Hi this is just a collection of what I am consuming, not through my throat but in form of either reading, watching, listening, or whatever feasible method.
It might or might not be interesting to you.
I started the series on Medium and decided to transfer it here.
11/1/18
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people are using corals to repair bone damage
tips on being a better writer by good writers
Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?
and this article which is taking me forever to finish..(to be continued)
16/1/18
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“At some point, the pain of not doing it becomes greater than the pain of doing it.”
“Where we no longer feel we can trust people, we let computer code take over.”
WATCHED
17/1/18
READ
I read a Lenny interview about three Iraqi women who escaped ISIS but could not find the link to the original article.
‘The Proven Path to Doing Unique and Meaningful Work’. Stay on the f***ing bus.
The Kansas City Star Copy Style Sheet. I hope i named it correctly.
this skeptic’s take on mindfulness
WATCHED
18/1/18
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four qualities we can develop like a skill: persistence, courage, patience, sociability
Victorian hacks that still work like charms
how to banish bad habits? Don’t work on your willpower; reframe!
I want to be a Personal Scientist.
twelve questions that could change your life
read about why cryonics makes sense and yeah it makes sense, but is it necessary/important?
WATCHED
watch paper being made with the most traditional way by a Chinese
20/1/18
READ
veganism sounds great…and this is a very fun read
21/1/18
READ
best exercises for our bodies…what is a kegel
it’s normal to forget some things and abnormal to forget some other things…crap
how to market a book or maybe just about anything
pro tip on being a lazy translator
what is love…oh im profoundly confused
so i stalked the current President of France’s marriage
like i did a search and got a lot of articles
SKIMMED
oops i found a 3-ingredient cocktail recipe that uses vodka
oh there’s this really cool portable projector
WATCHED
Saoirse Ronan on the Ellen Show..i think it’s a British thing
can’t finish watching this thing cos my Malaysian patriotism is running too high
SAOIRSE RONAN IS SO BRITISH. burst out laughing at ‘her name is tea’
oh great she has a tea tutorial. my life is also instantly better now
22/1/18
READ
how to retain more of every book you read…I will try out no3
how do you know that you love somebody? a dense dense read
hyperinflation sounds like a f***ed up piece of crap
i am descended from royalty. how enlightening.
full interview of Ellen Pompeo by The Hollywood Reporter
23/1/18
READ
the Wikipedia page of the Georgia Guidestones
feminism is rising like crazy… so people should close the Orgasm Gap
oh hey women, protect yourselves
focus on immediate returns rather than delayed returns
24/1/18
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dementia sounds very scary but we hear so little about the people who have to care for the patients
Kesha’s open letter to find strength in pain is what a lot of us need now
this inspiring interview about the similarity in Steve Jobs, Einstein, and da Vinci
lmao so in parts in the USA they have this ‘get out of jail free’ card. for real
want to be a digital nomad? here are seven job suggestions
WATCHED
25/1/18
READ
Einstein wrote a letter to Marie Curie
70 powerful habits to have…what a masterpost
LISTENED
26/1/18
READ
how information got re-invented [technical]
play the Apple game and tell me which profile are you
LISTENED
Maria Sharapova on the Tim Ferriss show
SKIMMED
this man wants to learn one super hard skill every month for the entire year
27/1/18
READ
the Western elite from a Chinese perspective
how was countries named…does not include Malaysia
sixty rules of personal finance
looking at history horizontally is pretty amazing. though not a history junkie, these diagrams made the data nerd in me very very excited and happy
learn to solve the right problems
28/1/18
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unlearning things…pretty useless article I would say
dah lupa definisi ‘amanah saham justeru…
29/1/18
READ
the Japanese are at it again…anyone wants to hire me as their friend?
what if scientists were celebrities. i would call this a clickbait
regarding digital music downloads
WATCHED
im embarrassed that idk who Millie Dresselhaus was but this is emotional and inspiring
30/1/18
READ
why Puerto Rico has its own Olympic team
more reasons on why not to ‘be busy’
reread this piece on why shouldn’t we not care what others think about us
the case on deliberate practice
31/1/18
READ
lol even celebrities buy social media followers. our world is so doomed
an Italian postman did not deliver A LOT of mails
1/2/18
READ
about Nietzsche. i don’t understand half of the article
what makes a great story a great story
2/2/18
READ
three important life skills you’ve never heard of and no one will teach you that
‘nothing’ is nothing in physics
the five elements of effective thinking. uhhhhhh
i don’t want to live forever so this is baffling yet fascinating
ahahahahahahahahaha isometric exercises were sold as a course 60 years ago
WATCHED
why is ‘nothing’ nothing in physics
3/2/18
READ
about the United States and why they are overrated
4/2/18
READ
not sure why I read this article titled ‘why is Hollywood so liberal?’ well who gives a f***
people are partying and drinking less??? really?!
the possible rise of India with their army of young people
tips on learning a foreign language
so be mindful and shameless about anger
‘if you don’t get rich in the next decade, it’s your own fault’
5/2/18
READ
the most symmetrical objects ever made by humans
someone’s relationship is based on a contract and i think it’s nice
how to 80/20 your life. not as informative as i’d expect
here’s a strategy to implement the 80/20 lifestyle
acceptance of negative emotions
ways to guarantee failure. i don’t get the point of this
heroin, opioid, err whatever idk which is which
how to do what you love and make good money
6/2/18
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what we shouldve learnt in school
it’s better to make the best informed guess we could than a biased guess
i guess there are no Twitter bots out there pretending to me
7/2/18
READ
Bayes’ theorem and mental casinos
some weird body and health facts[infographic]
why someone left the FBI. who gives a f***
another bullshit ‘find your calling’ article on Medium
further point to strengthen my will to not want outside investors in my business
an Airbnb host wrote about his experience
forty things we should stop doing
mistakes that newbie entrepreneurs always make
a bullshit tale of entrepreneurship
SKIMMED
18 ways to enrich your life now
eight universal truths learnt from children
LISTENED
8/2/18
READ
twenty healthiest foods on earth
this writer’s relationships with money
a 45-year old came up with twelve rules of life
this fitness challenge idea sounds great
most of what i read online is elephantcraps. i beg to differ…okay ya i agree.
what, why, how. entrepreneurs need to know how to answer these
what is a zero-knowledge proof
9/2/18
READ
searching for the ingredients to make beer in space
six ‘must-have’ apps for the ‘worldly’ traveler. i use Rome2Rio too they’re amazing
how do you eat an elephant? by not reading this
this is such a long post to say how great women are at writing crime fiction. i’ll take it.
some interesting facts about porn all over the world
future of artificial intelligence andI
LISTENED
10/2/18
READ
how to know if a photo was edited
what costs more when you’re a poor American
11/2/18
READ
this writer recommends people to join the 5am club
the entrepreneur who was also a sex escort
so maybe persistence is key to world-class mastery at anything
oh wow f*** music streaming services
this woman is a gifted coder and made comic books to inspire others too
SKIMMED
programming languages to learn
12/2/18
READ
we can trust people on the Darknet
the Black List and why Hollywood is going into a downfall
some Australian police shut down a paedophiles website after arresting a lot of assholes
i wear sweatpants everywhere. even to work at an office. why not.
it’s getting easier to talk about LGBT
what a (human) virtual assistant could do for us
the Chinese being typical Chinese in the CRISPR race
boredom might be the incubator lab of brilliance.
someone spent $200k biohacking himself
SKIMMED
LISTENED
13/2/18
LISTENED
American football leads to brain damage
READ
these (literally) f***ing French
neural networks is a form of machine learning is a form of artificial intelligence
our core muscles is related to the stress we feel. wow.
this writer is still optimistic about America’s future though the Chinese are rising
the world’s first cinema existed 21000 years ago
how the poorest in Hong Kong live
Instagram’s fashion influencers
what language to learn to earn more money. yay i just need to learn Arabic now.
14/2/18
LISTENED
why do you think that your life is harder than other people’s
READ
things about your brand to have to sell products
equip yourself better rather than relying on people on the road to success
someone weighed herself 15 times in a day
45 things from someone aged 45
i need to find Peter Bevelin’s books
15/2/18
READ
i actually fear the CRISPR technology
16/2/18
READ
these Winter Olympians have side hustles
everybody sexts. er idk about that
17/2/18
READ
how to get a 7-figure (in USD) advance as a first-time author. hah too bad i’m not American
an elephantcrap titled ‘how to lose friends and alienate people’
how to scientifically cut in line
18/2/18
READ
The Economist’s prediction of shrinking and expanding economies in 2018
SKIMMED
19/2/18
READ
how to tell if you are asexual
hahahaha so the future of shopping malls is no future
20/2/18
SKIMMED
21/2/18
READ
nineteen interesting maps about Europe [in German]
if the Olympics were held in space and in the very far future
how to actually read more books
it’s not easy to be black in a white majority city
how to build a billion dollar startup
22/2/18
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why are so many animals homosexual
a universal basic income? the Swiss voted against it.
simpler scientific theories aren’t alwaysbetter
Deutsche Bank’s money laundering scandal
raising social media celebrities
the writer who wrote a book about the Golden State Killer
23/2/18
READ
Russia just won their first gold medal at the Winter Olympics 2018
the figure skater who is supposed to win gold is also the one who argued so that her country could be included in this edition of the Winter Olympics though they are somewhat very minimallyrepresented
WATCHED
hi im still sour that Evgenia Medvedeva did not win gold
24/2/18
READ
there are people who face-swapped celebrities’ faces to porn stars’ faces
25/2/18
READ
the nicest figure skating costumes in the Winter Olympics
Russian hockey players gave no f***s and sang their national anthem anyway
my country is on international news again. this time because of rice
26/2/18
READ
how to train your brain to want to work out
non-alcoholic beers as sports drinks
strange German food habits. i only agree on the mayo fries and döner part
you want people to care? work hard.
27/2/18
READ
twelve things you should try to do at least once alone [in German]
something about the Syrian civil war
Facebook paid this guy a $15,000 bounty
28/2/18
READ
why 35% of French people cannot name their prime minister
six ways to build a career while travelling. a little misleading title
lmao myr is ‘million years’. and MYR is Malaysian Ringgit.
someone’s tech invention dream list. i need to make one too
SKIMMED
ten cities for digital nomadic. entrepreneurs. surprised to find Johor Bahru
ten hobbies for programmers that don’t involve code
1/3/18
READ
the most important word to follow
how to be a highly-paid content writer
2/3/18
READ
will it make the boat go faster? measure EVERY decision against your goal
3/3/18
READ
elephantcrap about how important evenings are
falling in love with the first person you met on a dating app sounds fake but it actually happened
how to not take things personally
LISTENED
the stupidest thing you can do with your money
SKIMMED
how to buy a gun. instructions available for the different procedures in 15 different countries.
4/3/18
READ
material science breakthroughs
5/3/18
READ
Einstein’s advice to his son on learning anything at all
schedules of makers vs managers
there was an attempted assassination of the Queen in 1981 in New Zealand
the fight to save European dialects in Brazil
a menswear brand lost followers because of a same-sex ad. it’s 2018.
a simple explanation of how Hollywood actors are paid. damn.
SKIMMED
the Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018
6/3/18
READ
curiosity is less about what you don’t know than about what you already do
how computer science came to be
7/3/18
READ
100 jokes that shaped modern comedy
WATCHED
10/3/18
LISTENED
how much do you trust people in your country?
11/3/18
READ
SKIMMED
12/3/18
READ
“Maybe they’re Ukrainians, Tatars, Jews, just with Russian citizenship.”
13/3/18
READ
Woody Allen is fucking disgusting
14/3/18
READ
18/3/18
i’m at Sydney and it’s so hot and my body ain’t functioning with this heat
READ
China’s social credit shit is crazy
20/3/18
at the Sydney airport, awaiting the flight to Melbourne
READ
corporations make people be shitholes to each other
China being crazy with their social credit thing lol
a sad story about lonely and old Japanese women in prison
22/3/18
chillin’ at the hostel in Melbourne
READ
Life Jacket — a comic about love
if you love someone, set them free. if they come back, they’re yours. [comic]
Skewed jaws, choke bruises, and torn flesh healed faster than trust
26/3/18
just got back to Malaysia and wow what a hot place
READ
32 places to go before you die
27/3/18
READ
i read a creepy story so you should too
i should stop reading BuzzFeed
28/3/18
READ
1/4/18
was sick in the past few days and I couldn’t access Medium cos I’m at Malaysia so I had to install a VPN
SKIMMED
what a weird list of things to do before dying. the world is so ill
READ
2/4/18
READ
when someone you know becomes someone you knew
when you have a crush on someone
someone cheated on his girlfriend
3/4/18
READ
Anna Kendrick’s book is amazing. And so is she.
6/4/18
READ
South Africa has the worst inequality in the world
what kind of person do you want to be?
a few interesting tunes from all over the world
7/4/18
READ
live longer by eating (much) lesser
don’t base friendships on financial gains
what do teachers earn in the US
this couple that go on dating apps
the Olympian who believes that he’s always on a show
9/4/18
READ
how to turn a city into a bicyclable city
10/4/18
READ
a middle finger was found in Saudi Arabia
Duolingo is being more and more amazing I think
six things to give lesser f***s about. don’t agree with all but it’s food for thought
SKIMMED
11/4/18
READ
16/4/18
READ
a love story between a 21 year old and 36 year old
18/4/18
READ
the runner-up in the women’s race at the Boston Marathon
19/4/18
READ
a pretty interesting application of blockchains
wow this got me thinking that sex might actually be more than what it seems
25/4/18
READ
26/4/18
READ
a conviction on one of Denmark’s most brutal murders
26/4/18
READ
how to escape from your country
29/4/18
READ
ahahaha trolololol this happened [comic]
need to always remind myself of rule no5
3/5/18
READ
why do serial killers seem to wear the same kind of glasses?
surprised that this came from the Brits!
7/5/18
READ
another thing to learn from the Dutch
29 things about creating content. gold.
the great high school impostor
things to do in Berlin [in German]
SKIMMED
weird (but interesting) topics to school yourself on
11/5/18
woohoo we have a new government in Malaysia! Maybe they would unban Medium then
READ
are you against gay marriage because of the bible?
how to get a busy person to respond to your email. arent these common sense
i think people should maybe read reviews before renting an airbnb
there’s no perfect person for us out there
‘The Prostitute You Never Paid’
16/5/18
READ
notes to self to stop taking things personally
17/5/18
READ
“If they don’t care about your feelings you shouldn’t care about theirs.”
another case study of the Slow Carb Diet
19/5/18
READ
3/6/18
konnichiwa from Tokyo!
READ
public transports are free in Estonia
grief is an important emotion to feel
there are two new pages found from Anne Frank’s diary
6/6/18
back home in Malaysia
READ
hahahaa so the Tunisian football team have to fast cos it’s Ramadan
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