Alex
@alextoth.bsky.social
I explain complex systems in a simple way!
Building the future while guiding YOU to do the same.
Systems Addict!
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Building the future while guiding YOU to do the same.
Systems Addict!
Join my list : https://use.toth.al/join?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
Here's why Systems Engineering isn't working for you.
Everyone's obsessing over the “perfect tool” BUT guess what?
If you’re burning hours fighting your app or chasing certifications you’re not an engineer ... you’re just your own overpriced IT support.
Everyone's obsessing over the “perfect tool” BUT guess what?
If you’re burning hours fighting your app or chasing certifications you’re not an engineer ... you’re just your own overpriced IT support.
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Here's why Systems Engineering isn't working for you.
Everyone's obsessing over the “perfect tool” BUT guess what?
If you’re burning hours fighting your app or chasing certifications you’re not an engineer ... you’re just your own overpriced IT support.
Everyone's obsessing over the “perfect tool” BUT guess what?
If you’re burning hours fighting your app or chasing certifications you’re not an engineer ... you’re just your own overpriced IT support.
I just learned what Dr. Martin Luther King was a doctor in: Systematic Theology.
That means he was also a practising 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿!
That means he was also a practising 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿!
February 6, 2026 at 9:01 AM
I just learned what Dr. Martin Luther King was a doctor in: Systematic Theology.
That means he was also a practising 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿!
That means he was also a practising 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿!
Stop looking for the "secret."!
This isn't about finding a never-before-seen hack. This is about sitting down and getting sh*t done.
You can't play life on Easy Mode. You need a bit of hardship to build the character required to enjoy the result.
This isn't about finding a never-before-seen hack. This is about sitting down and getting sh*t done.
You can't play life on Easy Mode. You need a bit of hardship to build the character required to enjoy the result.
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Stop looking for the "secret."!
This isn't about finding a never-before-seen hack. This is about sitting down and getting sh*t done.
You can't play life on Easy Mode. You need a bit of hardship to build the character required to enjoy the result.
This isn't about finding a never-before-seen hack. This is about sitting down and getting sh*t done.
You can't play life on Easy Mode. You need a bit of hardship to build the character required to enjoy the result.
Don't allow your "Job" to stand in the way of your "Life's Work."
Your job shouldn't define you. But your Life's Work will.
Defend it. Work for it. Put it first.
Your job shouldn't define you. But your Life's Work will.
Defend it. Work for it. Put it first.
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Don't allow your "Job" to stand in the way of your "Life's Work."
Your job shouldn't define you. But your Life's Work will.
Defend it. Work for it. Put it first.
Your job shouldn't define you. But your Life's Work will.
Defend it. Work for it. Put it first.
Perfectionism is maths . And the maths says:
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 > 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
For all practical purposes, 98% is Perfect. Stop polishing. Something is infinitely more valuable than nothing when delivered on time.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 > 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
For all practical purposes, 98% is Perfect. Stop polishing. Something is infinitely more valuable than nothing when delivered on time.
February 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Perfectionism is maths . And the maths says:
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 > 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
For all practical purposes, 98% is Perfect. Stop polishing. Something is infinitely more valuable than nothing when delivered on time.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 > 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.
For all practical purposes, 98% is Perfect. Stop polishing. Something is infinitely more valuable than nothing when delivered on time.
You can learn the English language perfectly. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺.
I see this every day. Engineers who know the SysML syntax perfectly. They know every button in the software. They can quote the handbook.
I see this every day. Engineers who know the SysML syntax perfectly. They know every button in the software. They can quote the handbook.
February 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM
You can learn the English language perfectly. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺.
I see this every day. Engineers who know the SysML syntax perfectly. They know every button in the software. They can quote the handbook.
I see this every day. Engineers who know the SysML syntax perfectly. They know every button in the software. They can quote the handbook.
The difference between Action and Distraction is Intent.
You can't call something a distraction unless you know exactly what you are distracted from.
If you haven't defined your intent for the hour, you aren't distracted. You're just drifting.
#Focus !!!
You can't call something a distraction unless you know exactly what you are distracted from.
If you haven't defined your intent for the hour, you aren't distracted. You're just drifting.
#Focus !!!
February 4, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The difference between Action and Distraction is Intent.
You can't call something a distraction unless you know exactly what you are distracted from.
If you haven't defined your intent for the hour, you aren't distracted. You're just drifting.
#Focus !!!
You can't call something a distraction unless you know exactly what you are distracted from.
If you haven't defined your intent for the hour, you aren't distracted. You're just drifting.
#Focus !!!
"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." — Terry Pratchett.
You might be solving the same problem you solved 5 years ago. But you are not the same Engineer.
Experience changes the observer.
You might be solving the same problem you solved 5 years ago. But you are not the same Engineer.
Experience changes the observer.
February 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
"Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." — Terry Pratchett.
You might be solving the same problem you solved 5 years ago. But you are not the same Engineer.
Experience changes the observer.
You might be solving the same problem you solved 5 years ago. But you are not the same Engineer.
Experience changes the observer.
Give a master carpenter a rusty screwdriver, and he will build a masterpiece.
Give a novice the most expensive electric drill and they won't know where to put the first screw.
Give a novice the most expensive electric drill and they won't know where to put the first screw.
February 3, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Give a master carpenter a rusty screwdriver, and he will build a masterpiece.
Give a novice the most expensive electric drill and they won't know where to put the first screw.
Give a novice the most expensive electric drill and they won't know where to put the first screw.
If your work feels like a grind, you are playing the wrong game.
The best work feels like play. It builds on who you already are, not who you think you should be.
The best work feels like play. It builds on who you already are, not who you think you should be.
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
If your work feels like a grind, you are playing the wrong game.
The best work feels like play. It builds on who you already are, not who you think you should be.
The best work feels like play. It builds on who you already are, not who you think you should be.
Stop obsessing over Quality.
It’s a numbers game. Quantity is the path to Quality.
You have to write 100 bad lines of code (or posts) to find the 1 genius one.
#GrowthMindset #JustDoIt
It’s a numbers game. Quantity is the path to Quality.
You have to write 100 bad lines of code (or posts) to find the 1 genius one.
#GrowthMindset #JustDoIt
February 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Stop obsessing over Quality.
It’s a numbers game. Quantity is the path to Quality.
You have to write 100 bad lines of code (or posts) to find the 1 genius one.
#GrowthMindset #JustDoIt
It’s a numbers game. Quantity is the path to Quality.
You have to write 100 bad lines of code (or posts) to find the 1 genius one.
#GrowthMindset #JustDoIt
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀
I stopped everything for a month. Here is what I learned about Engineering. I stepped away from the noise. No posting, no performative "busyness." Just silence ...
I stopped everything for a month. Here is what I learned about Engineering. I stepped away from the noise. No posting, no performative "busyness." Just silence ...
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀
I stopped everything for a month. Here is what I learned about Engineering. I stepped away from the noise. No posting, no performative "busyness." Just silence ...
I stopped everything for a month. Here is what I learned about Engineering. I stepped away from the noise. No posting, no performative "busyness." Just silence ...
Stop fixing things that don't need to be fixed. Stop solving problems that are not yours to solve.
You are leaking energy on things that don't move the needle.
#Focus
You are leaking energy on things that don't move the needle.
#Focus
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Stop fixing things that don't need to be fixed. Stop solving problems that are not yours to solve.
You are leaking energy on things that don't move the needle.
#Focus
You are leaking energy on things that don't move the needle.
#Focus
Let's stop this and do that.
Do important things!
Do important things!
February 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Let's stop this and do that.
Do important things!
Do important things!
Why I miss 𝟴-𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (and the elegance of the "Sliding Window").
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.
Many years ago while developing a ...
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.
Many years ago while developing a ...
February 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Why I miss 𝟴-𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (and the elegance of the "Sliding Window").
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.
Many years ago while developing a ...
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.
Many years ago while developing a ...
Your first product doesn't need to be a hit. It needs to be a lesson.: https://notebook.toth.al/2026/01/31/your-first-product-doesnt-need.html
January 31, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Your first product doesn't need to be a hit. It needs to be a lesson.: https://notebook.toth.al/2026/01/31/your-first-product-doesnt-need.html
What are You still doing here?
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
What are You still doing here?
Reposted by Alex
TIL that phone manufacturers have sold devices that will brick themselves permanently if you try to roll back the OS or install a custom ROM.
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
January 25, 2026 at 10:45 AM
TIL that phone manufacturers have sold devices that will brick themselves permanently if you try to roll back the OS or install a custom ROM.
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
The article’s about OnePlus phones but I’m not surprised to see Samsung get a dishonourable mention too. (1/2)
consumerrights.wiki/w/Oneplus_ph...
My life seems to turn into a straight, into a great path.
I hope the world will last and keep stable and support growth for at least my lifetime.
And don’t let me forget about the Turkey Problem! And remember Black Swans are always a possibility.
I hope the world will last and keep stable and support growth for at least my lifetime.
And don’t let me forget about the Turkey Problem! And remember Black Swans are always a possibility.
January 24, 2026 at 10:27 PM
My life seems to turn into a straight, into a great path.
I hope the world will last and keep stable and support growth for at least my lifetime.
And don’t let me forget about the Turkey Problem! And remember Black Swans are always a possibility.
I hope the world will last and keep stable and support growth for at least my lifetime.
And don’t let me forget about the Turkey Problem! And remember Black Swans are always a possibility.
The Engineer Brain: https://notebook.toth.al/2026/01/23/the-engineer-brain.html
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The Engineer Brain: https://notebook.toth.al/2026/01/23/the-engineer-brain.html
Not to self.
Hope I never forget, even when it's hard it is
Hope I never forget, even when it's hard it is
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Not to self.
Hope I never forget, even when it's hard it is
Hope I never forget, even when it's hard it is
Wooow, I run an analysis of my last 4 years journal entries with NotebookLM.
Among others, this is what it told me:
“The truth is, you are a brilliant engineer with the work ethic of a moody artist.”
Now I’m considering how to take it 😂
Among others, this is what it told me:
“The truth is, you are a brilliant engineer with the work ethic of a moody artist.”
Now I’m considering how to take it 😂
January 18, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Wooow, I run an analysis of my last 4 years journal entries with NotebookLM.
Among others, this is what it told me:
“The truth is, you are a brilliant engineer with the work ethic of a moody artist.”
Now I’m considering how to take it 😂
Among others, this is what it told me:
“The truth is, you are a brilliant engineer with the work ethic of a moody artist.”
Now I’m considering how to take it 😂
Have you tried these kind of readers yet?
mstrawberryman-ui.github.io/focus-rea…
mstrawberryman-ui.github.io/focus-rea…
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Have you tried these kind of readers yet?
mstrawberryman-ui.github.io/focus-rea…
mstrawberryman-ui.github.io/focus-rea…
If you stripped away the need to “feel good” or “feel ready” before working, what is the one uncomfortable action you would take on
Monday morning?
that would prove to yourself that this is a business, not a hobby?
Monday morning?
that would prove to yourself that this is a business, not a hobby?
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
If you stripped away the need to “feel good” or “feel ready” before working, what is the one uncomfortable action you would take on
Monday morning?
that would prove to yourself that this is a business, not a hobby?
Monday morning?
that would prove to yourself that this is a business, not a hobby?
Why I miss 𝟴-𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (and the elegance of the "Sliding Window").
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Why I miss 𝟴-𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (and the elegance of the "Sliding Window").
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.
We live in an era of infinite cloud compute and massive AI models.