In the next few weeks, I will be sharing small strategies that helps my disorganized, lazy, forgetful, impulsive self to survive and thrive in a high-pressure adulting environment. Speaking of forgetfulness, I was that kid who lost their phone every semester. I would lose my keys even more often. I…
I've been following the personal knowledge management (PKM) space for a while now. The promises of a second brain that helps you make novel connections and organize the haphazard pile of primary, secondary and original text, is appealing to an academic like me. Yet, I had trouble finding…
I just got my bachelor's degree! It was a long journey, including a semester when I only got F's. It's a miracle I got a degree at all, let alone with the opportunity to pursue a PhD next fall. Rather than writing an overly…
Manuel Moreal has a series of blog posts on the year of living without, in which he temporarily eliminates aspects of his life to see how it goes. In a way, I've already lived a year without in 2022, and would like to continue with this trend in…
As someone who has academically excelled since a young age, the most difficult transition in college has been an acceptance in my mediocrity. Korea's Obsession With Success. I am the poster child of a success-driven society. I was raised in South Korea, a country with incomparable academic pressure.…
Most people recognize the value of reading books; many of us set a new year's resolution to read more. We're pumped up with energy. Yet, it rarely lasts. Here is my simple solution: hack your phone.…