Alessandro Belli
Alessandro Belli

Alessandro Belli

# Blog
You need to take care of yourself

You need to take care of yourself

In a world obsessed with speed, slowing down is the only way to keep a steady pace. A personal reflection on health, the "initial push," and why I'm finally choosing to put myself first.

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# Projects
Inventory System Plugin for Unreal Engine 5

Inventory System Plugin for Unreal Engine 5

Production-ready UE5 inventory plugin with multiplayer support. Fragment-based items, spatial grid UI, equipment system. C++ plugin architecture

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# Projects
Building MeSort: A Web-Based Tool for Research Sorting Tasks

Building MeSort: A Web-Based Tool for Research Sorting Tasks

A project building a web-based sorting tool for researchers. Drag-and-drop tokens, three sorting methods, PDF export. Full-stack with Laravel.

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# Projects
Building OpenQDA: A Free Alternative to Expensive Qualitative Data Analysis Software

Building OpenQDA: A Free Alternative to Expensive Qualitative Data Analysis Software

How I built the backend for OpenQDA, a free open-source qualitative data analysis tool helping students and universities avoid expensive software.

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# Projects
Mastering Vector Internals for Game Development

Mastering Vector Internals for Game Development

When a particle system spawns 10,000 bullets and one constructor throws, what of the 7,432 made before failure? This deep dive into a custom C++ Vector explores robust solutions for memory management, exception safety, and performance crucial in game development.

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# c++
Procedural Generation & Spatial Optimization in C++ with Raylib

Procedural Generation & Spatial Optimization in C++ with Raylib

Explore SpaceCPP, a 3D tech demo built purely with C++ and Raylib. This article details the implementation of procedural asteroid generation and performance optimization using a Uniform Grid spatial partition for collision detection.

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# Unreal Engine 5
Creating Fortnite Rifle Shooting in C++

Creating Fortnite Rifle Shooting in C++

Discover how Fortnite rifles switches between camera and muzzle-based shooting origins. This technical breakdown explores implementing a dynamic shooting system in UE5 that balances aiming precision with visual fidelity.

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# Blog
When Writing becomes a Chore

When Writing becomes a Chore

Life has been great with me. My writing hobby, and many other hobbies, haven't been active lately. Is that unacceptable?

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# Blog
Automating Magic: The Gathering Card Collection in Notion with Python and the notion-client Library

Automating Magic: The Gathering Card Collection in Notion with Python and the notion-client Library

Import MTG cards into Notion with a Python script using the Notion API. Step-by-step guide, code breakdown, and resources for easy setup.

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# Blog
Overcoming Overwhelm: A Personal Experience with Notion

Overcoming Overwhelm: A Personal Experience with Notion

In the last two months, I found myself using Notion less and less. Specifically, I stopped recording my ROI system and only recorded my tasks. At first, I felt guilty about it. I had created this system, and I felt like I was failing because I wasn't using it to its full potential.

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Note-Taking with Notability for iOS: An In-Depth Look

Note-Taking with Notability for iOS: An In-Depth Look

Notability is a versatile note-taking app for iOS that allows users to capture their thoughts, ideas, and notes in various formats.

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3 Books by Austin Kleon That Helped Me Share My Ideas and Make Videos

3 Books by Austin Kleon That Helped Me Share My Ideas and Make Videos

As a creative, I was always looking for ways to share my work with a wider audience. That's

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# Blog
Get Organized with Task Tracking System in Your Next Project

Get Organized with Task Tracking System in Your Next Project

Are you looking for a better way to keep your projects organized? With the right task tracking system, you can make sure that everyone is on the same page and can stay organized and productive.

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# Blog
Introduction to Using Formulas in Notion for Automated Calculations

Introduction to Using Formulas in Notion for Automated Calculations

One of the most useful features of Notion is the ability to use formulas to automate calculations and data analysis within their databases.

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# Blog
Introducing Notion Templates: The Ultimate Guide to Boosting Your Productivity

Introducing Notion Templates: The Ultimate Guide to Boosting Your Productivity

Notion is a powerful productivity tool that allows users to create customizable templates for all kinds of tasks and projects. One of the key features of Notion is its ability to create templates.

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# Blog
How to back up your Tweets into Notion

How to back up your Tweets into Notion

Now that Twitter ship is sinking, better backup your tweets soon!

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# Blog
How to measure your Personas in Notion to improve your life

How to measure your Personas in Notion to improve your life

Think about your life, what are the different duties that you are doing every day – what kind of activities are you pursuing to do? Can you identify a personality that does those activities?

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# Blog
How to automate your life with NFC tags and the Shortcuts App

How to automate your life with NFC tags and the Shortcuts App

Using NFC tags with the Shortcut app is a great way to automate your life and make things more convenient. Here's a quick guide on how to get started.

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# Blog
K.A.R.N. system and how to read more books.

K.A.R.N. system and how to read more books.

If you're reading on a Kindle (app or device), and one of the few that still doesn'

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# Blog
Write and easily share your Curriculum Vitae in Notion

Write and easily share your Curriculum Vitae in Notion

A curriculum vitae is a document that has all of your important information on it. It is good to have one so that people know about you and your skills. You should make sure that it is well written and easy to read so that people will want to learn more about you.

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# Blog
How my Notion System keep my Productivity up

How my Notion System keep my Productivity up

The habit-building process can be difficult. You may find yourself getting bored with your routine and struggling to stay motivated, especially if you're not sure how effective each day's efforts were in achieving the desired result for that week or month - but this is where Notion comes into play!

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# Blog
How to create a quick Dashboard in Notion to monitor your performance.

How to create a quick Dashboard in Notion to monitor your performance.

Do you ever have trouble finding the right page on Notion? This is where dashboards come in handy. A dashboard groups all your important information and provides an overview of how things are going with digital life, so it can be easy to take action on what needs changing or improving.

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# Blog
On God, Goals and Grandma

On God, Goals and Grandma

Notes from my Digital Room - Issue #29 Imagine for a second that God is not a metaphysical entity, but your own personal goal. Why you want to change the world, why setup “your God” to be that demanding and unreachable?

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# Blog
4 Tips to Create a Great Relationship with Your Phone

4 Tips to Create a Great Relationship with Your Phone

Notes from my Digital Room - Issue #28 We all have that one friend who is inseparable from their phone. You know, the one who can't go more than a few minutes without checking their social media accounts or texting their significant other.

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# Blog
Review of "Four Thousand Weeks: Embrace Your Limits. Change Your Life."

Review of "Four Thousand Weeks: Embrace Your Limits. Change Your Life."

Notes from my Digital Room - Issue #27 We are all constantly trying to find ways to be more productive, to "squeeze" more time out of our days. But in the end, the solution is often simpler than we think: we need to accept that our life is limited and focus on less and more meaningful things.

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