Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
Start slow. Then whenever you progress you’ll learn along the way to make it the best - that’s also a way of starting: when you start to do, you start to learn as well! Never be afraid of starting. Being procrastinating isn’t going to anywhere. It’s not a good system. It kills you slowly, laying on the bed rather than…
TL;DR=throw and raise are fuck ugly anti-patterns. Golang got it right. In typescript, just use type unions with you return type and a custom error type. Yesterday, my code hit an exception, and I had no idea why. When I went to look at what the cause could be, my eyes started welling up. Not out of pride, but out of…
I was wondering about how long it takes to get the results of a blood culture and the fact that they don’t yield great results in most cases, which led me to think about flow cytometry and how it might be able to detect bacteria faster than waiting for bacteria to grow in a blood culture. Turns out other people have…
I'm not saying I've discovered the secret to happiness, but daily fiber supplements and a bidet is working out great for me.
I usually listen to music on YouTube (and think YouTube premium is rather underrated). I particularly like to watch musicians in their natural state and not 'performing'. Radio station interviews/ broadcasts are a standard fixture. A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon a Tiny Desk Concert by Alicia Keys on NPR. She…
Eu me sinto um ET quando depois de um dia inteiro de trabalho intenso, não tenho energia para ir pra bar e ficar bebendo até 22h, sendo que eu sei que preciso acordar amanhã de novo às 6h e pouca da manhã... Onde essas pessoas (a maioria) arranja energia para fazer isso? Sinto que vim com um defeito de fábrica. Hoje…
Coming from a small village, it was pretty uncommon to hear people discuss things like wealth, assets, capital etc growing up. It was very strange and unsettling when I met teens from Mumbai. Many of them seemed miles ahead in their business vocabulary and had a strong sense of business more than most of the "biz men"…
Have you ever have conversations You think you wants to be ready before And you slight regretted you only get to think of what you think and should’ve said One minute after what you said. You can only be ready When you keep thinking about it When your mind is occupied about the thing You can’t let yourself caught off…
I have earned the guts to say this out loud the hard way. I don't HAVE TO do anything. I feel like doing NOTHING and that's what I'll do. I do the things I want to do and feel like doing. There's no shits left to give for anyone or anything else. Only a very calm space inside me where there's an absence of all kinds…
This isn't the first time I am attempting to maintain a streak. I've done it before. In 2019, I kept a diary and wrote a line or two about each day of the year. Sometimes it would be detailed, while at others, not so much. In 2018, I started doing the daily house chores with full intention. I would help at home as…
I was about 11-12 I think when I first fell in love. I’ve fallen in love many times since. They say first love lasts forever, true to an extent. Then you have the second love which hits even harder than the first and you think this is it. We are gonna make it. Only to have it all come crashing down. I’ve seen the pack…
Friendships, like any other relationships, are supposed to be mutual—mutual understanding and mutual effort. There should be a balance to it, just like any other aspect of life. When a friendship is one-sided, it can lead to unhealthy feelings of resentment or exhaustion. Eventually on the long run, you can get tired…
Hoje falei pras minhas amigas sobre o cara elegante do meu trabalho e como, quase de forma obsessiva eu olho para ele procurando alguma parte amassada em sua roupa, algum desvio de postura ou um fio de cabelo fora do lugar. Não encontro. Da ultima vez que o vi, notei que ele vestia uma camiseta branca de algodão e uma…
I get up every day to strive to be a better me and to grow daily. I get up to work hard and gain financial freedom and to be able to build a family and support them with no questions asked. I get up everyday because the love and support I get from being in such a lovely and healthy relationship. I get up everyday…
(original: 2009 April 18) in memory of jengyee: april 27 tree planting at Cal for the tree planting ceremony ... To commemorate Jengyee's lasting devotion to Cal, a beautiful California live oak tree will be planted on campus just south of Etcheverry Hall. We cordially invite you to join us for the planting and an…
Back in a place that used to be home. The first time staying in a hotel. The city seems new, distant, and yet I know it so intimately…
We are the patient-zero generation for a lot of things that were, safe to say, uncommon practices even a decade and a half ago. When Walt Whitman said, “The future is no more uncertain than the present”, he implied that while what is to come is hard to tell. It is equally hard to understand the consequences of our…
Shephards pie with chicken mince, mini pomfrets on a bed of buttered spinach, pasta with a medley of ''english'' vegetables in a tomato sauce. Green salad with a generous topping of feta. Of course, some very garlicky bread. For dessert a christmas plum cake with fresh cherries in a custard. Topped off with a bottle…
Yesterday we started a road trip around Scotland. Our search for lunch was constrained by the lack of variety. Fish & chips, fish & chips ... oh, and another fish & chips shop. Hungry and without alternatives, we settled for a meal that was pricey, unappetizing, and unhealthy. Why is such food prevalent and who…
It is never a good morning to mourn.
why is it so hard to communicate and be understood? i feel like this is the hardest thing we have to do as humans.
(original: 2006 03 April) tasks and priorities constantly change. learn how to prioritize. - Silver Lining somewhat related to (or contributing to the antithesis of) SL Tip 7, prioritizing is critical when on the job. (actually, it's basically similar to making decisions about how to spend your money ... but wait!…
Sim, ainda estou em Belo Horizonte. Hoje fui comer a famosa rosca com queijo canastra, açúcar e canela lá no mercado central acompanhada de um cafezinho preto maroto. Que delícia ein! Minas gerais não decepciona em nada na comida. Em nada. Do café da manhã ao jantar, tudo impecável! Do incrível Café Palhares, onde…
então! eu comi uma grama de cogumelo. depois de uma semana produtiva, que ainda não acabou, e de momentos memyselfandI, decidi dar esse passo e tirar esse querido da geladeira que já tava fazendo aniversário. acho que tava meio mofado, mas who knows? bem, foi tudo, brisas gostosas, outras nem tanto. meu namorado que…
A thought on editing and proofreading, especially of your own writing. Most people, other than diehard digital evangelists, agree that reviewing a print out helps correct errors and make improvements that you might not have spotted on the screen. This sits alongside the idea, supported by research (see the article…
We often sign up for tasks without considering whether we'll be able to show up with full intention. We think about how fun or exciting it'll be to experience something. Soon enough, we begin to wonder - did we even think clearly? The sudden responsibility to be fully present is daunting. But we get baited by the rush…
Modern music is sampled at around 48kHz, 24-bit depth, stereo (left/right channels), and songs on average are about 5 minutes. Which begs the question: “Just how many five-minute-songs can there really be?” The average song, ignoring compression, assuming above parameters, requires about 700M bits:…
Romance is having ideas. Love is executing them. We have a tendency to romanticise things too quickly. A new year resolution. An elusive job. Someone we went out on a date with. We build ourselves to a point of simultaneous anticipation and trepidation, that there is a very real possibility that we might burst at our…
When a person shares their struggles publicly, a very common type of seemingly empathetic reaction is to tell them they are not alone. There are a lot of people going through similar issues. Your problems are not unique. I could never understand this. Never have I suddenly started feeling better after realizing that…
Ever heard this saying, “God helps those who help themselves”? I don’t know who came up with this but it is not in the bible. If everyone can help themselves, they won’t seek God.
I love the structure of a routine. After being out of routine for the last three weeks, I finally returned to it. I felt the burden lift from my shoulders when I pressed “publish.” My sacred hours are in the late evening. I write an essay, something like an organized brain dump, on my topic of choice. The last task of…
L’inconnu est le champ d’exercice idéal de l’imposture, pour l’insoutenable envie de croire que l’étrangeté même de certains phénomènes induisent en nous, pour la posture de faiblesse et le manque d’arguments qui nous laissent désemparés face à des discours extraordinaires, mais surtout, parce qu’il n’est rien d’admis…
The gym is fun, its challenging, helps you have better mental resistance to pain, things you don't necessarily like to do, and the most obvious one its just good for your body. My thing is that I'm a indecisive person and with so many options I just don't enjoy it as much... BUT when going with other people it is way…
Crossing the threshold into tranquility. Silence. Figures reading, learning, absorbing. You tread lighter than usual. Paces slower. A softness of the feet as a sign of respect to the literature. A wave of colour greets you. Blinding brightness, as you search for familiarity. A name, a face, a feeling. Row by row of…
I just discovered Nicheless from Hacker News. I really like the design and concept so far. Also, the 300 word post limit -- combined with the fact that today is November 1st -- has given me an idea: NaNoWriMo is a annual competition to write a novel within a month, starting November 1st. The minimum word count goal is…
should i or should i not also go for a little run tbh i should not because it's "good" for me though it def is but because i know how good it feels HONESTLY PUTTING ON SHOES IS THE HARD PART. AND THEN IT'S EASY. // what a great run came back and i vacuumed i feel thoroughly warm now i want to drink tea and shower…
White, fluffy, and cold, coming down from the clouds. What is it that makes snow so special, so magical? Is it because it's so rare for me, or is it the memories made during snow trips that make me unexplainably happy when I see it? Regardless, this is one of the aspects I love about Chile—being able to see such…
Recently built my first kit guitar! Really happy with how this one turned out. After years of fixing up cheap guitars I was ready to build one of my own. Picked the kit up as a local guitar show and finished it in about a week. I also picked up a Harley Benton Tele Style guitar a few days before the show. It had a…
It is totally awesome to be free of the external judgement. To create without the fear to be misunderstood, to express any opinion being equal in probability to be discussed free of prejudice. Such an approach gives an adequate perception of the surrounding phenomena, allows to connect cause and consequence without…
What inspires change? Knowledge Fear Hope Knowledge inspires change by opening our eyes to what is, what could be, and what is likely to be. We can then imagine what it might look and feel like to play out those scenarios. Knowledge usually sparks either fear or hope. Maybe you can’t have one without the other? Both…
Imagine as KB said - what if you live life regretting that you could've done more I always imagined if I was like what I was when I study for exams. On the last day. Or the last hour. The hormones or the awareness just made me increase my capabilities by 1000%. But I was a 10% prior to that last hour. Imagined that.…
Yesterday, I accidentally smashed a bottle of red wine in our kitchen. Pieces of the broken bottle scattered everywhere, and red wine covered the floor and splashed on the walls—it was a huge mess. Understandably, I was very pissed off at first. But I remembered Shirzad Chamine's mantra of "taking the hand off the hot…
There are two types of learning: structured and unstructured. The first is like reading a textbook from the start to the end. The second abandons all formal progression through learning material. There's one reason why those who follow an unstructured approach end up ahead. When you go through a formal course, you're…
I recently published my first blog post - Learning To Write. Simply put, my plan for learning how to write is to force words out onto paper and see what sticks. Fine, in theory. But how do I put this plan into practice? How do I ensure that in 3 weeks, or 3 months, or 3 years I am still writing? This is an experiment…
Gives me perspectives on How you always work so hard for someone And you gotta be fearless & understand you don’t have any thing that drags you down E: if you don’t love the girl or the guy, it’s okay to let it go - and if you’re on the other side Understand that it’s okay & let it go Kinda in your situation now Just…
Just today, I saw a tweet sharing an article I read last year, praising how phenomenal it was. The person who tweeted it had a larger following than mine. Had I shared the same link publicly, it wouldn't have made much of a difference as it did in his case. He will get praised for being well-read, cool, and…
I love exploring - it may be a new experience, a food place, a new tool, or a new hangout place. This time I am exploring a new tool - Nicheless. Let's see how this exploration goes. Until next time!
While still in the early pages of reading the book- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, something deeply poignant came through. Time as a unit of measure, is a relatively new phenomena. Watches and clocks arrived to help us become more productive and achieve more in a 24 hour time frame. Several authors have…
