Hi, I’m Haikal.
Thanks for stopping by my home on the Internet.

10-second bio
- I'm a 4th-year medical student and writer for Ness Labs.
- I spend a lot of time watching/playing football and tennis.
- My interests include writing, design, behavioural sciences, programming, and metacognition.
- I'm passionate about scalable impact through education, technology, and writing.
What I write about
This site houses my writings on
- 💉 Medical school
- 📓 Effective learning techniques
- ⚡ Productivity
- ✅ Habits
- ✍ Writing (meta or what)
- 🛠 Tools for thought such as Roam and Anki
- 📚 Notes of my favourite books, courses, and articles.
I'm learning about the things that fascinate me, and I share and document what I learned on my site.
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A collection of my best essays:
- Slothtivity: the Secret to Happiness with Sloth-paced Productivity
- How a simple transaction changed my life
- What do you do?
- The problem with schools
- Go From Procrastination to Studying
- Make Learning a Game - A Beginner's Guide to Anki
- How To Use the GTD System as a Student
- How To Read More Books
- Notes Raft: How to Build a Habit of Writing Evergreen Notes
Other links for you:
- Check out my evergreen notes on the things I've read. It's my second brain!
- My favourite resources in medical school
Let's get in touch!
Send me a tweet :)