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Happy, Smart, and Useful
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. — read more
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3-day Work Week
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… — read more
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Quiet Girl in a Noisy World
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… — read more
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T.I.T.A.
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:[…] — read more
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The Shape of Ideas
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. — read more
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New Language Project: Norwegian and Danish
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). — read more
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Important Questions
–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,… — read more
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My Duolingo: Diamond League
Success! I managed to reach the Duolingo final Diamond League AND kept my #1 position. Do check out my previous posts here and here where I talk about my history with the little green owl and where I am at with the languages I am learning. — read more
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More on Duolingo
I have been very busy in the last two weeks defending my first position in Duolingo and climbing up the final League: Diamond.My previous post speaks of my history (when I got started) with the little green owl and a brief status update. In this one, as at today, I have accumulated a total of… — read more
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Duolingo
I joined Duolingo in January 2014. That was six years ago!I started with learning Italian and then I added a few other foreign languages. Today, I have 10 on my list with a total accumulated XP (short for “Experience Points”) of 67,607. — read more
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