Books
Non-Fiction
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We need constraints
Inside the Box by David Epstein
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On doing less
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
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More cult than chess
Dark Squares by Danny Rensch
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On growth mindset and letting failure be
The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough by Thomas Curran
Fiction
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My least favorite R.F. Kuang book so far
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
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I'm sorry, P. This genre isn't for me
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
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Before she was the evil queen
Crimson Crown by Heather Walter
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When you've already felt the ending somewhere else
Frank & Red by Matt Coyne
Music
Albums
Life's too short to not enjoy what you're listening to. Here are some albums I've enjoyed and written some words about.
- Home Video by Lucy Dacus
- The Mirror by Buck Meek
- Nothing's About to Happen to Me by Mitski
- The Clearing by Wolf Alice
- Nusantara Beat by Nusantara Beat
- The Past Is Still Alive by Hurray for the Riff Raff
In-Rotation Series
Discography-wide reflections on artists I've spent time with, and recommendations on where to start.
Other Media
Tools
- I tried to replace Obsidian and failed
- Todoist free trial codes
- SomaFM, an ad-free online radio platform
- Distraction Free Instagram
- A failed Linux Mint install and an alternative
- Keeping Obsidian lightweight with Imgbb plugin
Personal
- AI might just replace me
- We've never met, but I see you
- I got accepted into a postgraduate program!
- How do you handle rejection?
- Visiting a home for the elderly
- The lecturer I never saw
- Lao Gan Ma is not someone's name
Challenges