Notes on career

Revisit time block method

I revisited Cal Newport’s time block method, a short lived habit I briefly tried during college and a last resolve to my hectic schedule these days. If I don’t schedule my own time, someone else will. The days that worked Aside from getting things on traction, other benefit includes remember to take break and reflecting […]

Words and spreadsheets

I’m one of those who tried to find the “perfect tool”. It’s the fight between perfection and execution, perfection (excuse) wins most battles. I tried a lot: OneNote, Evernote, Joplin, Notion, Obsidian, Keep, Apple Note, and OneNote; it never ends, just circles. Somewhere along the line, rules form: What worked? Spreadsheets, document, folders, and cloud.

Watch I keep coming back to: CASIO F-91W

This must have been the watch I wore the longest, it’s been close to 5 years. I had two smart watches in between, a Xiaomi and a Huawei, none of which lasted more than few months. What I learned about myself with this watch?

First encounter with dumb phone in a decade

(originally written on December 25, 2021) The first day of owning a dumb phone was not full of anxiety from digital detox. On the morning of December 24, I picked up the secondhand Nokia 3310 that I purchased online. Being late for work, I didn’t swap my SIM to the phone (it requires an adapter

Why a blog

originally written on November 25, 2021 Starting a blog has been one of the New Year Resolution since 2019. Since a kid, I’ve always been that student who’s shy to raise his opinion in class. I think a lot of that has to do with self recognition and thinking everyone else knew the answer, but

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