No more dieting
April 15, 2020
books & diet
Coincidentally, I read 2 books taking on the established diet industry: Constant craving Anti diet Just check out their tag lines: Constant craving
How I stay motivated while being unemployed
April 13, 2020
I was recently one of the many casualties of the economic slowdown - one day I had a job, the next day I was out of a job. It all happened so fast
What did I gain from failing admission to the 5am club?
April 1, 2020
challenge
After reading the 5am club, I decided to bid for an admission into this exclusive club by waking up at 5 every morning for the month of March 2020.
The Minimalist Home
March 31, 2020
books
After reading The Mimimalist Home, I realised that: I want my home to take less time to care for and cost less money to maintain. I want less
Everything is fucked
March 30, 2020
books
If I could summarize this book, it would be this: Ultimately, nothing matters Since we are governed by the Feeling Brain, just let it be without
On running faster when older, alternative food for the body and mind, and making time for happiness and other pursuits
March 29, 2020
books
Even I am surprised that I read 11 books for the month of February, and it’s supposed to be a short month. I think a lot of them are a rehash of
The 5am Club
March 20, 2020
books
I refused to pick up this book initially because I already know how it ends - wake up at 5am. I mean why do I need to read a book about it right? I
Talk to me in Korean
March 19, 2020
apps & courses & korean
Today, I’m on lesson 14 of Talk to me in Korean Level 1. After finding out my lack of progress in conversational Korean, I finally took some time to
How I track my goal of reading 100 books in a year
March 18, 2020
books
I used to do it via some book engine like librarything or goodreads. But there are just too much distraction going into them. They are after all
I made a Day One template
March 3, 2020
books
I rely on Day One more and more every day, from taking notes on the books I read to logging my runs and to any brain farts I have on any day (or
How I end up with a Kobo ereader
February 25, 2020
books
It wasn’t too long ago that I owned a Kindle. When I decided to read 100 books in 2020, my selection criteria reordered where form factor was less
100 books in 2020
February 24, 2020
books
I read 53 books in the year 2019. I am happy that I could finally say I can read 1 book a week. But I didn’t do as many summaries as I would like. I
Books about fat, warriors, anti-news activist and uncertain heritage
February 23, 2020
books
The Scrum Fieldbook by J J Sutherland The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi The Secret Life of Fat by Sylvia Tara Genghis Khan by Jack
The Scrum Field Book
February 22, 2020
books
This is a “sequel” to the Scrum book. The main highlight is regarding decision latency. We can at most use 1 hour to make decisions. If it takes
1000 Korean words
February 20, 2020
korean & language
I finally hit 1000 korean words, 2 months later than expected. Overestimation is a real thing for humans. So where does 1000 words get me? No where
Say no to reading - it’s more difficult than you think
January 29, 2020
books
I often just note down the books I’ve read. It is not often that I even mention the books that did not make the cut. One such recent book is the
Logging runs
January 20, 2020
running
After running scared, I still did not faithfully follow the schedule I set out to do. Thankfully, I did the one more thing - I started logging my
Books on superhuman diet, basketball leadership and the noisy world of the deaf
January 19, 2020
books
Headstrong by Dave Asprey Net Work by Rob McClanaghan Volume Control by David Owen It was a slow month with all the school holidays and festive
Running scared
January 9, 2020
running
It’s been months since I could get my running regime to be consistent. I use to run at least 3 times a week. Now I’m lucky if I could get in once a
What to do when you break your streak
December 11, 2019
languages
I finally broke my streak in language learning. After 112 days straight, I “forgot” to open the app for just 5 minutes. I manage to open many other
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