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Do You Need A VPN? Probably Not
VPNs are marketed as the best solution to securely navigate the web and protect your data but this is not entirely correct. Unless you already use other privacy protection tools a VPN won't benefit you in most cases.
How To Protect Your Privacy Online: 3 Easy Steps
Protecting our online privacy is complex. This guide will show you how to reclaim ownership over your online data in 3 simple steps
Is Recycling A Waste Of Time?
We take recycling for granted as a net good for the world. But many variables like policies and logistics reduce its effectiveness to the point that we might consider ending recycling altogether
6 Lessons From a Year of Running
What I learned by running almost every day for a year
How To Craft Your Identity
Start with your Ideal Day
Think About Your Identity First
Ask the big questions first
The Goal Of Habits Are Practices
Start with habits but aim for practices
Tiny Rockets
The story behind the name
Keystone Habits
Focus on them before anything else
How To Choose What To Read
3 easy steps to choose your next read
New Beginnings
A new year is a new opportunity
Christmas Food and Happy Times
Christmas is all about food and family
Productivity Systems Miss The Point
Productivity Systems don't work
My Morning Ritual
My morning coffee ritual
What To Write About
Just write
Formula 1
It's time for a new F1 era
Less TV
Learn to see the real world
Change is the only constant
Tech moves fast. Academia doesn't
Become a good cook
Learn to cook and make friends
Work Hard Rest Hard
Lessons from my 8-week puppy
The Hard Things
Hard things first
Cars
The most American item
Working at a startup
How it is to work at a tech startup
Pen and Paper
The best cure to writer's block
The Theoretical Minimum
A great strategy to avoid wasteful work
Atomic Running Guide
A short guide to joyful running
1000 Kilometers
10 months of running!
My heroes are real
Real humans not fictional characters inspire me every day
Project Yourself into the Future
Use visualization to live your best life
Thanksgiving
Appreciate everything
Bad Days
Atomic essay on why bad days are OK!
Follow Your Curiosity
Atomic essay on why you need to follow your curiosity
Theory vs Practice
An atomic essay on why experience matters
Plan Your Runs
Atomic essay on why you should plan your runs
Days Off
Atomic essay on the importance of days off
Long Runs
Atomic essay on why long runs are awesome
Running Form
An atomic essay on running form
How To Start Running
An atomic essay on how to start running
Start running
An atomic essay on why you should start running
30-for-30
30-for-30 intro
Read-it-later Apps
Worldbrain's memex is the latest and promising read-it-later app compared to the incumbents Instapaper and Pocket.
What is the future of remote work?
The COVID 19 pandemic put remote work from home in the spotlight. Will this be the new normal or we will go back to the office?
Costco
I love Costco
Making Money On The Internet
It has never been easier to make money
Browser extensions I use
Browser extension enhance your online experience. This is the list of extension I've been using the most
Stop Optimizing and Start Living
In order to live fully we must embrace inefficiencies
What Would Bezos Do?
Jeff Bezo's regret minimization framework
Short reflections on 6 months of running
Running is awesome but not always easy. During the past 6 months I've learned a lot about myself just by running every day.
Laws of Software in Action
There exist laws that rule over most software projects. We should learn them and keep them in mind.
Navigating the wealth of misinformation COVID-19 edition
With so many news it is easy to get lost. This is practical guide to navigate "the wealth of misinformation"
India: Personal Perspectives
Thoughts and reminiscences of a wonderful trip to India
How To Be A Friend A personal summary of Cicero's "De Amicitia"
My personal summary of Cicero's "De Amicitia"
On Patience
Patience is underrated
Antifragility and Skin in the game: Timeless lessons from Nassim Taleb
Takeaways from Nassim Taleb's most powerful ideas
Write of Passage Takeaways
Write of Passage delivered on its promise. It's a great example of what online courses should be.
Stay Home How to stick to your routine during lockdown
Thoughts on how to make it through the COVID-19 lockdown
Underwater what?! Underwater Rugby!
An introduction to Underwater Rugby, the best sport in the world!
Concentrate Like a Roman
Concentrate on the task at hand. Live in the moment
My Favorite Books of 2019
A short list of the best books I read in 2019
My Favorite Apps of 2019
Memex, Grammarly, Gyroscpoe, Oak, VSCode
Goalless Goals
Goals are overrated
A few lessons from 10 Years of using Vim
Vim is the most powerful text editor you'll find
My Personal Filesystem
My Personal filesystem for organizing my digital life
Focus on What Really Matters
Focus
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