Hey, I’m Haikal.
Thanks for stopping by my home on the Internet.
10-second bio
- What am I up to now: graduated medical school, ghostwriting, and weightlifting, and writing online.
- I'm passionate about scaling my impact as a doctor through education, writing online, and technology.
- I made Switchboard and Roam Essentials.
- I spend my free time reading, watching/playing football and tennis, and playing the guitar.
What I write about
This site houses my writings on:
- 📄 Summaries of academic papers. (It's on the way, I swear)
- 📚 Notes of my favourite books, courses, and podcasts.
- 🛠 Tools for thought such as Roam and Anki
- Anything that interests me, from productivity, habits, and how to learn better.
I'm learning about the things that fascinate me. This site is me documenting and sharing what I learned.
Some topics living in my head rent-free at the moment:
- The art of; writing, reading, and learning
- Artificial Intelligence; specifically on how we can use it for personal development, health, and productivity. My favourite podcast on this is AI & I by Dan Shipper.
- Joyful productivity
- Digital minimalism
A lot of my ideas are crap. And that's okay, I'm still learning the skill. I'll get there someday.
Join me on my journey, I'm sharing what I'm learning.
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A collection of my best essays (or so I think):
- To think better, read old books
- How a simple transaction changed my life
- Make Learning a Game - A Beginner's Guide to Anki
- How To Read More Books
Favourite books
I like to read. Sometimes, I post highlights of the books I've read here.
I think the best way to know someone is to know what books they like. So here's mine (last updated January 2024)
- Atomic Habits (yes, I'm very cliche, but this book literally changed my life in 2018)
- Digital Minimalism
- Meditations
- The Defining Decade
- The Courage to Be Disliked
- Hell Yeah or No
- Skulduggery Pleasant
If you want to read more, get a Kindle. And read what you love, until you love to read.
Let's get in touch!
Send me a tweet :)