Writing

Essays and book reviews. Also on my blog.

Life

  • Vinyl as a Pomodoro Timer — Using a turntable as a study timer, since one side lasts about 20 minutes and requires physically getting up when it ends. May 2026

Tech

  • The Art of Caring — Notes from Klemens Strasser's talk at LET'S VISION 2026 in Shanghai, and the conversation afterward. Mar 2026

Books

  • 活着 (To Live) — Fugui's life across decades, where deaths grow more casual with each turn, and the telling itself refuses to die. Jun 2026
  • Of Mice and Men — The first fiction book that actually landed. On mercy, cruelty, Steinbeck's title trick, and why the ending hurts instead of just being sad. Jun 2026
  • The Mom Test — Which questions to ask customers, which to throw out, and how to tell real signal from polite noise. May 2026
  • Zero to One — Building the future through monopolies, secrets, and definite optimism, and why competition is something to escape, not master. Apr 2026
  • The Cold Start Problem — How networked products are born, grow, and die, from atomic networks to moats. Mar 2026