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It’s been about two and a half years since I started going to my boxing gym. The motivation to start my boxing journey actually came from a Netflix show called D.P. (Deserter Pursuit), a Korean show about guys in Korean Army’s military police catching the soldiers who had run away from their duty. In one…

A few weeks ago, I came across The Guest House, a poem by Rumi in a subreddit about life advice. The poem’s metaphor was truly remarkable, comparing our being human to being a guest house for numerous emotions and thoughts. A good friend of mine pointed out that the poem reminded him of Pixar’s Inside…

Recently I came across Zettelkasten (analog note-taking and knowledge management system) and Intuiti (a Tarot-style card deck for fostering creativity) from Instagram ads. Since I’ve just started learning about these methods, I’d be lying if I write an extensive overview of these methods. I wanted to capture some early thoughts on these methods and write…

Recently an acquaintance made a joke that made me uncomfortable. The joke was crude and uncalled for. It created a lasting negative impact on me (ie. the joke keeps popping into my mind, making me feel bad about myself). While I eventually came to accept that shit happens and I have to go on with…

When the Airpods first came out, I was fascinated by their idiosyncratic design. After buying a pair and trying them on, they blew my mind with this weird feeling that I get when I listen to audiobooks or podcasts — it felt like the podcast host or the audiobook’s reader is inside my head, speaking…

It’s been more than a week since I started cooking everyday. Having always had ways to avoid cooking for all my life (eg. having someone cooking for me, food at work) and being a self-proclaimed foodie finding joy in dining out to find good restaurants, I never really had to cook or enjoyed cooking. I…

This is my yet another attempt to kickstart my writing habit. This time I feel like I’ll be able to keep it up thanks to the followings: I’m quite embarrassed to look at what I just wrote. They all feel like they’re very unpolished. I look forward to looking back at these early posts in…