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Feb 2024
22:
Give Your Ideas Some Legs: The Positive Effect of Walking on Creative Thinking
Feb 2024
5:
To think better, read old books
Jan 2024
17:
12 Favourite Problems
Jan 2024
1:
Happy New Year, and hi again!
Dec 2022
5:
Plus Minus Next Journaling in Roam Research: An Easy Method for Weekly Review
Oct 2021
25:
Imitate, then innovate
Oct 2021
18:
Are you burnt out?
Oct 2021
10:
My favourite books on mental health
Oct 2021
4:
Note taking vs note making
Sep 2021
27:
Open: Andre Agassi - Book Summary
Sep 2021
20:
Rafa: My Story - Book Summary
Sep 2021
13:
Working on fewer things
Sep 2021
5:
Doing a mindful productivity audit: 10 questions to improve your mental health while being productive
Aug 2021
26:
The paradox of small changes
Aug 2021
25:
Favourite quotes from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Aug 2021
24:
Remember anything with the method of loci
Aug 2021
23:
Revenge bedtime procrastination
Aug 2021
22:
How long does it take to form a habit?
Aug 2021
21:
Time blocking
Aug 2021
20:
Intermittent screen fasting
Aug 2021
19:
Think journey before destination
Aug 2021
18:
Dealing with imposter syndrome
Aug 2021
17:
Stick to your goals with commitment devices
Aug 2021
16:
Sunday Snacks: Never miss twice
Aug 2021
15:
How I begin my day
Aug 2021
14:
How many pets do you have?
Aug 2021
13:
Plan your week
Aug 2021
12:
Sleep is good
Aug 2021
11:
Habits are like Jenga
Aug 2021
10:
Make your work more enjoyable with temptation bundling
Aug 2021
6:
Using your downtime to work on your side projects
Aug 2021
4:
Productivity is a function of adequate rest
Aug 2021
3:
Sunday Snacks: Publishing Daily
Aug 2021
2:
How I (used to) publish daily
Jul 2021
25:
Writing an Integrity Report
Jul 2021
18:
Sunday Snacks: Going through the motions
Jul 2021
18:
Going through the motions
Jul 2021
9:
The re-reading myth: The 1 Habit that has been holding you back in your studies
Jul 2021
8:
How to Upgrade your To-Do List with Willpower Paradox
Jul 2021
7:
5 Minute Journaling - Journaling Made Easy
Jul 2021
6:
Need help waking up without abusing the snooze button?
Jul 2021
5:
Practising in Public
Jul 2021
5:
20 Ideas That Changed My Life
Jun 2021
21:
Direct learning - the only way to learn
Jun 2021
7:
Screw motivation
May 2021
31:
Building a Habit Tracker in Roam Research
May 2021
24:
My Zettelkasten Journey: Understanding the Differences between Fleeting Notes, Literature Notes, Reference Notes, and Permanent Notes
May 2021
17:
How I use Roam Research to get my most important tasks done
May 2021
11:
Why I've been slacking off the past few weeks
May 2021
2:
To-Don’t List: An easy method to improve your productivity
Apr 2021
25:
Implementation intention: a simple trick to achieve your goals
Apr 2021
19:
Disconnect
Apr 2021
11:
Slothtivity: the Secret to Happiness with Sloth-paced Productivity
Apr 2021
4:
Average speed wins
Mar 2021
29:
Always offer to help
Mar 2021
28:
The magic of Kindle
Mar 2021
22:
Tiring, but fun
Mar 2021
21:
I Survived Medical School Because of Ali Abdaal
Mar 2021
14:
Lessons learnt from writing daily for 28 days
Mar 2021
13:
Do boring stuff
Mar 2021
12:
How Sylvester Stallone bet on himself to succeed
Mar 2021
11:
How I journal and reflect
Mar 2021
10:
Schools suck
Mar 2021
9:
How I prioritise my tasks
Mar 2021
8:
My experience being in isolation
Mar 2021
7:
Trying to understand how to understand
Mar 2021
6:
How to use mnemonics
Mar 2021
5:
What I’m using to build my site
Mar 2021
4:
What do your mornings look like?
Mar 2021
3:
The magic of accountability partners
Mar 2021
2:
Less productivity is more
Mar 2021
1:
What do you do?
Feb 2021
28:
The magic of flights
Feb 2021
27:
Make your writing POP!
Feb 2021
26:
Reduce the scope, stick to the schedule
Feb 2021
25:
My 12 Favourite Problems (2021)
Feb 2021
24:
Aim for quantity, not quality
Feb 2021
23:
Interstitial journaling
Feb 2021
22:
Focusmate: Productivity on Demand
Feb 2021
21:
My favourite free resources on learning how to write
Feb 2021
20:
My Cabinet of Curiosities
Feb 2021
19:
Cut yourself some slack
Feb 2021
18:
Find your atlas
Feb 2021
17:
Mindful internet use
Feb 2021
16:
Notes Raft: How to Build a Habit of Writing Evergreen Notes
Feb 2021
15:
Best Free Resources to Learn Roam Research
Feb 2021
13:
How to Use Templates in Roam Research
Feb 2021
8:
How To Read More Books
Jan 2021
31:
Practicing metacognition in medical school
Jan 2021
25:
How To Use the GTD System as a Student
Jan 2021
25:
Ness Labs Collector to Creator Course Notes
Jan 2021
24:
My 2021 Book Journal
Jan 2021
18:
Be in a mind like water state
Jan 2021
11:
How I (try to) stop procrastinating
Jan 2021
4:
How I Make Online Classes Bearable
Dec 2020
27:
Annual Review (2020)
Dec 2020
20:
Learn faster with active recall
Dec 2020
13:
Learn better with spaced repetition
Dec 2020
6:
Make Learning a Game - A Beginner's Guide to Anki
Nov 2020
28:
How To Win Friends and Influence People Summary
Nov 2020
26:
3 Ideas to Learn Better
Nov 2020
10:
Productivity cheat days
Nov 2020
3:
Why I stopped working hard in medical school
Oct 2020
31:
Study Tips for First Year Medical Students
Sep 2020
21:
What's it Really Like to Study Medicine at University of Malaya
Aug 2020
22:
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon - Book Summary
Aug 2020
15:
How to Win At College by Cal Newport - Book Summary
Aug 2020
13:
The Seinfeld Method
Aug 2020
8:
Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers - Book Summary
Aug 2020
1:
When To Say Yes
Aug 2020
1:
Make Grand Gestures
Aug 2020
1:
Become A Fair-Weather Fan
Aug 2020
1:
Do No Harm by Henry Marsh - Book Summary
Aug 2020
1:
Anything You Want by Derek Sivers - Book Summary
Jul 2020
20:
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi - Book Summary
Jul 2020
18:
Make Time by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky - Book Summary
Jul 2020
10:
The 85 Percent Rule
Jul 2020
10:
Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon- Book Summary
Jul 2020
6:
Focus on The Fundamentals
Jul 2020
6:
So Easy You Can't Say No
Jul 2020
4:
The Modern Medical Student Manual by Chris Lovejoy - Book Summary
Jul 2020
2:
How to Make Good Anki Cards
Jun 2020
27:
How I Use Anki in Medical School
Jun 2020
25:
Why I'm Starting A Blog
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