Why Humans Overthink: An Evolutionary Point of View A few hundred thousand years ago, Earth was wild—and so were we. Survival was a full-time job. Thinking, analyzing, and planning wasn’t a luxury—it was necessary. It helped humans make tools, build societies, and cooperate. Thinking was survival. Today, our living standards have improved, physical work has decreased, and comfort has replaced activity. As the saying goes: A healthy mind resides in a healthy body. But our intelligence became a badge of honor, leading to fragile egos. Now, even small triggers can shatter our self-esteem. We Overthink Because We’re Bored Children play, create, and explore. That’s human nature. Our minds are wired to improve, solve problems, and create. But idle minds wander. Without meaningful activity, thoughts loop into self-judgment and imagined scenarios. Scrolling social media, binge-watching shows, and constant comparison fuel overthinking. Example: Replaying conversations, worryi...
Have you ever found yourself typing the same long command again and again in a project, and thought… "Life would be so much easier if I didn’t have to type this every single time" ? That’s exactly where a Makefile can help you. What is a Makefile? A Makefile is just a plain text file where you define shortcuts for your commands. It tells the make command what to do when you type something like: make up Instead of writing the whole long command every time, you just run make with the shortcut you defined. A Simple Example Let’s say you’re working with Docker and the command to start your app looks like this: docker-compose -f docker-compose.development.yml up Typing this again and again is boring. Instead, create a file named Makefile in your project root and add this: up: docker-compose -f docker-compose.development.yml up Now, all you need to do is run: make up Boom! Much shorter, much cleaner. Adding More Commands You can add as many shortcuts as you want inside yo...