rambles for progress
More rambling time. Let’s contemplate the evolution of social ideas for a bit- how cultural shifts happen. They’re
3 Phases: Accumulation, Reflection, Creation
I feel like I could reasonably split my life into three phases (so far). The first phase is the phase of accumulation. We̵
What I Learnt From Basic Military Training.
BMT was a fun, interesting and rather meaningful experience for me. Unlike most soldiers, I only experienced it after already
Transcending the limitations that we impose on ourselves: Our Identities.
Who are you? What are you like? What do you like? What do you do? Simple questions to ask, but complex ones to answer. There a
Is it okay for guys to cry?
The word “cry” is like the word “love” or the word “friend”. What does it mean? Different
A Reader whose life you have improved.
I would like to say that i like your stuff. I like what your thoughts and philosophy about how we are all interconnected and h
Systems, Ideas, Projects
I’ve been bothered for a long time by my inability to express myself effectively, both in general and in this blog. Ther
utilizing decisive bursts
I’ve had some rather unique NS experiences. One of them involved me and my colleagues spending many hours with penknives
explaining my love for self-correcting mechanisms, philosophy and systems
Stereotypical geniuses have highly developed self-correcting mechanisms. They learn from their mistakes and avoid repeating th
Talent, focus, and endurance, by Haruki Murakami
In every interview Iโm asked whatโs the most important quality a novelist has to have. Itโs pretty obvious: talent. Now
How important is consistency and sustainability?
I was unfollowing people on Tumblr yesterday- specifically, people who haven’t posted in 8 months or more, and people wh
The passing of Steve Jobs, and what it means for the rest of us
I woke up this morning to messages that Steve Jobs was dead. I wasn’t entirely surprised to hear it- we know he’s
smoking in jc
I picked up smoking sometime around my O Levels, when I was 16- but I never really bought my own cigarettes and carried them a
thoughts on illness, immune systems and weekend warriors
I think I fall sick more often than my peers. I’m not completely sure of this, I don’t have enough data to be conc
nothing to say
Torn between wanting to seek out and ruminate with every last person I have any spiritual affinity with, and throwing myself i
misery and effective decision making
Time and time again I find myself staring into space, overwhelmed with so many choices and options that I end up doing absolut
how good are you at making maps?
I like to think of communication as drawing a map, or giving directions. I’m not suggesting that you need to spell out e
The To-Write List
– How Bruno Mars won me over- I used to think of him as an annoying ladies man wannabe, but I now think of him as a fun-