Build your latticework of philosophies for a deeper and simpler life. — Curiosity about Japan is nothing new. After Japan opened to the West in the 19th century, its impact on the formal and decorative arts became so intense that the phenomenon was anointed as an ‘’ism.’’ Japonism or Japonaiserie has continued to thrive to this day, with influences in technology, anime…

An updated overview of my favourite apps and tools. — I love experimenting with different tools and apps to make my personal and professional life more productive and easier to manage. My 2021 Life Tech Stack received a great response, so here I am with an updated 2022 edition. What’s a tech stack, you ask? A technology stack or tech…

Save your mental energy for the decisions that matter. — I’m in a store, trying to pick a gift for my friend’s birthday. This should’ve been a quick errand, yet I’ve been walking through the aisles for the past 45 minutes, growing increasingly frustrated with myself. Just. pick. something! I end up walking out empty-handed. Our days are one long…

Four refreshing ideas from ‘How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big’ — Goals are for losers, and passion is bullshit. Scott Adams, creator of the popular cartoon Dilbert, says it like it is in his book How To Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big. It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that I enjoyed this much. It’s funny…

And save at least 60 hours per year. — Alfred is a productivity app I rarely see mentioned by others, yet it’s incredibly useful and powerful. Here’s how they describe themselves: Alfred is an award-winning app for macOS which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more. Search your Mac and the web, and be more productive…

Entrepreneur Shaan Puri’s uncommon tactics for uncommon results. — I recently took Shaan Puri’s writing course Power Writing. It was good. We learned about writing cold emails, internal memos, landing pages, etc. I learned some good tricks and frameworks to make my copy stronger and punchier. Funnily enough, the best part about the course had nothing to do with…

Not every experience rewires your brain. Follow these hardwired protocols for optimal learning. — Is there anything you wish you had learned more about in school? For me, without a doubt: Neuroplasticity. The incredible feature that allows our nervous system to change in response to experience. I’m convinced I would have approached studying and learning very differently (and appreciated my young, plastic brain a…

You’re missing out on a powerful browser experience if you don’t use any browser extensions. Most people open their web browser only to search the web. While that’s what they’re designed for, there are many more ways you can use your browser by installing ‘extensions’. Here are 8 Chrome extensions…

🤸‍♀️ Re-wiring my brain from Fixed to Growth Mindset — Have you heard of the psychological concept of ‘Growth Mindset’ vs ‘Fixed Mindset’? It's not the same as ‘Open’ vs ‘Closed-Mindedness’. I've always been an open-minded, tolerant, outgoing person. I've lived and worked in 4 countries, so I quickly feel at home in new places and am used to interacting…