It has been 5 years since I wrote a post for this personal blog. Why? I started working at Amazon in 2019 and all my energy & creativity were focused on the job.

In 2019 I set myself a goal to read one book a week, this year I have no such goal.

My goal for 2019 is to read 52 books, one book every week. I fell short of this goal, having only read 33 books. The books read are listed in reverse chronological order below.

When I was a child, my parents read to me every night. This started my life long love of literature (and alliteration).

Suppose there existed a machine that could simulate anything you desired.

28 days of writing, how did it go?

Some articles I’ve written feel like a stream of consciousness. They follow my train of thought, and completely disregard essay formats and typical narrative structures.

Sonder is the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own.

I am a dreamer, but an unapologetic pragmatist. What gives?

This isn’t about movies with twins, but two movies that have similar themes released at the same time.

It’s hard not to procrastinate. Everybody I know procrastinates. I’m writing this article instead of doing pressing work.

What’s up with all these bronze statues?

In this day and age, where would we be without the maps on our phone? Well, probably not where we wanted to go.

Can we apply the principles of design to our own lives, and become the architects of our own fate?

Posting on Instagram has become a science. A carefully measured exercise to maximum engagement.

I’m in London England this week and am thoroughly enjoying being a tourist.

Rock paper scissors is a zero sum game, life is not.

If you have never missed a flight, you are probably wasting your time.

Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.

The best stories include nachos, right?

Things rarely go right the first time.

Welcome to my journey learning how to update this blog’s theme.

One day in elementary school, my teacher took me aside and asked me to be humble.

When I was younger, I wanted to be an author when I grew up.

There’s much hoopla over job titles, with many strong opinions on both sides.

We have been through so much, but I have never properly thanked you.

Sometimes you don’t need a definite plan. Sometimes it’s better that way.

I have a visceral response when I feel like someone is trying to sell to me.

Writing challenges are hard. I am trying to write an article every single day for the month of February. Thank god this year isn’t a leap year.

Listicle: a piece of writing or other content presented wholly or partly in the form of a list.

We’ve all heard people preach to follow your passion, but this is often the worst advice you can give someone.

I was taught to knit by my mother at the age of 6.

Today is the first day of February 2019. I am going to write a blog post every day this month.

As 2018 comes to an end, I am flabbergasted by everything that has happened to me in the last 12 months. This is a brief self-indulgent review.

I love reading books. This is a list of my favourite books that I’ve read over the past 22 years.

Many educators justify teaching binary (base 2) because it’s how computer represent numbers. As compelling as this argument may sound, I believe that binary numbers are much more interesting.

Fibonacci numbers are the defacto example for recursive programming, but is there a better way to generate them?

\(\phi = 1.618...\). Much like \(\pi\), \(\phi\) shows up in the most unexpected places.

Not many people would describe high school math as memorable. However, my grade 12 teacher once posed a problem that has stuck in my head ever since. It’s memorable for two reasons: the absurdity of the scenario, and the two solutions that were shown to us.

A Kōan is a story that might seem like a paradox at first. Many meditate on them, trying to tease out meaning, for there is no correct solution.

Math is unreasonably effective. It continues to surprise me by proving amazing results with relatively little to work with. I am going to attempt to convey one such proof here.

Doctor Volleyball Inc. was officially incorporated on May 23, 2018.

Disagreement is vital for growth, so how do we do it productively?

I find tournaments fascinating.

I have no idea what I’m doing.

Isaac Asimov is prolific.

In grade 12 Calculus, I needed to write a proof for an assignment.

I worked as a counsellor at Camp Tawingo for three summers.

There are many different schools of thought on where to invest your energy.

Sometime between the hours of 7am and 8:30am on Tuesday March 22nd 2016, my iPhone 5S was stolen.

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting with alumni from Victoria College at the University of Toronto.

It was 7am and a volleyball player was attempting to throw javelin.