This is part two of a series of posts wherein I try to explore the meaning of one's identity and answer the question "Who am I?". By the third and final post, I'm hoping to finally give an answer. I'm a little concerned however, because I find myself no closer to the answer than I … Continue reading identity part 2
I used to believe that there are parts of you that the world will never see. I think this is still technically true, but it doesn't have to be. All those years ago, I also believed it was almost impossible to be truly understood by another person. This I also think doesn't have to be … Continue reading communication
In 2017, I wrote an impassioned piece on modern UIs after roughly week 1 of the HCI course I took during that semester of my undergrad. In it, I coined the term the 'fulfilment gap', which more or less simplified the ideas presented in Don Norman's The Design of Everyday Things. Here, I'd like to … Continue reading The Fulfilment Gap
I think we can all agree that nothing lasts forever. You say this to a friend and they'll nod thoughtfully. But we still spend so much of our lives chasing after a never-ending series of goals. But aren't they impermanent too? For example, I plan on running in a marathon this year. That's about as … Continue reading Moving targets
To answer the question of "how do you define yourself?" I published this post. By the time we reached the end, I still couldn't produce an answer. And for the better part of the past 2 years, I've had a follow-up post swirling around in my head. While I haven't fully fleshed out what I … Continue reading identity part 1.5
There is a class of life problems that I call insurmountable. They are the things that happen in your life that fill you with dread just thinking about. Your first instinct is avoidance, so you're not actually sure what a solution even looks like. These shouldn't be confused with "Hard" life problems. Hard problems are … Continue reading Hard vs Insurmountable Life Problems
I keep a tight ship in my life. Calendars, agendas and to-do lists. All optimized through years of trial and error. So I know better than anyone else that any productivity system is only as good as your worst day. That however, is a non-statement. You're not going to be "productive" on your bad days. … Continue reading fighting off entropy
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