December 2018
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Back home
Appreciation of what happens in life I missed my connection because my flight to Toronto was delayed by two hours I sulked for 10 minutes, realizing now that my ETA to Vancouver went from 10 PM to 1 AM. 3 more hours to my commute 10 minutes of feeling bad for myself. Then I had Continue reading
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I don’t know what I am doing
I don’t know what I am doing like 90% of the time But that 10% of the time, I am having a blast. But even the 90% of the time I don’t know what to do, it’s exciting because it reminds me that there is so much more to learn, so much more to do, Continue reading
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Human noise
“I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone’s heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark.” Continue reading
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First three principles from “How to Win Friends and Influence People”
I recently started the classic self-improvement book: How to Win Friends and Influence People. Here are the first three principles discussed. Principle 1: Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain Sharp criticism of other people doesn’t work. People will always try and justify their wrongdoings, and condemn you back for sharp criticism. Sharp criticism is more like Continue reading
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Certified
The paradox of the information age is that now more then ever, if you have access to the internet, it is quite possible to become self-taught at anything you wish. Knowledge is readily available. But the paradox is that now more then ever we see people have become infatuated with certification. Someone needs to approve Continue reading
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Knowledge Gaps
What makes a person more qualified or capable of doing something than the next person? Usually it’s because of a knowledge gap. The role of a professor is to close that knowledge gap. The role of a student is to apply that knowledge and further their own skill. The role of a university is to Continue reading
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Treatments
This blog post uses information and experiments extracted from the latest book I’ve been listening to on Audible: “Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data” In economics, in sciences, in social sciences, in politics, we care about what works. But how effective are certain treatments? Placebos can be quite powerful. Sometimes they are just Continue reading
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Time to panic?
Finals week kicks on Monday for me and ends Thursday. Thursday right after my final final exam, I’ll have roughly 2 hours to make it to the airport to catch my flight back home. I have to admit that I have yet to review any of my course materials. I have 3 final exams to Continue reading
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Finding beauty in the mundane
In essence, if you breakdown what meditation is, it is simply doing nothing. Yet, I continue to meditate. I’ve been meditating at least 10 minutes for the past two months, some days going up to 30 minutes. And I’m just doing nothing. And what about the other mundane perfunctory tasks we must complete? Like doing Continue reading
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Running out of steam
Usually for me, starting a project that I am passionate about is easy. I have the initial excitement that carries me forward. The middle portion of a project is difficult to maintain momentum. But near the end is where I find it most difficult because I feel as if I’ve lost much of my steam. Continue reading
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