A non-exhaustive list Conformism: Paul Graham - Link Excerpt (written in 2020 but rings even truer today):In the last few years, many of us have noticed that the customs protecting free inquiry have been weakened. Some say we're overreacting — that they haven't been weakened very much, or that they've been weakened in the service … Continue reading Recent reading & watching →

It was a difficult year to pour into my hobbies, but I got back in the stride in December. Of the 12 books I read this year, I read 6 in the last month, 3 in the two-week break between jobs, and only 3 in the other months. I hope to read more consistently in … Continue reading 2024 books recap →

Government clampdowns on social media are not the answer - Link, David French. This is such a tough one - I very much agree that the first amendment rights of everyone (incl children) are too precious to suppress. But I don't agree that it is the parents' responsibility to regulate social media use. A vast … Continue reading Recent interesting reading [Mar ’24] →

August - Dec 2023: Pachinko (496 pages) - 10/10. Life of a family across generations, covering many themes in a non-stereotypical way: the immigrant experience (most books focus on immigration to the US, but this was super interesting in Korea > Japan, so fully based in east Asia), inter-generational mobility, gender, sex, money, family, mistakes, … Continue reading 2023 reading recap: →

As of 08/22, will aim to update quarterly If by Rudyard Kipling (poem)Vienna by Billy Joel (song)1984 by George Orwell (book)Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas (poem)The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (book)The categories were made for man, not man for the categories by Scott Alexander (article)This is water by David … Continue reading Writing I revisit often 🙂 →

Books: If Beale Street could talk - Love, loss and hard-hitting everyday reality of what it means to be black in America. I've read many books centred on this theme of late - what stood out here was the simple, raw and matter-of-fact reality of the average black person's life. The simplicity of the everyday … Continue reading Content roundup (Feb + Mar + Apr 2021) →

Books: The courage to be disliked (290 pg.) - As much as I dislike self help, I couldn't help but appreciate a few actionable 'mental models'. I liked the ease of understanding and implementing things we all know internally. The writing style and the first 75 pgs. are a big turn-off though. 3.5/5 Memoirs of … Continue reading Content roundup (Jan 2021) →

Books: Born a Crime - Trevor Noah's story of growing up in South Africa. This book lives up to all its hype, and then some - it's difficult to write about racism without victimization and pity, and Trevor did exactly that. Recommend very, very highlyAn American Marriage - I laughed, cried, and smiled with the … Continue reading Favourite books, articles, podcasts, and movies of 2020 →