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Shakeel Mohamed
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May 23, 2022

One Year Can Change Your Whole Life (Accepted to ArtCenter)

One year can change your whole life. This is the story of how I went from having a full-time job as a software engineer to receiving an MFA acceptance letter from my top school, ArtCenter College of Design. I’ve known I wanted to pursue a career in design for years…

Motivation

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One Year Can Change Your Whole Life (Accepted to ArtCenter)
One Year Can Change Your Whole Life (Accepted to ArtCenter)
Motivation

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Sep 8, 2021

My New Hustle Manifesto

There’s no avoiding it, the pandemic has changed everything. Spending more time at home has forced me to pause, reflect, and turn inwards. Instead of spending 2–3 hours per day commuting and a few trips each year (physically hustling), I struggled to turn off the mental hustle for a long…

Hustle

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My New Hustle Manifesto
My New Hustle Manifesto
Hustle

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Jun 11, 2021

Powerful Lessons From Splunk I’ll Never Forget

While working at Splunk over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with incredibly wise people. It’s important to note that I joined the company as an intern before my junior year of college, these years were extremely foundational for my career and life overall. There’s a…

Life Lessons

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Powerful Lessons From Splunk I’ll Never Forget
Powerful Lessons From Splunk I’ll Never Forget
Life Lessons

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Apr 15, 2021

My Approach to Code Reviews

One of my first code reviews was when I had a student job in the web development office at Bellevue College. I’d cobbled together a mess of PHP code as a WordPress “plugin” with horrendous variable names like $sillyMe, no exaggeration. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about software…

Software Engineering

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My Approach to Code Reviews
My Approach to Code Reviews
Software Engineering

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Jan 23, 2021

Did I Just Discover The Simplest Success Formula? (5 Actionable Steps)

Sometimes our best ideas come as flashes of insight, rather than theories we develop over time. I suppose that has something to do with the power of the subconscious mind. For those who don’t know me, I’ve been on an intense personal development journey over the past decade. It all…

Success

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Did I Just Discover The Simplest Success Formula? (5 Actionable Steps)
Did I Just Discover The Simplest Success Formula? (5 Actionable Steps)
Success

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Aug 12, 2020

CodeLabs 2020: Mentoring College Students During a Global Pandemic

One of the unnoticed groups being affected by the economic slowdown this summer has been college students and recent graduates. With so many companies scaling back, many internship programs have been cut entirely. …

Mentoring Matters

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CodeLabs 2020: Mentoring College Students During a Global Pandemic
CodeLabs 2020: Mentoring College Students During a Global Pandemic
Mentoring Matters

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Jan 21, 2020

Book Summary: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko 🥢

Over the December holiday break I spent a lot of time reading a mix of books. Some of those were design books and easy to find ways to apply what I’ve learned. For other personal or professional books, there isn’t necessarily a straightforward way to apply that knowledge. So I’ve…

Career Advice

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Book Summary: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko 🥢
Book Summary: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko 🥢
Career Advice

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·May 3, 2018

Virgil Abloh x Harvard: a “YouTube Video” That Redefined Design For Me

To anyone that knows me, it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Kanye West. I had no idea who Virgil Abloh was until I heard this line from I Am a God: Virgil, Pyrex, Don C snapback Over the years I heard Kanye name drop Virgil every once in…

Design Process

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Virgil Abloh x Harvard: a “YouTube Video” That Redefined Design For Me
Virgil Abloh x Harvard: a “YouTube Video” That Redefined Design For Me
Design Process

8 min read


Nov 27, 2017

How to Love Yourself (A Different Way)

To preface this post, I need to introduce the most beautiful song/music video combo I’ve experienced all year. The first few times I heard this song, I thought about future bae and how I’d aim to love with my whole heart. …

Mental Health

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Mental Health

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Oct 26, 2017

Reflecting on Maintainer Burden Group Therapy @ #NodeInteractive

When your group discussion ends up on YouTube… you might as well write a blog post about it! — Earlier this month I made the drive up to beautiful British Columbia to attend Node.js Interactive. After nearly two days of awesome technical sessions, there was one final slot remaining before the closing keynotes. …

Nodejs

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Reflecting on Maintainer Burden Group Therapy @ #NodeInteractive
Reflecting on Maintainer Burden Group Therapy @ #NodeInteractive
Nodejs

5 min read

Shakeel Mohamed

Shakeel Mohamed

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Graphic Design MFA Candidate @ ArtCenter College of Design | Developer Turned Designer

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