How a simple question while playing Catan - could I generate balanced boards automatically? - became a production-grade generator, built over a weekend using an AI vibe-coding workflow with Claude Code.

I read a lot in 2021. Here are five books I really loved: Educated by Tara Westover, The Body by Bill Bryson, Think Again by Adam Grant, Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, and Deep Work by Cal Newport.

My takeaways from The 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma - an inspiring book that teaches the 20/20/20 rule for transforming your mornings, and my attempt to actually follow it.