# DeveloPassion's Newsletter - Midweek Links 12 Time for a new Midweek Links edition! Alright, let's gooooo 🚀 ## Personal development, PKM & learning [ Why writing by hand is still the best way to retain information Typing might be faster, but longhand stays with you better. Stack Overflow BlogRyan Donovan  ](https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/11/23/why-writing-by-hand-is-still-the-best-way-to-retain-information/)[ Transfer of learning: The necessary step to make learning stick Without an understanding of the factors that affect transfer of learning, the gulf between training and job performance is tough to bridge. Big ThinkJoanne Willard  ](https://bigthink.com/plus/transfer-of-learning/)[ How Trauma Changes the Brain - Neuroscience News Researchers discover changes to the brain’s salience network occur when a person experiences trauma. Neuroscience NewsNeuroscience News  ](https://neurosciencenews.com/salience-network-trauma-22026/)[ Procrastination: the cognitive biases that enable it – and why it’s sometimes useful Procrastination is linked to a preference for the status quo. The ConversationPragya Agarwal  ](https://theconversation.com/procrastination-the-cognitive-biases-that-enable-it-and-why-its-sometimes-useful-195845)[ PKM Weekly Dec 4 2022 – Issue 047 – Curtis McHale Curtis McHaleCurtis McHale  ](https://curtismchale.ca/2022/12/04/pkm-weekly-dec-4-2022-issue-047/?utm_campaign=newsletter-post-title_35&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mailpoet)[ 3 rules to express your thoughts so that everyone will understand you It can be challenging to express your thoughts clearly. Alan Alda recommends three rules of three for effective and empathic communication. Big ThinkKevin Dickinson  ](https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/3-rules-express-your-thoughts-clearly/) ## Indie Hacking and bootstrapping [ Farewell, Building in Public The end of an era of radical transparency. Cory Zue  ](https://www.coryzue.com/writing/building-in-private/)[ 10 business principles that generated us $32 000 in 6 months MakerBox journey in 10 lessons. 1) Better done than perfect Our landing pages are not masterpieces. We could spend months running interviews and changin... Indie HackersDan Kulkov  ](https://www.indiehackers.com/post/10-business-principles-that-generated-us-32-000-in-6-months-7d7af26892)[ What I learned in 10 years, as an entrepreneur | Hacker News Hacker News  ](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33906755) > 14 mental models that helped me build 10 startups and sell (a bunch of them) for millions. > — Joe Speiser ⚡️ (@jspeiser) [October 24, 2022](https://x.com/jspeiser/status/1584539867068891139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [Is Your Business Idea Worth Pursuing? Here’s How to Tell.](https://www.smartinsights.com/marketing-planning/marketing-strategy/marketing-strategy-vs-tactics-difference/) ## Tech [Announcing SvelteKit 1.0](https://svelte.dev/blog/announcing-sveltekit-1.0) > Java Developer RoadMap > What would you like to be added to this in 2023? > 1. Spring 6 > 2. Spring Boot 3 > 3. Java 17 > 6. Hibernate 6? [pic.x.com/Ay6YJ63DCJ](https://t.co/Ay6YJ63DCJ) > — javinpaul (@javinpaul) [December 1, 2022](https://x.com/javinpaul/status/1598306296721461255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [ Increase Your Productivity With Espanso Type faster with this awesome cross-platform text expander Technology HitsNuno Campos  ](https://medium.com/technology-hits/increase-your-productivity-with-espanso-93d490d3c361)[ Unique Identifiers Based on Timestamps in Distributed Applications - Chronicle Software At Chronicle we build applications that must process very high numbers of events with minimum latency. Generating unique IDs for these events using the traditional method of UUIDs introduces an unacceptable time overhead into our applications, so an alternative approach is needed. I recently wrote a… Chronicle SoftwarePeter Lawrey  ](https://chronicle.software/unique-timestamp-identifiers)[ Multi-factor Authentication via Row Level Security Enforcement MFA Auth with enforcement via RLS Supabase  ](https://supabase.com/blog/mfa-auth-via-rls)[ How type influences readability – Fonts Knowledge - Google Fonts Reading is what we do, and readability refers to qualities of a text that make reading easier. This includes content decisions, or format decisions, which help a reader to easily engage with and comprehend the message intended by the author. Google Fonts  ](https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/readability_and_accessibility/how_type_influences_readability)[ Lago Blog - Being startup employee number one Joining a startup at launch can be lonely, it can be challenging — and it can be a route to riches. logo-lago  ](https://getlago.com/blog/being-startup-employee-number-one)