It's all in your head
Publishing from Austin, TX
Alex Mangini's personal blog—writer and developer exploring philosophy, books, and growing an online business in 2026 and beyond.
Death is an invigorating process, even when experienced through somebody a few steps away. Whether it’s a celebrity who meant something to you through a performance, an acquaintance you’d always see with a friend, down to somebody you’d say you love—at some window in time you paid attention and gave a soul permission to step[...]
Programming is getting more complex than ever. Stacks upon stacks, bible-length style guides, and compilers that turn human readable code into robot code. As the programming world around me gets more complex, I find my own code becoming more basic than ever.
There comes a time in your life when you’ve just had enough; when the physical pain renders you useless, the mental torture of ignorance dumbs you down, and the feeling of uselessness brings down your self-worth.
I recently carried out what’s known as the “Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush,” which is a holistic way of clearing gallstones out of your liver and will be sharing my results and documenting future cleanses in this post.
Once upon a time I was a prolific writer. Released from the prison cells of High School, I rushed to my room and wrote for hours. Thousands of words a night and countless articles later, I had learned that words could not only create a business, but also a way of life.
My journey to quitting marijuana is full of broken promises, inconsistencies, and enough frustrating ups and downs that finally reached a breaking point and brought me to a remedy I would have never considered before.
Aaron Clarey brilliantly uncovers a core problem of my Millennial generation through the lens of corporate business strategy. A Valueless (Though Highly Profitable) Generation Millennials are the largest generation alive today. They are also in that “sweet spot” of being young enough to still be “hippish,” BUT also old enough to make money to spend[...]
Oh, dear Beatrixe. I saw you see me, and that was enough to tell me everything through the noise. Walking past you was my first reply, embodying the city below me was my next. I didn’t have a plan when I grabbed your wrist, and that’s why you loved it. Hi, I said. I can’t[...]
At the risk of starting a new hipster trend, I’ve decided to document what life is like in the modern world with a flip phone. How has switching from an iPhone to the LG Exalt brought me so much amusement that I’ve started blogging about it? A few reasons: I’m a Millennial and this puts[...]
What can I say about running a business? When the good times are going, there’s not much that can knock you off from that “top of the world” feeling. Money coming in, customers are happy, and you’ve built something your proud of. It just doesn’t get much better than that. Conversely, it doesn’t get much[...]