When I was making this blog I fidgeted around a lot with the style, trying to make it look pretty but I just couldn’t get it right. Until I realized that what makes a lot of websites pretty are the blank spaces. This is, in fact, true for almost all art forms. All good movies have th . . . Read more

“I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really . . . Read more

I’ve recently been spending a lot of time thinking about what I want to do with my life. Turns out this is a really hard question. The biggest difficulty is probably trying to understand what it means to do something with your life. Right now I’m coming back from a dan . . . Read more

I was attending the Science of Learning Symposium at JHU, which is usually quite fascinating, but was very boring this year. These are the things that frustrate . . . Read more

I have had glasses ever since I was 10 years old. As a kid I used to wear really thick durable plastic frames, which evolved to metal frames in my teenage years, and then back to durable plastic frames in college. My power used to increase incessantly until I stopped growing and so I’ve pro . . . Read more

These are some notes I took from the book Getting Things Done by David Allen. Let m . . . Read more

“In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leavi . . . Read more

I haven’t seen Paddington, and frankly the only reason I decided to watch Paddington 2 is because of it’s insanely high ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. The ratings are not exaggerated. This is a beautifully made movie, ev . . . Read more

I came home today from the gym all sweaty and smelly and quite content. As I threw my bags on the bed and settled down, I had a great urge to open up my laptop and check something online. Lately I’ve been becoming increasing aware of this internet addiction that seems more and more unavoida . . . Read more

“What happens when people open their hearts? . . . Read more