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- ## Summaries

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- ## Back to Basics

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- ## Making AI Work

A no-nonsense series on making AI tools actually useful in your daily life and work.

- ## Read and Simmer

Try this reading technique when you find trouble comprehending complicated books or articles. It works.

2 min read
- ## The Emotion Filter

We don't look at the world objectively but through an emotional filter that can vary our perception. Here's how.

2 min read
- ## 22 Things I’d Tell My 22-Year-Old Self

If I could hop into a DeLorean and time-travel to 2015, this is what I'd tell my younger self.

5 min read

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- ## Designing a Balanced Work Calendar using Japanese Philosophies

Modern work schedules are too busy and overwhelming. Here's how I design a more balanced workday using Japanese philosophies.

12 min read
- ## Why I Prefer Apple Notes Over Notion for My Daily Work

While many people swear that Notion has been a game-changing tool for their productivity, it has had the opposite effect for me. Here's why.

10 min read
- ## The Lifestyle Changes That Help Me Sleep Well Every Day

Around 2022, I wasn't sleeping very well and regularly woke up stressed. Here's what I did to address the situation, and how I started sleeping better.

10 min read
- ## How I Organised My Kindle Highlights Using AI

I paired with Claude to automatically organise and link over 850 book highlights into an Obsidian vault. Here's how.

19 min read
- ## My Simple Paper To-Do & Mini Journal System

In a quest to reduce my dependency on digital devices, I tried planning with a paper to-do list. Here's how that went.

8 min read
- ## I Postponed My Worries, and Here’s How That Went

Postponing worrying sounds weird, but it wasn't as useless as I had thought. Here's how it went.

6 min read
- ## Why and How to Rethink Your Ideas and Beliefs

What if your thoughts, beliefs and strategies are holding you back rather than helping you progress? Here's what to do.

12 min read
- ## A Few Ways to Stash Files for Sharing in macOS

If you upload or share files often, these tips will help you neatly gather all files for the job.

5 min read
- ## Why Quirky Rituals Help Us Perform Better

Pre-performance rituals have been a long-standing secret for many to perform under pressure. Here's why.

5 min read
- ## What If Our Problems Were Puzzles

Our knee-jerk reaction to problems is often seeing them as crises that need to be averted. What if we thought differently?

5 min read
- ## Observations From a Year of Running a Business

I quit my job last year to run this blog full-time. Here's what I've observed so far.

8 min read
- ## How to Have More Time to Do What You Want

Not enough time for the things you wish you could do? Here's how I find more time realistically.

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