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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 264 posts
The Psychology of Humor — Why Do We Laugh?
Laughter is the oldest and strangest social signal humans possess. From incongruity resolution to superiority to the benign violation theory, we cheerfully dig into the science of why we laugh, with a dash of neuroscienc
2026-06-20 · 21 min read #culture#humor#psychology#laughter#benign-violationHow to Build a Sense of Humor — Are Funny People Born That Way?
Funny people are not born; they are built. From observation and timing to callbacks, the right dose of self-deprecation, and prepared improvisation, this essay cheerfully lays out how to train a sense of humor like a mus
2026-06-20 · 19 min read #culture#humor#comedy#self-improvement#storytellingHumor in Relationships and at Work — The Art of Changing the Mood
A single small joke is sometimes more powerful than flawless logic. We examine, with research, how humor shapes trust, intimacy, and creativity, and we cover the practical skills for breaking the ice and shifting the moo
2026-06-20 · 19 min read #culture#humor#workplace#relationships#leadershipKnowledge Is Something You Connect — Learning Through Background and Links
New knowledge does not get poured into emptiness; it sets firm when tied to what you already know. Drawing on schema theory and active elaboration, this essay shows how to expand into unfamiliar fields through comparison
2026-06-20 · 28 min read #culture#learning-science#schema-theory#elaboration#background-knowledgeWake Your Brain With Urgency — Designing Motivation That Beats Procrastination
Procrastination is not a failure of willpower. The brain only revs up its focus when it feels urgency. This essay lays out how to trick your brain in a healthy way with deadlines and vivid outcome imagery, while avoiding
2026-06-19 · 42 min read #culture#motivation#procrastination#productivity#habitSimulation Thinking: Running It in Your Head First
Running important decisions, hard conversations, talks, and matches in your head first is a powerful tool. This essay covers the cognitive science behind mental simulation, scenario planning, imagining worst and best cas
2026-06-19 · 11 min read #mental-simulation#decision-making#scenario-planning#cognitive-rehearsal#learningWorking With Purpose — How the Why Changes the How
How purpose creates motivation and persistence, how to find and assign meaning in work, the alignment of values and norms, the wish to be remembered as a good person, and how to guard against purpose obsession, all woven
2026-06-19 · 23 min read #culture#purpose#meaning#motivation#self-managementSpeaking Practice — Watch the Mouth and Speak; If You Cannot Speak It, You Cannot Hear It
Language is a protocol that connects you to the world. Listening alone does not make you better; you have to produce with your mouth before the circuit forms. Here is why imitating mouth shapes and pronunciation lifts ev
2026-06-19 · 34 min read #culture#language-learning#speaking#shadowing#englishNever Lose Your Beginner's Mind — How to Resist the Lure of Comfort
A beginner's mind is not a grand vow but something that dims a little every day. Here is how the lure of comfort and short-term sweetness become a boomerang, and the systems that keep you the kind of person who finishes
2026-06-19 · 33 min read #beginners-mind#discipline#engineering#habits#cultureSelf-Directed Learning Is What Grows Me — Turning Career Hunger into Fuel
The anxiety you feel before LeetCode and job postings is actually a good sign. In the end, what grew me was not study someone assigned but study I sought out myself. Here is how to turn career hunger into fuel, and how n
2026-06-19 · 37 min read #culture#self-directed-learning#career-growth#fundamentals#motivationMetacognition: Seeing Yourself Through a Third Persons Eyes
What metacognition is and why it matters, plus the art of objectifying yourself by seeing yourself through a third persons eyes. It covers self-assessment bias, training through records and feedback, applications to lear
2026-06-19 · 19 min read #culture#metacognition#self-awareness#reflection#self-improvementFind Your Own Method — Through Curiosity and Metacognition
Starting from my own failure of copying a proven study routine that simply did not work for me, this essay lays out how to build your own method by experimenting with curiosity and observing yourself with metacognition.
2026-06-19 · 32 min read #culture#metacognition#learning#language-learning#self-developmentWorking Memory and the Brain Circuits — How to Use Your Brain to Learn Efficiently
A reflection on the limits of working memory and cognitive load, the power of externalization, how retrieval strengthens the circuits, and the fact that the brain spends energy only when urgency and context are present,
2026-06-19 · 21 min read #culture#learning#cognition#working-memory#self-managementReal Knowledge Is Knowledge You Apply — Connecting It Through Creativity
Starting from the emptiness of knowledge that never gets applied, this essay covers how to make knowledge your own and connect it through creativity. It lays out storing things in your own words, storytelling, linking to
2026-06-19 · 30 min read #culture#learning#creativity#knowledge#self-improvementHealth as the Foundation — Sleep, Detox, and Control
At the bottom of every achievement lies health. Drawing on personal experience, this essay reflects on sleep science, digital detox, and health as the starting point for controlling body, thought, and speech. Instead of
2026-06-19 · 23 min read #culture#health#sleep#digital-detox#self-managementFollowing the Essence — A Life Built on What Does Not Change
A reflection on spending your time on fundamentals and essence instead of chasing trends. It covers how to separate what changes from what stays the same, how to reason from first principles, and how to make choices your
2026-06-19 · 28 min read #culture#first-principles#essence#long-term-thinking#self-improvementHow to Communicate Through Documents — Writing That Gets Read Again
Documents are the center of collaboration and handoff, and because they are read again and again, they deserve care. This covers document structure that puts purpose and conclusion first, consideration for the reader, as
2026-06-19 · 20 min read #documentation#writing#communication#async#collaborationThe Brain Responds When It Becomes Part of Life — Building an Immersion Environment
The old saying that you only truly learn a language by living in the country contains a neuroscientific truth. The brain only commits energy to learning once that learning becomes an urgent part of your life. This essay
2026-06-19 · 49 min read #culture#learning#immersion#language-learning#motivationFacing Reality First, Then Growing — Stop Daydreaming and Start Colliding With the World
A reflection on why facing reality, instead of escaping into happy fantasies, is the true starting point of growth. It covers guarding against self-flattery and optimism bias, using metacognition to see yourself objectiv
2026-06-19 · 30 min read #culture#growth#metacognition#self-improvement#mindsetAsk and Sync Often — Underestimate the Boss's Memory, Don't Overestimate Their Intuition
Whether what you're doing is heading the right way is best known by the person who gave you the work. This covers the value of regular alignment, the art of asking, expectation management, and the balance of guarding aga
2026-06-19 · 23 min read #communication#sync#feedback#collaboration#culture