https://lukaszlukasik.com/Collection of my thoughts 2025-07-09T15:53:37+02:00 Łukasz Łukasik https://lukaszlukasik.com/ Jekyll © 2025 Łukasz Łukasik /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2024-03-26T00:00:00+01:00 2024-03-26T00:00:00+01:00 https://lukaszlukasik.com/posts/make-your-wheels-bigger/ Łukasz Łukasik

Yesterday I deadlifted 103.5 kg. But let me tell you a story. Years ago, when I was young and stupi…, erm, ambitious, all I could think about was making games. Don’t get me wrong, I always loved making them, but it reached absurd levels. I would program at work and then come home to program even more, all while still thinking about work-related problems. This went on for a couple of solid year...

2024-01-19T00:00:00+01:00 2024-01-19T00:00:00+01:00 https://lukaszlukasik.com/posts/healing-in-progress/ Łukasz Łukasik

I’m here, but I could not be. Let me tell you a story. I was raised by emotionally immature parents, mainly my mother. Narcissistic personality characterized her, caring only about herself and nothing else, not being able to self reflect nor say “I’m sorry” and blaming everyone around, usually a child. Children of such parents often end up insecure, with low self-esteem, and suffering from imp...

2023-12-14T00:00:00+01:00 2023-12-14T00:00:00+01:00 https://lukaszlukasik.com/posts/three-years-of-leadership/ Łukasz Łukasik

This year, I had the pleasure of receiving Techland’s Board Award. It was a complete surprise for me and I feel super appreciated and valued. But let me tell you a story. Three years ago, I joined Techland. I had spent most of my game development years just programming, minding my own business and nothing else. Fixing bugs, adding new features, debugging—all that good programmer stuff. But the...

2023-11-13T00:00:00+01:00 2023-11-13T00:00:00+01:00 https://lukaszlukasik.com/posts/my-wife-my-hero/ Łukasz Łukasik

This photo of my wife and me was taken in 2016, less than two weeks before our daughter was born. Yes, at that time, I used to tie my beard. Let me tell you a story. We all like to brag about our achievements in our respective fields. We love to share our success stories. Be in the spotlight. But behind each of our accomplishments are unseen heroes - people who motivate us, care for us, root f...

2023-10-31T00:00:00+01:00 2023-10-31T00:00:00+01:00 https://lukaszlukasik.com/posts/worklifebalance-burnout-reminder/ Łukasz Łukasik

This is me, many years ago, sitting alone at work. Where else would I be? I love what I do. It would be crazy not to be working all the time… Right? Let me tell you a story. Since I was 12, I wanted to make computer games. It was my dream job. Years later, it came true. I became a game developer. All I could think about was programming games, at work and during my free time. I had side program...