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Thoughts, interests, notes, and happenings in my life.
Thoughts
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Systems to Eschew Eschewing Performance: Competitors must earn statuses
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Boredom II: Preying on the Ignorant: Selling snake oil for a hefty profit
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Personalities Should Be Adjectives: Nouns are specific and adjectives are general
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Nostalgia II: Good Ol' Days: Recognition of reality can reduce future heartache
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Roommates: Why they're an all-around great idea
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Fear is a Lack of Understanding: Take time to learn before making an assessment
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Discipline IV: Digging Graves: Make decisions that risk livelihood if not completed
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Excuses: Competitors don't bitch, they compensate
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Puzzle Learning: An approach to learning new subjects
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Death of the American Shopping Scene: A look at the current state of American shopping culture
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In Praise of Libraries: All the good public libraries have to offer
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Nostalgia I: Seeing Ghosts: Memories conjure up ghosts in distant places
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Fucking Around to Find Out: Unrestrained exploration can be a valuable learning opportunity
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Writing Styles: Some are ugly and fleeting, others aesthetic and timeless
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Create an Environment of Convenience: Personal convenience makes everything better
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Privilege Violations Need Stricter Punishments: Lack of punishment incentives violations of rules
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Discipline III: Ebb and Flow: Motivation fluctuates, but the front line always pushes or holds
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Why Are Most of My Thoughts Posts Advice-Flavored?: A critical look at the why behind some essays
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Beginner's Blindness: Resolution and appreciation are lost when limits are reached
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Deprivation for Satisfaction: Depriving myself of various wants/needs to increase satisfaction
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Nobody Cares: Do things for yourself, not others
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Discipline II: By Force: How to do things that aren't fun or desirable
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Productive Idling: Always have something productive to do during idle times
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Intelligence Is Knowledge Is Experience: Experience gives the illusion of intelligence
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Death III: Stories: Stories of me and my father
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Agency: Developing agency and the ability to achieve goals
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Modern Life is War: Ways of life are being attacked and resistance is necessary
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Destruction IV: The final piece of forest
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Priorities: A hard truth, a feeling of freedom, and a lamentation
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Moderation is My Enemy and I Will Wage War on It Wherever I Go With Whatever I Have
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Pacing II: Acceleration: Or lack thereof, on machines and in life
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Destruction III: Gone, but not forgotten
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Merit-Based Barriers to Entry: Your skill level must be this high to ride
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Competition: Benefits, detriments, implementation
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Death II: One Year Fatherless: Reflections one year after my father's death
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Distractions: Definitions, common examples, elimination, prevention
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Thankful: Running list of reasons I have to be thankful
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Reflections on MilleniaThinker: Video-by-video thoughts and reviews
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6pm in the Subfab: Working long hours and what it means for some
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Pacing I: Deceleration: Or lack thereof, on bikes and in life
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Commitment Issues: The longer a commitment goes unfulfilled, the less likely it is to become fulfilled
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For LaTeX: Pros and cons of using LaTeX vs. Microsoft Word, ideas on how to increase its prevalence
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Drogo's Follies: Giovanni Drogo's mistakes, lessons learned, and suggestions on prevention
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Creating and Developing: Fulfillment, balance, suggestions and considerations
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Discipline I: Momentum: Using small tasks to accelerate discipline
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Against SEO: SEO isn't necessary if the content is good
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Destruction II: Must progress and destruction go hand-in-hand?
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Safer Driving: Rules, data, biases, behaviors
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Life in a Bubble: Experiences living in my own societal bubble
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Becoming Famous for Others: Using influence to support causes
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Using Movies to Teach: Low-cost integration of valuable lessons into movies
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Boredom I: Consistency: As an indicator of progress and being on the right track
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COVID I: Experiences and reflections on the infamous pandemic
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Problems with Livestreaming: Role models, invisible effort, simps
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Checking Dunbar: Finding Dunbar's number, variations, increases
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Mentorship: Suggestions on being a good mentor in a work setting
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Destruction I: My refuge and its "progress"
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Cheating: Why cheating occurs and prevention methods
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Making Work More Enjoyable: Philosophy of work and how to make it more fun
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Making Driving Enjoyable: Why driving isn't fun and how to lessen that
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Regret: My ongoing relationship with regret and how to reduce its future impact
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Death I: Loss: Experiences and lessons after my father's sudden and unexpected death
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One-on-Ones: Experiences and suggestions on conducting 1:1 meetings with a partner
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Empty: Empty words and the cost of betterment
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Thesis Lessons: Lessons learned while researching and writing an undergraduate thesis
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AggieFab Reflections: Thoughts on working at a university laboratory for 2.5 years
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Time Optimization: Practical ideas for improving use of time
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Shortform: Random thoughts
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Life Philosophies: Running list of life philosophies I abide by
Research
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Bike Rack Positions: Roof vs. hitch
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Ads and Gas Pumping Rate: Do gas stations intentionally throttle pumping rates to improve profits?
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Where to Live for Happiness: Literature and personal considerations related to housing variables
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[Blank]-Free Foods: Healthy or not?
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Slowing Time: Notes on and suggestions for making time feel slower
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Is LTC Insurance Worth It?: Insurance, lawyer fees, incident probabilities
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Heat: Chemistry of spice, developing a tolerance to progressively hotter sauces
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Self-Testing: Log of tests I run on myself
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Strange-Face Illusion: Replicating Caputo's work
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Problems with Modern-Day Science: Predators, perishing, peer review, reproducibility
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Financial Independence / Retire Early: Motivation, types, methods, investments, lifestyles
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Vacuum: Concepts, technologies, pumps, system design
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Ion Implantation: Theory, equipment, process, doping alternatives
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Stealing Political Signs: Does it help or hurt the thief's cause?
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Cost of Rideshare Driving: Is it financially-advisable to drive for a ridesharing company?
Knowledge
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Links: Links I've read
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Life Advice: On health, finance, productivity, career, thinking, environment, and others
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Penances: Creative punishments for a variety of needs
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Sleep: Effects and Hygiene: Information on sleep's importance and hygiene
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Date Ideas: Out-of-the-box options
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Project Euler/LeetCode Solutions: Notes on and solutions to Project Euler and LeetCode problems
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Food: Science and Recipes: Information on the science of food and recipes
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Home Ownership: Considerations, projects, information, suggestions
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Problem Solving: List of problem-solving techniques
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Life Improvements: Items and practices that have improved my life
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Book Reviews: List of books I've read
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Notes:
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Film Reviews: Reviews of movies and shows
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Productivity: Technology and Practices: Personal systems and practices for improving productivity
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Spaced Repetition: Brief overview, information examples and suggestions, memorization practice
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Questions: Random questions answered
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Quotes: Quotes I like and/or abide by
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Puzzles: Fun puzzles and brain teasers
Training
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Personal:
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Everesting III: Success by Support: 29,000 ft and 21 hours of riding, resting, and whining
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Core Training: Myths, programming, thoughts
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Keep It Up: Programming for the long haul
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Weight Loss in Just a Few Hard Steps: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"
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Everesting II: Defeat by Darkness: Hubris and underestimation get the best of me
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Stop Rewarding Beginner Success: Coaches are mistakenly rewarded for easy achievements
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Everesting I: Base Camp: Climbing 15,000 ft in a single ride on a single hill
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(Un)known Finishes: Training with an unknown, but definite, finish
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Mind-Numbing: Benefits and detriments of training until the mind is numb
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Gear: Why gear usage should be as barebones as possible
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Cutting Sugar: Psychology and elimination of sugar, lessons learned, recommendations
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Alone vs. Team: Benefits and detriments of solitary and team-based training
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Misconceptions: Common exercise misconceptions explained and debunked
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Patience: Take it slow, enjoy the process, and reap the benefits when they finally arrive
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Home Gym: Advantages, equipment, purchasing suggestions, setup
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Apnea (Breath Holding): History, science, training, personal experiments
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Tutorials:
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Supplementary Exercises: Exercises that can be trained alongside compound strength movements
Experiences
About
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About: Contact info, personal info, website, what I use, favorites
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Now: Where I'm currently at in life
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Changelog: Changes to this site and my life