Experiences How did I do in 2022? Critical evaluation of my 2022 goals about PhD, chess, reading and more...
Book Review Games and Motivation Understanding motivation through octalysis gamification drives by Yu-Kai Chou.
Experiences Featured 30 takeaways for my 30th birthday 30 takeaways from 15 books I read this year about learning, productivity, happiness, money, and blogging.
Academics Is most published research wrong? Scientific research can be manipulated through p value and other hacks. Let's explore how.
Academics 8 drives that make research addictive Octalysis by Yu-Kai Chou explains why research is as addictive as games!
Academics My TA experience so far... What is it like to be a teaching assistant at Polytechnique Montreal?
Book Review Featured Say no to everything Make time for exciting things by using the thumb rule of “Hell Yeah Or No”. Book by Derek Sivers.
Lifestyle Lifestyle design with the odyssey plan Using and explaining a lifestyle designing tool by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans from a Stanford course.
Book Review Featured 5 lessons to live a happier life Key lessons from the book “The courage to be disliked” by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.
Negotiation Negotiation 101: Make everyone happy Generate deals that make both parties more benefits.
Academics Writing a scientific paper Key elements to think about while writing a scietific paper. Lessons I learned from experience and a course.
Lifestyle Featured How to buy happiness Notes from the paper “If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right” by Elizabeth Dunn, Daniel Gilbert, and Timothy Wilson.
Book Review How I use the 80/20 Rule? Pareto's principle is based on the observation that not all inputs are equally responsible for the outputs. Use this imbalance to improve your life.
Book Review Featured Lessons I learned from Robert Kiyosaki Why rich people don't work for money and make their money work for them? Lessons from the book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.”
Lifestyle What happens when we sleep? Many doctors and scientists suggest getting at least 8 hours of sleep in a day. Why is sleep so important?
Academics Effective academic writing Writing science is significantly different from other forms of writing. Here are some tips I learned recently to write more effectively.
Lifestyle Featured The myth of motivation Is motivation important to get things done? Can we trick our minds to feel motivated to do essential things?
Book Review Finding your passion: Ikigai Tips about finding passion from the book Ikigai: The japanese secret to a long and happy life.
Negotiation Negotiation 101: What is the pie? Math behind fair negotiation between two parties. Figuring out what are we negotiating about.
Lifestyle Featured Make the most of the unfair life Life is unfair. Or is it? Let's see if we can identify and leverage our unfair advantages. Tips from the book The Unfair Advantage.
Academics My first conferences as a PhD student My overall experience from preparation to post presentation in the optimization days and mobilit.ai conferences.
Lifestyle How to get better at reading? Tips to be a better and consistent reader from Elizabeth Filips.
