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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, 2022September 16, 2026Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Learning in Public, Self-Employment, Tech, Top Posts, Writing8 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, 2021Author 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, 2021Author 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, 2020September 16, 2026Author 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, 2020Author 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.

Posted on May 7, 2020Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Tech, Writing3 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, 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, 2019Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Health, Lifestyle17 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.”

Reflecting on January

Reflecting on January

Posted on February 3, 2019Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Lifestyle, Money, Tech2 Replies

The last time I wrote a monthly recap post was last January.  (Mostly because I had a GREAT January, and then I crashed in February and could barely function for a whole month.)  I don’t know if this one will continue, but I figure let’s try it again! Work + Hustles + Tech LinkedIn Learning…

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Recording my First LinkedIn Learning Course in LA

Recording my First LinkedIn Learning Course in LA

Posted on January 26, 2019Author Hiroko NishimuraPosted in Lifestyle, Tech5 Replies

I recorded my first course with LinkedIn Learning in LA! Here’s my experience.

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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.

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