After spending significant time using NixOS, I decided to move back to a more traditional Linux distribution. This wasnât because NixOS is bad â itâs powerful â but because it wasnât aligned with my current learning and career goals.
NixOS is a declarative operating system. Instead of manually installing packages one by one, everything is defined in configuration files.
That means:
It gave me the âimmutable systemâ I always wanted.
If youâre in high school or college, you need to know how to study. Studying effectively helps you learn faster and more efficiently. As a neurodivergent person, you may find traditional study methods challenging, but there are strategies that can make learning easier.
This is not a one-size-fits-all guide. Instead, these are suggestions you can try, because everyone learns differently.
For tests, you often need to memorize information by heart. Flashcards are one of the best tools for this.
While studying for the Linux+ certification, I came across the standard troubleshooting process used in IT. At first, I thought it was just another framework to memorize, but then I realized: these steps can apply to many areas of life beyond technology.
Here are the seven troubleshooting steps:
Depending on the problem, these steps donât always happen in strict order â sometimes they overlap, or you combine them together. But the structure is powerful.
