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The World's Deadliest Thing
It is deadly, invisible and shapes much of the food we eat. A teaspoon of it could kill millions of people, and it is probably the most expensive material on earth. Yet you probably have some stuck to the bottom of you shoe.
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The reMarkable as a notebook and eBook reader
The reMarkable is a premium e-ink notebook. Imagine a Kindle, but you can write on it. It has become my daily notebook. I take all my meeting notes on it, dump my ideas and designs, and carry it with me everywhere. As a bonus, it also has replaced
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The many gifts of awkward silence
It's the best reply to questions you wish you weren't asked.
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Writing is networking for introverts
Networking is painful, and I’m suspicious of anyone who claims to enjoy it. Unfortunately for me, networking is effective.
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There are infinite worlds to explore
There are infinite worlds to explore.
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An introverts guide to increasing energy
As an introvert, learning how to recharge, protect, and increase your energy is vital to taking care of yourself. Learn how!
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I would like closure, but I'll take honesty
The New York Times is special.
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Things you are allowed to do, academic edition
Since it’s application season again, I thought that I would share some things that you are ‘allowed’ to do in academia but may not be aware of. This post is inspired by Milan Cvitkovic’s post on ‘Things you’re allowed to do’ and Veronika Cheplygina’s posts on advice for Ph.D. students, in particular her post ‘7 things…
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How I got wealthy without working too hard
Specialize, Don't live in big cities, Go full-remote
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10 years of whatever this has been
I guess I know something about train wrecks. One night when I was 10 years old, me and my mom were driving home. We came to a train crossin...
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Finding Your Swagger
This is a story about a time I lost my swagger.
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Individuals Matter
One of the most common mistakes I see people make when looking at data is incorrectly using an overly simplified model. A specific variant of this that has derailed the majority of work roadmaps I've looked at is treating people as interchangeable, as if it doesn't matter who is doing what, as if individuals don't…
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The benefits of not belonging
Growing up, I never felt like I fit in.
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My Hacker News knowledge assimilation stack
My stack for assimilating knowledge from Hacker News.
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Steps Towards Happiness (2015)
Kind people already sent donations that will make my childrens' lives easier, when I'm not there any more. Thank you enormously! :-)
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I ended up liking GNOME with the loss of one hand
I switched to Gnome after a bad injury on a hand and Gnome helped me a lot using the computer
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How I Use Notion
This post is a fairly comprehensive discussion of how I use Notion (a free personal knowledge management app) to organise various aspects of my life: project management, reading, academics, plans/goals, investing, and more. The post is not designed to be read linearly – pick and choose the bits that are relevant to…
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Reflections on E-Bikes
E-biking has made me rethink things about my city, cities in general, and mobility as a human need and right. Here are things that have struck me while learning to use (e)bikes for transportation.
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If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying
It's not a technique problem, it's a sincerity problem
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Scattered thoughts on why I waste my own time
I spend way too much time on reddit, hacker news, twitter, feedly, coinbase, robinhood, email, etc. I’d like to spend time on things that are more meaningful - chess, digital painting, side projects, reading, video games, exercising, meditating, etc. This has been a problem for years. This post is only slightly…
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Culturally transmitted skills and values
Three major tools that companies have to influence behavior are incentives, process, and culture. People often mean different things when talking about these, so I'll provide an example of each so we're on the same page (if you think that I should be using a different word for the concept, feel free to mentally…
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The benefits of staying off social media
There are quite a few benefits of staying off social media. The main one is unplugging from the virtual prison and experiencing real life.