musings

2022 mid-year retrospective

After another job change and a lot of travel, things have finally quieted down a bit for me to reflect.

Thoughts: 'Deep Work'

On Cal Newport's book about the value, processes, and challenges of engaging in the title's namesake.

Leaving more social media

Deleting Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, and Quora accounts!

Review: '999'

Or 'Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors', the Japanese escape-room mystery visual novel video game.

To current humanities students

because it's about the students, not the panelists.

Review: 'Forest of Piano'

ピアノの森 . Available on Netflix, an anime adaption of the manga.

On education and critical thinking against disinformation

Thoughts from Jay Kaspian King's NYT opinion piece: "It's on us to become more discerning"

Notes: 'Crusade for Justice'

Ida B. Wells' recently released autobiography

Review: 'Dune'

Frank Herbert's 1965 classic novel that defined science fiction.

Why I don't use the term "BIPOC"

For me, it does the opposite of what grouping terms for social justice should achieve, which is unity.