Hiroko Nishimura

Hiroko Nishimura

a writer with brain injury helping you beat ADHD

  • Author
  • Featured
  • ADHD
  • AWS
  • Top Posts
  • Categories
  • 日本語
Menu

All posts tagged Work

Reflecting on 2022

Reflecting on 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022December 31, 2022Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle2 Replies

In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.

Lost and Found: My “words” after brain surgery

Lost and Found: My “words” after brain surgery

Posted on December 6, 2022May 2, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle, Tech, Top Posts, Writing5 Replies

Hiroko had life-saving brain surgery at 22 which took away her ability to convey her thoughts through writing. At 33, she published her first book.

How Brain Injury and ADHD helped me find dream career in Tech

How Brain Injury and ADHD helped me find dream career in Tech

Posted on May 31, 2022August 5, 2024Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Learning in Public, Self-Employment, Tech, Top Posts, Writing4 Replies

Brain surgery left me with debilitating disabilities. It was only after I embraced my needs and accommodations that I found a dream career in tech as a technical writer and published author.

【Book Writing w/ ADHD】Month 2Reflections

【Book Writing w/ ADHD】Month 2Reflections

Posted on December 1, 2021January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Health, Learning in Public, Writing1 Reply

I am writing a book, and have Executive Function Disorder. Book Writing with ADHD is a series as I try to figure out productivity.

【Book Writing w/ ADHD】Month 1 Reflections

【Book Writing w/ ADHD】Month 1 Reflections

Posted on October 31, 2021January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Challenge, Learning in Public, WritingLeave a Reply

I am writing a book, and have Executive Function Disorder. Book Writing with ADHD is a series as I try to figure out productivity.

From AWS Newbies to AWS Hero

From AWS Newbies to AWS Hero

Posted on November 12, 2020February 13, 2023Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Learning in Public, Tech, Top Posts7 Replies

My journey from “AWS Newbies” to “AWS Hero” 2.5 years of Cloud Computing community building!

From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero

From Disabled Special Ed Teacher to AWS Hero

Posted on July 23, 2020August 8, 2024Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle, Self-Employment, Tech, Top Posts, Writing1 Reply

How I went from Special Ed teacher to working in IT to teaching AWS on LinkedIn Learning & becoming an AWS Community Leader.

Books.

Books.

Posted on May 7, 2020January 29, 2025Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Tech, Writing2 Replies

Books written and published by Hiroko Nishimura on Cloud Computing, AWS, and Personal Finance.

Best Practices for Remote Working

Best Practices for Remote Working

Posted on May 7, 2020July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Lifestyle, TechLeave a Reply

I had the opportunity to write a contribution piece for Jefferson Frank’s White Paper on working effectively with distributed teams!

Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death

Four Things I Learned When I Faced Death

Posted on April 20, 2019July 22, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle9 Replies

I’m constantly running a race against myself and my body. Against my brain, my disabilities, my fate, whatever it may be. Ever since that fateful day, 8 years ago, I’ve been running a race against time, living on what I perceive to be “borrowed time.”

Posts pagination

Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next →
Photograph of author Hiroko Nishimura

Hiroko Nishimura

Hiroko Nishimura is an AWS Community Hero, technical instructor at LinkedIn Learning, and author of AWS for Non-Engineers.

She writes about her jarring transition to motherhood on Substack. Many posts are reposted on this blog as well under Tag: Substack. Looking for my Japanese posts?

She is a brain injury and brain surgery survivor, writing about dealing with adult Executive Dysfunction/ADHD.

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Bluesky
  • YouTube

Popular Posts

Dipping toes into film photography with Ilford Sprite 35-IIDipping toes into film photography with Ilford Sprite 35-II
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam (CLF-C02) Free Study GuideAWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam (CLF-C02) Free Study Guide
Become AWS Cloud Practitioner with an AWS Hero!Become AWS Cloud Practitioner with an AWS Hero!

Categories

  • ADHD
  • Book-Club
  • Challenge
  • Health
  • Learning in Public
  • Lifestyle
  • Money
  • Parenting
  • Self-Employment
  • Tech
  • Top Posts
  • Tutorials
  • Writing

Tags

#100DaysOfCode Art Arteriovenous Malformation AWS Books Brain Injury Brain Surgery Chronic Pain Conference Courses COVID19 Decluttering Disability Executive Function Disorder Exercise Habit Japanese JavaScript LinkedIn Learning Minimalism New York PocketMD Poetry re:Invent Resource Rheumatoid Arthritis Substack Travel Walking Work YouTube

Say Hello

TwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeRSS

Hiroko Nishimura, 2025.