Nov 22Book review: The Magician Trilogy by Lev GrossmanSome spoilers ahead, though I try to avoid major plot points. I recently read The Magicians series by Lev Grossman. Having read Harry Potter for the first time about a year ago and loved them, I was excited to read a more adult take on the wizard-school premise. I was…Book Review5 min readBook Review5 min read
Aug 15Refold Approach to Language Learning: Russian ~300-hour updateProgress overview Total immersion time (including Anki): 314 hours (+ 88 hours since last post). It’s been about 6 months since my last post (linked here). I was pretty busy during March and April, but have made an effort to be much more consistent with my immersion since early May…Anki3 min readAnki3 min read
Feb 11Refold Approach to Language Learning: Russian ~200-hour updateProgress Overview It’s been almost a year since my first Russian Progress post (linked here). I’ve done about one hundred more hours of immersion (including Anki) since then and feel that my comprehension has improved substantially. Most of that improvement has occurred over the past four months or so because…Refold4 min readRefold4 min read
Jun 2, 2022How My Beliefs About Belief in God Have ChangedMy answer to the question “Do you believe in God?” has undergone major changes in the past view years: from “definitely yes,” to “definitely no,” to “probably” or “I think so.” …Jordan Peterson5 min readJordan Peterson5 min read
Feb 25, 2022Refold Approach to Language Learning: RussianBackground The Refold/Mass Immersion Approach (https://refold.la/) is an immersion-based method for language learning. Unlike traditional language learning methods, there much less emphasis on direct study of grammar. …Refold5 min readRefold5 min read
Feb 5, 2022On the Road of Return to ChristianityIt’s been about almost a year since I wrote my blog post about my spiritual deconstruction. In that post, I discussed why I left: the main reason was I felt that there were too many contradictions between the foundations of my faith and the findings of rational/scientific investigation in the…Catholic6 min readCatholic6 min read
Dec 31, 20212021 Goals Review & Goals for 2022It’s already the last day of 2021. At the beginning of the year, I was pretty stoked about my goals and how awesome it would be to achieve them. For each category of my 2021 goals, I’ll review my progress and outline my new goals for 2022. Fitness goals 2021: Destination 1…Goals4 min readGoals4 min read
Nov 28, 2021Gratitude and Remembering the Being ModeI’ve decided to resurrect the blog. Much has happened since my last post: I’ve joined a thesis lab, moved into a new apartment with my two best friends in my program, and passed my qualifying exam. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I thought I’d crystallize some thoughts on gratitude. What’s…Gratitude2 min readGratitude2 min read
Mar 31, 2021My 1-Year VeganniversaryI decided to go vegan in late March 2020. Now that it’s been one year since I made the switch, I thought I would take a look back and recount what convinced me to go vegan. My now being vegan is somewhat ironic because I was the kind of person…Vegan4 min readVegan4 min read
Mar 19, 2021A Solution to the “Good Times Create Weak Men” MemeA Solution to the “Good Times Create Weak Men” Meme Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. Weak men create hard times. It’s often thrown around as just a meme, but this statement actually contains deep truth about how societal conditions (stability…Virtue2 min readVirtue2 min read
