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Economical Thinking

• by Emin Tham

In the sense of thinking efficiently, with minimal waste; instead of "thinking like an economist". Is it possible to use strategies and algorithms from handling "explore vs exploit" trade-off to economize human thinking on a meta-level? Perhaps I'm doing it backwards-- what I'm after are the ideas that inspired those algorithms in the first place.

Notes on Writing to Learn

Writing to Learn by William Zinsser

• by Emin Tham

In this reflection on William Zinsser's "Writing to Learn", I connect his core idea of writing as thinking to my own lifelong writing journey. It's my take on his concepts, including some critiques on some ideas that I feel were not well thought out.

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On Comparison and Personal Values

• by Emin Tham

We discuss how to critically examine the values that drive our comparisons and cultivate a mindful approach, so this inevitable human act leads to greater self-awareness and freedom.
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