Change is the only constant.
Is creating things innate to human nature? Why did the first painter paint? Why did the first writer write? Why did the first sculptor sculpt? Why was the first song created? Whatever the answer may be, I just think its so cool that humans create things. Whether it's to tell a message, to leave a mark on the world, or even out of necessity, every person who creates things is putting a piece of…
Hey Bear Blog, vix here. Just thought I'd give a quick update since I haven't been posting here much nowadays. Work Got a new job! Just started last month, managed to land after around 3 months of serious job searching starting from December. Seems to be going well so far, but there have been a few red flags like small layoffs and return to office mandates, so I've been keeping up interview…
Career, health, relationships, money, love. These are all things that many of us strive towards. We improve ourselves in the hopes of achieving these things someday, whether it be spending time reading books, going to the gym, going out for dates, and so on. But there comes a point where you might have achieved some of these things and you think to yourself, "What's the point?" or "What's my next…
About a month ago I decided to try out Cursor which is an AI-powered code editor. I'll admit that I'm not immune to hype and doing whatever is popular at the moment, which is why I decided to try it out. They state on their website that Cursor is " The best way to build software. " which is a very bold claim. At the time, I was working on building a browser extension which would allow for bookmark…
The reason I started to work out was not because of getting more girls or looking better or even being more healthy. Honestly, they were all factors but it was this single quote that changed my entire outlook on my life and what I should do with it: " It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable " - Socrates This quote changed my…
Hi there, it's been a while! Hope you're doing well in these trying times. I thought I'd make a post giving some updates on where I've been and what I've been doing. Moving My family and I recently moved into a new place! It was exciting and stressful at the same time, it made me feel like I never want to move again until I eventually move out. Although it was pretty stressful, the move was also…
I have always been a person who struggles with staying consistent with hobbies and habits. I tend to fall prey to "shiny object syndrome" and constantly get distracted by new and novel things without finishing what I started. Whenever I did this, I got discouraged because I felt guilty for abandoning the old thing. This created a sort of feedback loop where my guilt caused me to not put my full…
When I started this blog, interesting topics would effortlessly pop into my head. But as I started writing posts, I came to the realisation that transforming these ideas into writing is actually really hard. Coming from an academic background where I would write theses and dissertations with relative ease, I was surprised to discover that all my experience in technical writing didn't transfer over…
Since the new year is right around the corner, I thought I'd write a post going over some of the highlights I've had throughout the year. Started learning Japanese I started learning Japanese on 26th January 2024 and have not skipped a day since then. My comprehension has reached a point where I can consume and understand about 65% of native content at a reasonably comfortable level, which is…
It feels like I've been put into some sort of trance that caused me to lose track of the past 2 and a half months. Any memory of the time since the conclusion of Blaugust has been completely lost. I mentioned in my previous post that I would aim to write 2 or 3 posts every week as a way of slowing down after having written 31 posts in August. Well, it seems that this goal has done more harm than…