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How to calculate reading time, like Medium
Published on , in Design and development,
Excerpt:
Recently, I took a leaf out of Medium’s book and decided to add the estimated reading time to my blog posts. This was so that people could decide whether they had enough time to commit to the post before reading it.
The task was pretty simple. It was only 7 lines of JavaScript. I wrote it and implemented it in a single train journey to Leeds.
When I tweeted about it, I got a request to write an explanation of the code. So here it goes!
What is ‘normal’ anyway?
Published on , in Wellbeing,
Excerpt:
I want to be normal. How many people have muttered these words during times of turmoil? How many people have wanted to trade their noisy racing thoughts, for a brain that was more peaceful? A brain that was numb and void of opinion.
I know I have.
As I sit here, staring at the blank page, I can already feel my anxieties rising. As I begin to write, I find myself trying to imagine how anybody reading this will perceive my words.
Type. Delete. Type. Delete.