At any point in time, the first thing to consider is, what could you possibly do, where you are, with the tools you have? from Getting Things Done by David Allen 📚
What humans require in our ascent is purpose and realism. Purpose, you could say, is like passion with boundaries. Realism is detachment and perspective. – Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday 📚
A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you. — C. S. LEWIS
📺 #Westworld Season 4 was fantastic! It still had the same problem as Season 3 in that some dumb coincidence had to happen to create more action scenes, but it returned strongly to the philosophical theme of free will and humanity. Let’s hope they get to make the series finale.
🎥Bullet Train = John Wick + Deadpool with Guy Ritchie’s storytelling style. So entertaining!! Surprisingly, this silly action film has a narrative theme! It reminded me a little of Everything Everywhere All At Once, but this is definitely for someone who just wants to laugh their ass off or be …
Becoming the best version of yourself requires you to continuously edit your beliefs, and to upgrade and expand your identity. Atomic Habits by James Clear 📚
How do you decide whether the content should be a post or a page? What’s the difference for readers (aside from not being able to comment)? What about indexing and backend functionality? 🤔
My new understanding of Zettlekasten
I never quite understood the point of Zettelkasten until I saw this video—Implementing a Digital Zettelkasten using Block References in Roam Research with Beau Haan. The purpose of Zettelkasten is to allow you to have a clear, informed, and personal conversation, not to organize or summarize what …
I have avoided using Drafts for any long form writing for years because the editing part was so horrendous. Only to realize that there is the arrange mode inside the app all along. 🤯
I’m still figuring out whether to use NotePlan or Logseq for my daily logs. NotePlan feels more intuitive, but I’m a bit scared of their pricing practice. While Logseq is free, the queries look like something I have to learn for weeks just to get a weekly summary. 😅
Remember and remind yourself of a phrase favored by Epictetus: “persist and resist.” Persist in your efforts. Resist giving in to distraction, discouragement, or disorder. —The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
It’s so important to take on a Curator’s Perspective—that we are the judges, editors, and interpreters of the information we choose to let into our lives. –From #BuildingASecondBrain by Tiago Forte
Every time you take a note, ask yourself, “How can I make this as useful as possible for my future self?” –From #BuildingASecondBrain by Tiago Forte
I felt like I got called out and I didn’t like it one bit. 😤🤣🥲 From Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
Happy Birthday to me 🥳 It’s crazy how I’m in the best shape of my life when I actually just got older. lol
👩💻Created a visual book note of 📚 Soundtracks in 10 minutes using my new favorite whiteboard app—Guga. Highly recommended both the book and the app.
👩💻 I just got the 9.99 USD deal for Agenda app from Stack Social, which will give you all the current features plus 12 months updates you get to keep forever (+6 months bonus with a referral link when you activate it before purchasing the deal.) What a steal!
“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” —Marcus Aurelius 💬
💡Nowadays, I tend to divide everything into two categories. What brings me joy and what helps me grow as a person. Nice moment? Savor it. Bad moment? Take lessons. This is a simpler way of life.
📚Soundtracks by Jon Acuff I’ve been doing a lot of these stuff before reading this book and they really help me stop overthinking. Retiring the broken self-talk records with new positive ones, and regulating yourself with positive actions. This book is great, and a lot of fun.
Writing session at lunch.
💡After years of working out, I’ve changed my mindset from “Don’t bother, you won’t be able to do it.” to “If I want to do this, how can I incorporate the plan that will work for me?” Change no longer seems impossible when you realize it’s a matter of …
📺 The latest episode of #Westworld was so great! Really like the vibe of this season. Let’s hope some philosophy questions about hosts and humans popping up soon.🤞
How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur 📚 💬four simple questions that we can ask ourselves whenever we encounter any ethical dilemma, great or small: What are we doing? Why are we doing it? Is there something we could do that’s better? Why is it better?
A lovely family trip. We enjoyed the food so much and I had so much fun taking photos with my iPhone. It felt good to leave your camera at home once in a while.