share things — there's so much happening with AI, with dev life, with everything. I just can't promise consistency right now. What I can say: I have a better workflow now for recording episodes (more on that soon), and I have plenty of thoughts to share.So am I back? Not really. Am I gone? Definitely not. Somewhere in between. Let's see where it goes.

I had this moment where I felt really proud about my progress in bouldering. I was crushing hard problems, feeling strong. But then a thought crept in: if someone else put in the same hours, they'd probably be just as good. Maybe even better.So is it even an achievement? Is being good at something just about finding where your talent lies and putting in the time? And if everyone can theoretically do that... does it matter?I talked about this with my wife and went down a bit of a rabbit hole — talent vs. effort, comparing yourself to others vs. your past self, and why feeling good about what you've done should be enough.

I often said to others or myself that I don't have time of this or that. I mean, I have a job, wife and two kids, obviously I don't have time. But how true is that. Is this an excuse? Let's find out.

I'm back. Kind of. Let's see where I will go from here, but this is a start.

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Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- My Learning Platform https://learn.christoph-rumpel.com

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- My Learning Platform https://learn.christoph-rumpel.com

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- PEST Driven Laravel TDD Course https://pestdrivenlaravel.com- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- PEST Driven Laravel TDD Course https://pestdrivenlaravel.com- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Laracon India https://laracon.in- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- My learning platform https://learn.christoph-rumpel.com- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- My learning platform https://learn.christoph-rumpel.com- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel

Thanks for listening to this episode. If you have any feedback or questions, please reach out to me on Twitter.Here are the show notes for this episode:- Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/christophrumpel- Mastering PhpStorm Video Course https://masteringphpstorm.com- You can sponsor this podcast on GitHub https://github.com/sponsors/christophrumpel