The Paradox of Desire : In bullshit speak: A peculiar phenomenon prevalent in modernity where the burning wish for an action is coupled with the guilt and emptiness in completing a task. Looking in retrospect the fulfillment of a desire leaves one worse off than before, but one's want blinds one's rational faculties so that … Continue reading The Paradox of Desire
Author: Warren Zhu
Steve Jobs, By Walter Isaacson
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They are not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, about the only thing you … Continue reading Steve Jobs, By Walter Isaacson
Interstellar
I went and revisited interstellar a second time this weekend, and God did I cry like my mom when she's watching the Korean soap operas. Knowing the plot made everything all the more intense, almost unbearably so. I recommend watching it before sleep, because my eyes ached the whole day from all the tears... Interstellar … Continue reading Interstellar
Some Questions for Reflection
I will catalogue some of the questions that I try to ask myself at least every week. This is for my own purposes but hopefully you may take something from it too. To start the day : What is one thing that I can do to make myself happier today? (Meditation, give myself more free … Continue reading Some Questions for Reflection
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
My first encounter with Nabokov's work was at 14, a short story of his was given to me by my English teacher. I completely failed to comprehend the prose, awed at his vocabulary and complex sentences, and then moved on. His almost mystic prose, though, did leave a strong impression. (NB, upon picking up Nabokov's … Continue reading Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
