What's Old is New
Living the early 2000s life for focus and calm.…
Adult Survival #2: Offline Tools > Desktop Web Apps > Web Browser > Mobile Apps
If you're as prone to addictions as I am, then you've certainly spent many days and nights doomscrolling or going on an online research spree. The second survival strategy is to follow the flowchart: offline tools > online desktop apps > web browser > mobile apps.…
My Academic Knowledge Management Setup
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…
Analog is Still King
Growing up in the digital era, I've always been fascinated by emerging technologies. I've tried incorporating various apps and devices to organize my life and research, from zettelkasten apps and e-ink notepads to plain text. However, time and time again, I find myself reaching for the…
Is Technology or Morality Foundational?
Given recent technological breakthroughs in AI, everyone seems to be conversing about technological advancement and its societal implications. A particularly thorny topic is the ethics of popular models, which were trained on copyrighted data, and is capable of reproducing the style of human creators with much less effort. Given this…
No Optional Websites: Month 1 Update
A month ago, I expressed a desire to live without optional websites as infinite feeds were making me feel overwhelmed. It's been a month and the experiment was largely a failure. These addictive websites prey upon my lowest moments. If I am having a great day, then abstaining…
Two Years of Living Without
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…
The Unbearable Melancholy of the Dead Internet
Some time ago, I stumbled upon a band. They released two albums to little fanfare, then disappeared. I wondered what had happened to its members. They were certainly passionate people. Did their musical dreams blossom at all, under different identities? I couldn't find out. I felt sad. I…