Who should I talk to? Broadly speaking, if you’re going to a hobby, a sport, or a class that meets regularly, you should be able to approach anyone you’ve seen more than once or twice, and you’ll likely be well-received. So, if you’re in an area you regularly frequent, the people you often see areContinue reading “The Logistics Of Small Talk”
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The Noise and The Signal: Why Some Weeks Are Hellish
Blogging makes my failures acute to anyone reading this. Thus, when I make a claim like the following, I feel strongly about getting it done. Some specifics: “I intend to blog daily for the entire year” (on track, despite WordPress resetting at midnight) “I started my masters in November 2024. I plan on being doneContinue reading “The Noise and The Signal: Why Some Weeks Are Hellish”
The Progressive Overloader’s Toolkit
When you’re looking to increase your physical fitness, you should see duration, intensity, and novelty as the main tools in your kit to improve performance from the gym. External factors like sleep, nutrition, hydration are also important, but these occur outside of the gym. If you’re trying to improve your performance in an exercise, theContinue reading “The Progressive Overloader’s Toolkit”
All Habits Start Small
The idea that someone wakes up one day, and conquers the world, vanquishing anyone in his way is a delusion fed to us by Hollywood. It’s dramatic, high-stakes, and consistently not based in reality. Instead, successful habits are built gradually over time, step by step. The first step to building a habit is to haveContinue reading “All Habits Start Small”
A brief review of Ray Dalio’s principles
The other week, I read Ray Dalio’s book Principles. There were parts that I think were extremely insightful, but some other aspects that I thought less effective. I recently worked at a company that tried to implement Dalio’s principles, with mixed success, which I think underlies my view of this book. Let’s start by talkingContinue reading “A brief review of Ray Dalio’s principles”
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