2026 1

Using browser history as memory

I have a bad memory. (I need to write about that. I k eep forgetting to.) It’s worsening. Yesterday, I misplaced my debit card for the first time. Or maybe the second…? Which reminds me, I just forgot a call I have now! (Panic.) (15 min later.) So, anyway, therefore, I log stuff meticulously. Like what I did each day, what I ate, what I weigh, what pained me, etc. But the best logging is automated. My phone logs where I am. My bank logs what I spend. My calendar logs who I meet. ...

2025 3

My Goals Bingo as of Q2 2025

In 2025, I’m playing Goals Bingo. I want to complete one row or column of these goals. Here’s my status from Jan – Jun 2025. 🟢 indicates I’m on track and likely to complete. 🟡 indicates I’m behind but I may be able to hit it. 🔴 indicates I’m behind and it’s looking hard. Domain Repeat Stretch New People 🟢 Better husband. Going OK 🟡 Meet all first cousins. 8/14 🟢 Interview 10 experts. 11/10 🟡 Live with a stranger. Tried homestay - doesn’t count Education 🔴 50 books. 6/50 🟡 Teach 5,000 students. ~1,500 🟡 Run a course only with AI. Ran a workshop with AI Technology 🟢 20 data stories. 10/20 🔴 LLM Foundry: 5K MaU. 2.2K MaU. 🟡 Build a robot. No progress. 🟢 Co-present with an AI. Done Health 🟢 300 days of yoga. 183/183 days 🟡 80 heart points/day. Far from it 🔴 Bike 1,000 km 300 hrs. Far from it 🟢 Vipassana. 2 Jul 2025 Wealth 🔴 Buy low. No progress. 🔴 Beat inflation 5%. Not started. 🟡 Donate $10K. Ideating. 🔴 Fund a startup. Not started. At the moment, there’s no row or column that looks like a definite win. ...

I lost 22 kg in 22 weeks. How? Skipped lunch, no snacking. (That’s all.) Why? Cholesterol. When? Since 1 Jan 2025. I plan to continue. How far? At 64 kg, I’m at 22 BMI. I’ll aim for 60 kg. Is fasting 12 hours OK? Ankor Rai shared Dr. Mindy Pelz’s chart that fasting benefits truly kick in after 36 hours. Long way for me to go. No exercise? Exercise is great for fitness & happiness. Not weight loss. Read John Walker’s The Hacker’s Diet. ...

My Goals Bingo as of Q1 2025

In 2025, I'm playing Goals Bingo. I want to complete one row or column of these goals. Here's my status from Jan - Mar 2025. 🟢 indicates I'm on track and likely to complete.🟡 indicates I'm behind but I may be able to hit it.🔴 indicates I'm behind and it's looking hard. DomainRepeatStretchNewPeople🟢 Better husband. Going OK🟢 Meet all first cousins. 8/14🟢 Interview 10 experts. 9/10🔴 Live with a stranger. Not plannedEducation🟡 50 books. 6/50🟡 Teach 5,000 students. ~1,500🔴 Run a course only with AI. Not startedTechnology🟡 20 data stories. 1/20🔴 LLM Foundry: 5K MaU. 2.2K MaU.🟡 Build a robot. No progress.🟢 Co-present with an AI. DoneHealth🟢 300 days of yoga. 91/91 days🟡 80 heart points/day. 70/80🔴 Bike 1,000 km 300 hrs. 22/300🟡 Vipassana. Not plannedWealth🟡 Buy low. No progress.🔴 Beat inflation 5%. Exploring.🟡 Donate $10K. Ideating.🔴 Fund a startup. Thinking. Repeat goals seem likely. It's easier to do something again than something bigger or new. ...

2023 1

Zeigarnik effect vs my procrastination

I make commitments but don’t always deliver on time. In 2022, I ran an experiment to find out why I procrastinate. In Jan-Feb 2022, I listed the top 2 things I wanted to get done each day and measured how often I completed them. 14 Jan. ❌ Summarise from three research reports 12 Jan. ❌ UIFactory experiment ✅ Decide if I am a (…) 11 Jan. ❌ UIFactory experiment ✅ Agree on publishing in (…) 10 Jan. ❌ Client video. ❌ UIFactory experiment 09 Jan. ❌ UIFactory experiment. ❌ Attrition email as a story 07 Jan. ❌ ZS visual 06 Jan. ❌ Release Gramex Guide. ✅ UWC application 05 Jan. ❌ Publish network cluster post. ❌ Release Gramex guide 04 Jan. ❌ Publish network cluster post. ✅ Release Gramex. 03 Jan. ✅ Publish election TDS video. ❌ Publish Network cluster post. 02 Jan. ❌ Publish election TDS video. ❌ Publish Network cluster post. 01 Jan. ❌ Publish Network cluster post. ✅ Finalize SG school. I completed 23 / 57 things (40%). That’s one of my TOP priorities. ...