Today is my twentieth birthday. I’ve made it an annual habit of writing a rather self-indulgent post about myself on my birthday. I’m going to take that opportunity to write about my last year, things that I have improved on, setbacks and future goals. If you were hoping to read an article about productivity or […]
Archives for August 2008
How to Become a Holistic Learner
Over a year ago, I wrote an article about how I have managed to ace high-school and university exams with very little studying. The article became one of the most popular articles on the website, and I’ve since written two e-books continuing the core idea: holistic learning. Since writing the initial article, and the two […]
In Defense of Food
How can a nation so obsessed with health, be so unhealthy? Why has our historically diverse diet gone down to mostly three crops: corn, wheat and soybeans? Michael Pollan argues that in a society where potato chips and corn oil can be awarded health claims (Frito Lays and Mazola, respectively), there is something seriously wrong […]
Friday Links 08-08-08
From the Web Are We More Self-Absorbed Nowadays? – Ben Casnocha raises an interesting question. I’m definitely guilty of the conceit that people care about my opinion on things (heck, I’ve been writing here for over two years). Self-absorption may be a fault, but it has an interesting trade-off. Does more self-absorption also mean more […]