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About Me Hi there 👋 — I’m currently a Quant Risk Analyst in the TradFi space, working in the FX asset class with products such as Forwards and Options. ...

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Recursion — Blake Crouch (Book)

Genre: Science Fiction / Psychological Thriller Summary: The book centers entirely around two characters, Barry and Helena, with all the chapters named after them. The story essentially explores how time travel affects both of their lives. From the start, you can tell their stories will eventually overlap, but the real question is how and why? Thoughts: It’s a fun, fast-paced read, but without…

Slowing down can be a good thing

When studying things as an adult, there's often a pressure to finish things quickly, to "lock in". Which I do agree with but that can lead to less favourable outcomes. One of the great things about learning and developing skills later in life is is that we have the freedom to go deeper, there's no exam coming up that you have to memorise for. Instead, you can take some time to really understand…

How We Decide — Jonah Lehrer (Book)

Genre: Non-fiction, Psychology Summary: Enjoyed reading this book, concepts in the book I have read about before (e.g. loss aversion, farming etc) but it was nice to see them applied in different stories, the last chapter on Poker was great way to blend everything together. Thoughts: Poker is a game where you have to be rational but also emotional, when making a decision in anything, you should…