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Recap 2025

A personal and professional summary of 2025, highlighting growth in web accessibility, freelancing, game development, and more.

Manuel Sánchez

Dec 26, 20255 min read

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Nudges: Real-Life Examples of How We Are Influenced Without Noticing

Discover what a nudge is and how it influences your decisions without banning options. Real examples from the digital world, subscriptions, restaurants, vacations, and movie theaters.

Manuel Sánchez

Aug 10, 202511 min read

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The Trap of Hyperproductivity: How to Break the Cycle and Protect Your Energy

Doing a lot of things can lead to burnout. Learn how to break the cycle of hyperproductivity and protect your energy.

Manuel Sánchez

Aug 1, 20254 min read

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Jevons Paradox in Web Hosting: Why Cheaper Isn't Always Better

Discover how Jevons Paradox applies to platforms like Vercel, Netlify, and AWS. Learn why lowering web hosting costs or increasing efficiency can backfire without proper strategy.

Manuel Sánchez

May 6, 20254 min read

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From Underpaid to Unstoppable: A Story-Driven Guide to Pricing Your Services

Discover how to move beyond guessing your rates with real stories, three proven pricing models, a rock-solid SOW template and examples for developers & designers.

Manuel Sánchez

Apr 30, 20254 min read

Cartoon-style illustration of a stressed-out UX/UI designer sitting at a cluttered desk, overwhelmed with sticky notes labeled 'Fix Button Styles,' 'Unify Text Styles,' 'Add Hover States,' and other Figma-related tasks. The workspace is chaotic, representing accumulated design debt in UI/UX workflows.

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15 Examples of Technical Debt in UI/UX Design (and How to Avoid It)

Learn how technical debt affects UI/UX designers using tools like Figma. Discover 15 real examples of design debt, their impact, and practical strategies to build scalable, consistent design systems.

Manuel Sánchez

Mar 21, 20256 min read

Highly detailed illustration of an overwhelmed developer sitting at a cluttered desk, tangled in a mess of cables while coding on multiple screens. Sticky notes labeled 'Fix Later,' 'TODO,' and 'Job Nodes' are scattered around, symbolizing accumulated technical debt and neglected refactoring tasks. The chaotic workspace represents poor development practices and rushed coding decisions.

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20+ Common Examples of Technical Debt (and How to Fix Them)

Technical debt slows down development and increases maintenance costs. Learn about 20+ real-world examples of technical debt, their impact, and how to prevent or fix them in your codebase.

Manuel Sánchez

Mar 18, 20256 min read

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Creative JavaScript

These are some of my creations after having played a bit with the Canvas API

Manuel Sánchez

Jan 17, 20251 min read

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Presenting Like Steve Jobs: How To Create Memorable Presentations

This is a summary of what I learnt in a seminar on public speaking and presentation skills called Presenting Like Steve Jobs.

Manuel Sánchez

Dec 13, 20245 min read

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Why Junior Developers Struggle to Land Jobs & How to Succeed

Struggling to land your first job as a junior developer? Learn why it happens and how to showcase your skills, overcome tutorial hell, build a portfolio, and prove your proactivity.

Manuel Sánchez

Sep 22, 20248 min read

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Argument in favor of part-time work

Why part-time work is a good idea for your mental health and your career

Manuel Sánchez

Jun 1, 20242 min read