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February 2024

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned (#34)
In exploring “habits, projects, and goals,” I realized the need for planning and reflection even in an open-ended pursuit. For my sabbatical, time isn’t…
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Notes on The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich Hayek (#33)
Hayek argues against the idea that central planning can achieve societal goals more efficiently than a market-based economy. He warns that it can lead…
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Notes on reductionism (#32)
I once believed knowledge can be built from the group up, thinking that if we grasp the basics, we could easily understand more complex concepts. This…
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I changed my mind about determinism (#31)
Three months ago when I explored the concept of free will, I leaned strongly towards a deterministic view of the world. My belief began to waver as I…
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January 2024

Beyond the surface of realities (#30)
Realizing I was living in a bubble prompted me to leave my job, among other reasons. All the people around me worked at big techs. I felt disconnected…
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The Courage to Conjecture (#29)
The way I go about with ideas is often to “find” one. If I want to do something, I start by looking for what others have done and see if I can do…
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Habits, projects, and goals (#28)
Navigating these concepts in my exploratory pursuit
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Two Questions on Writing (#27)
Daniel Gilbert once outlined his “Rules for Good Writing”. The rule number one was “strive for three things”: Clarity Engagement There is no third thing…
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