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Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon: My Reading Notes
As an introvert, I’ve hidden my serious work for most of my life, always appearing as the class clown. Thus, when people get the chance to talk with me one-on-one, they’re often surprised at how serious I am. I hated self-promotion; I saw it as expressing arrogance. However, I’ve since realized that I did not…
Embrace Creativity No Matter What: Lessons from Franz Schubert
The creative projects you put off could be a novel on your hard drive, the guitar in the corner of the room, an empty sketchbook, an unfinished poem, or anything you can think of. Why is it so damn hard to find time? The circumstances are not always ideal. You got bills to pay, school,…
Retro Gaming in 2025: Reframing Entertainment
I remember playing Contra 3: Alien Wars in 2014 with friends on an obscure handheld device that could emulate retro games. It was pure fun, even though I already owned a Nintendo DSi and had access to newer consoles at the time. That memory inspired me to revisit retro gaming this summer. Now, as a…
You Are What You Love
Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Song of Songs 8:6 (KJV) This ancient poem speaks of a love that is as powerful…
Study Effectively: What MOST People Misunderstand about The Feynman Technique
If you just type in Google “How to learn/study efficiently?”. You would probably find a bunch of content explaining the Feynman Technique. For those who don’t know, the Feynman Technique is a learning technique named after Richard Feynman that amplifies comprehension. It usually consists of 4 steps: It seems extraordinarily straightforward and linear. You rapidly learn…
Yes, your little smiles matter.
Growing up in Indonesia as an East Asian with slit-shaped eyes, people like to point out how my eyes seemed to be totally closed every time I smile or laugh. I never take that as an offense at all because subconsciously I was aware that it amuses people around me, even though, I must admit…
