Personal
Notes on learning strategies, networking, finance and health — and what I am still working out.
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Using LLMs for Problem Solving
I've always been fascinated by the potential of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Claude. But it wasn't until recently that I truly harnessed their power to solve my own day-to-day problems. The biggest thing I've been obsessed with recently has been using them…
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Making Big Decisions
A podcast episode that I come back to every now and then is that on Transformative Experiences on EconTalk . The image that has stayed with me was when they talked about this hypothetical scenario of a man deciding whether he wants to turn into…
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Getting Back to Toastmasters
Speaking has always been my number one weakness. I tend to talk too fast. I am always uncomfortable with silence, and so I always try to fill the gap. I tend to repeat words. I tend to do weird gestures. Speaking, whether in public or…
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Becoming kinder
Yesterday, I was walking along Passeig de Gràcia with a new acquaintance. And all of a sudden, she asked me if we could stop and ask the homeless man on the street how he was doing. She said that she had seen him many times…
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Ask me anything at Embiggen
I have been the head of research at Embiggen , a corporate innovation and foresight consulting startup. It has been so exciting with our team growing and with us, getting our first clients. One cool initiative we had within the firm was to have an…
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Networking experiment
As an extremely introverted person, I really find it difficult to network. Connecting with strangers really drains me. I do not like its transactional nature. And the truth is I am too much of a mess during small talk. I always feel awkward, afraid of…
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Top-down and bottom-up learning
In any skill you want to learn, it’s always useful to explore it from two views: bottom-up and top-down. The bottom-up approach starts breaking down the problem into components and then trying to understand how each of these building blocks fit. In contrast, the top-down…
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Procrastination cycle
I am prone to having periods where I am extremely productive and periods where I have to push myself to start working. It seems like I am always in one of those two modes, never just right. While this has been an ongoing struggle, I…
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Document your journey
One insight that I just thought of recently, that I should have probably done even before, is to document whatever grand, a long-term endeavor that I am currently pursuing. For instance, if you are writing a book, instead of just publishing everything in the end…
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Planning as a Hobby
Browsing through productivity posts in Hacker News and productivity subreddits, it seems like planning has become a hobby for many people. Admittedly, this has also been a thing for me. I love conceptualizing grand plans for myself. I love reading strategies on the most efficient…
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