notesprawl
this was originally a bit of a joke, but i also knew when joking that i was going to want to revisit this (joke about outcomes
you can look it up
The idea for this post came up mid-conversation with @neuranne when I was telling her about how inspired I was by an audio ess
copes
trying to reduce reliance on a cope (cigarettes, screentime, etc) is v difficult. it gets much easier if you define an outcome
do less
this one is a bit counterintuitive: if you’re starting a youtube channel or a blog or something, i believe you shouldn&#
rugpulls
placeholder post for future rugpull content A useful bit of vocabulary from the world of crypto is the idea of the ‘rugpull
discourse cycles
placeholder post for future updates
again
Sometimes repetition is a sign that you’re returning to something important. Sometimes it’s a sign that you’re failing t
sigh
I met an old friend for lunch a while ago. He observed that I was initially tense and weary, but that I then visibly relaxed o
emotional knottedness
you’re unlikely to be less tired tomorrow if your tiredness is actually emotional knottedness, which requires dynamic ac
knowable
(original thread) since i was kid i always wondered why things weren’t better. i’ve probably spent thousands of ho
make yourself comfortable
“When we truly feel comfortable, the desire to improve is natural— no antagonism required, no debt incurred.” (d
journalling
I am always recommending to people that they ought to journal. Keep a diary, write your memoirs, it doesn’t really preci
quotes
I’ve thought from time to time that people don’t do a great job of quoting things. I figure I might as well make m
my creative process
“social mistake i used to make a lot was, always engaging with everyone the way I wanted to be engaged with, which was to be
people-shaped
This post is a quick sketch / copy-over of some tweets where I use the phrase “people-shaped”, which I think is so
what’s it like to live your dream?
(nov 18, 2021 thread) there are a bunch of things i wish some earnest person would ask me about, tho if i talk about it now it
Pericles
Pericles (495–429 BCE) was a prominent Athenian general and statesman. He died aged 66, of plague. I find him to be a fascin
jinky, janky, junky
I think it’s cute how three different words – jinky, janky and junky – all have this venn diagram overlap that I lik
books
Books I’ve written: The first book that I published is called FRIENDLY AMBITIOUS NERD. The second book that I’m cu
risk
post to be updated over time 2024oct19— the question I have for myself here is, how does this usually come up? How do people
after gifted
AFTER GIFTED is an ebook that I’m working on to help formerly gifted kids find success and happiness in life. Optimistic
thinking
Hey, friends. So for today’s adlib, I’m gonna try and do 2 separate videos back to back or maybe I’ll just d
🇺🇸 San Francisco [2019]
Dear Visa-17, Visa-29 here. So I recently got on a Singapore Airlines plane (I know, finally!) and flew across the planet to S
a list of some of my twitter threads
🚨 UPDATE: My book FRIENDLY AMBITIOUS NERD is out! Buy it now: gum.co/friendlynerdbook Hello! I’m @visakanv, my friend
🐉 Drogon vs Balerion size comparison
The fun thing about this post is I basically cobbled it together out of my own frustration at not having a simple, easy, strai