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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 6 posts
How Far Do Income and Happiness Rise Together — The Full Story of the 75,000 Dollar Debate
"Beyond an annual income of 75,000 dollars, happiness stops rising." Kahneman and his 2010 study turned that into common sense. Then in 2021 Killingsworth, using real-time smartphone data, reported the exact opposite — h
2026-07-20 · 6 min read #psychology#paper-review#mindset#happiness#moneyA Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind — The 250,000-Moment Happiness Study Run on iPhones
A two-page paper published in Science in 2010 sampled the daily lives of 2,250 people in real time through a smartphone app and reported striking findings: people spend 47% of their waking hours thinking about something
2026-07-20 · 6 min read #psychology#paper-review#mindset#happiness#focusSocial Media and the Culture of Comparison — Life on an Endless Stage
Starting from Leon Festingers social comparison theory, we explore how social media made comparison a constant condition. We examine the curated life, algorithms and dopamine, and the contested debate over adolescent men
2026-06-21 · 36 min read #social-comparison#social-media#psychology#happiness#cultureThe Psychology of Money — Why We Spend So Irrationally
We are astonishingly irrational about money. Following behavioral-economics findings like loss aversion, mental accounting, and anchoring, we look at the relationship between money and happiness and the psychology of imp
2026-06-21 · 26 min read #behavioral-economics#psychology#money#decision-making#cultureThe Philosophy of Happiness — Pleasure or Meaning
Is happiness the sum of pleasant moments, or the flourishing of a whole life well lived? From Epicurus's tranquility to Aristotle's eudaimonia and the findings of modern happiness psychology, we explore the ancient quest
2026-06-21 · 30 min read #happiness#philosophy#eudaimonia#hedonism#aristotleAristotle's Eudaimonia: A Philosophy of Flourishing for Developers
Aristotle's concept of Eudaimonia (εὐδαιμονία) offers developers a framework for genuine flourishing — not just pleasure, but a life of excellence, meaningful relationships, and purposeful work.
2026-03-18 · 15 min read #aristotle#eudaimonia#happiness#philosophy#developer