Workflow

Structuring workflows and systems for creative, technical, and team work.

How Gaming Made Me a Better Leader
October 23, 2025
Can playing games actually make you a better leader?
It might sound strange at first. When most people think of leadership, they imagine meetings, strategies, and deadlines, not dice rolls, co-op sessions, or horror chases. Yet over time, I’ve realized that the games I’ve played have shaped how I lead, collaborate, and communicate more than any course or management book ever could.
Games like Dungeons & Dragons, Baldur’s Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Dead by Daylight, Chained Together, and probably more games I can’t even remember have each, in their own way, taught me something about how people work together. How trust forms and how progress happens when goals are shared.
This post is about those lessons and how the virtual worlds I’ve explored have made me a better lead in the real one.
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Top 5 Essential WordPress Plugins I Always Install (and Why)
October 22, 2025
Whenever I set up a new WordPress site, whether it’s a small personal blog or a larger project, there are a few plugins that always make it onto my list.
WordPress owes much of its flexibility to plugins, but that also makes it easy to overload a site with too many tools doing the same thing.
Over the years, I’ve refined my setup down to a handful of reliable, lightweight, and well-maintained plugins that cover the essentials: SEO, analytics, security, and customization. These are plugins I’ve used across multiple websites, and they’ve proven to be stable, easy to manage, and genuinely useful in day-to-day site operations.
In this post, I’ll walk you through the five WordPress plugins I always install first, why they’re essential, and a few tips on how to get the most out of them.
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Automatic EU VAT Validation in WooCommerce
December 4, 2023
Running an e-commerce store can be challenging, especially when dealing with international sales and tax regulations.
One particular difficult and time-consuming task that merchants from the European Union have is to validate VAT numbers provided by customers.
To ensure compliance and smooth operations, WooCommerce store owners can implement an automatic EU VAT number validation using the VIES system to validate VAT on checkout. Let’s delve into a straightforward approach to integrating this into your WooCommerce setup.
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SmartBill WooCommerce Integration and Multi Currency with WooPayments
November 24, 2023
In the ever-evolving world of e-commerce, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. For Romanian online businesses, a significant development has emerged: the introduction of WooPayments, now fully operable in Romania. This post delves into the benefits of WooPayments, its integration with Stripe, and how it surpasses other gateways. Furthermore, we’ll explore the synergy between WooPayments and SmartBill with the SmartBill WooCommerce Integration, especially focusing on a custom plugin I developed for seamless multi-currency transactions and invoicing.
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Do You Trust Your Instincts? Making Smart WordPress Choices
November 22, 2023
Should we trust our instincts and go for the most visually appealing options? It’s tempting to judge solely based on a sleek design and an enticing feature list.
As a seasoned WordPress and WooCommerce professional, I understand the importance of making smart WordPress choices, especially at the crossroads of selecting plugins and themes.
In this article, I delve into why combining instincts with a more analytical approach is crucial for smart WordPress choices, whether for your blog or business.
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