Archive - Excavations

I don't want to be old

It's my birthday

Mar 22, 2021 •

February 2021

My friends who like computers

Sometimes I think I take myself too seriously, and forget that I started working on computers because they’re fun.

Feb 22, 2021 •

Don't work hard

Or do, I don't really care

Feb 15, 2021 •

January 2021

The university system has become an assembly line

The rise of small-batch, hand-made education

Jan 19, 2021 •

December 2020

Getting your hands dirty: a case against tech-y startups

and a counter-case

Dec 19, 2020 •

August 2020

Ralph Waldo Emerson's guide to getting rich

If you thought he was just a tree hugger, you're dead wrong.

Aug 30, 2020 •

My GPT-3 Blog Got 26 Thousand Visitors in 2 Weeks

The future of online media

Aug 3, 2020 •

July 2020

Why You Need a Community: Opportunity Exposure and the Internet Echo Chamber

To be successful, you need to maximize your exposure to opportunity, and internet communities aren't going to cut it.

Jul 15, 2020 •

Making decisions in the face of uncertainty is never easy, but we almost never have perfect information. I think its something we need to get better at…

Jul 7, 2020 •

June 2020

Solitude During COVID

If we want to have more fun in our lives, perhaps we should spend more time alone.

Jun 23, 2020 •

Priorities: Work or People

An 80 year study done at Harvard showed that close relationships, more than any measure of success, kept people happy throughout their lives.

Jun 23, 2020 •

Learning to Understand the Self

Jun 23, 2020 •

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