THE LITTLE BOOK OF FIKA is a relaxing book to read and oh-so-lagom. I borrowed the e-book version from the library and it’s a perfect little book to read while having breakfast. With a nice cup of coffee. “Fika” is easily my favorite four-letter word but then […]

Do check out Derek Sivers’ post at sivers.org/hsu. I didn’t realize Sivers already has a Venn chart (when I clicked on the link), but I saw his chart only after I’ve created mine.

Today, on this Friday, I ended the chapter on my conventional work-life. My initial plan was to enter into early retirement to play full-time—to focus on my personal projects and interests. My employer, though, has a better idea and because of that, I will be entering into an interesting phase of redesigned work where I get to do both: play and work.

QUIET GIRL IN A NOISY WORLD is funny and so relatable. I borrowed the e-book version from the library and finished it in one sitting while having my breakfast (this sounds like what I’ve said before…). QUIET GIRL is a book I want to keep in my personal collection, so I bought a copy.This is my second Debbie Tung book; the first one was BOOK LOVE, which is equally (if not, more) awesome.

My T.I.T.A., short for Topics I Think About, is getting longer. As at today, I have 192 entries in the list that I have been maintaining. My top 10 topics are:[...]

THE SHAPE OF IDEAS is a fun and thought-provoking read. I borrowed the e-book version from the library this morning and finished it in one sitting while having my breakfast.

I’ve been tinkering with Norwegian and Danish for a while now on Duolingo and they’re similar to Swedish. I enjoy learning both and it’s time to get serious with them. I bought some books for a more in-depth study expanding on my knowledge of the Scandinavian languages (also called North Germanic languages).

–Tim Ferriss always seems to ask the best questions: What would this look like if it were easy? How will you know if you don’t experiment? What would less be like? The one that hit me the hardest, when I was maybe 25, was “What do you do with your money?” The answer was “Nothing, really.” OK, so why try so hard to earn lots more of it?

The passage above I stole from Ryan Holiday in his blog post "33 Things I Stole From People Smarter Than Me on the Way to 33."