Blog

2026 I've lived in Austin for 9 years and haven't seen most of it Feb 26
5 todo list systems in 5 years Jan 27
2025 Why do students leave exams early? Dec 11
I hosted Season 2 of 10-day tag Nov 14
How I aim for college class schedules Nov 12
The workflow behind my 637-day journaling streak Sep 28
I won the Reserve section at the 2025 Austin Summer Open! Aug 18
First year of UT is in the books! May 8
I organized a 10-day game of tag with 10 of my friends Mar 22
My advice: how I make the most of college Mar 1
I never want to write another proof again Feb 1
I wrote a journal entry for every single day in 2024 Jan 1
2024 UT changelog Oct 8
First impressions of UT Aug 31
My favorite games this summer Jul 20
3 things on my mind before I start at UT Jun 19
I taught an elementary school chess club for two months Jun 3
I organized a spectacular 20-acre game of Capture the Flag May 17
College updates!! Apr 23
How to schedule a rickroll on your friend's computer Apr 7
Mao: a wonderfully infuriating card game Mar 30
The ultimate guide to Wikipedia racing Mar 16
The highlight of my Istanbul trip was... the carpet shop? Feb 24
Why do I write online? Feb 10
Determining the best sport of all time Feb 3
What do I do with my life? Jan 20
What I actually find ChatGPT useful for Jan 13
2023 Habits to start in 2024 Dec 30
3 scattered thoughts about college admissions Dec 16
Ranking the 11 APs of my high school career Dec 2
How I journal with Terminal and plaintext files Nov 18
I don't like newsletters that are recycling centers Nov 11
Anki is possibly the best app ever Nov 4
The SAT should not be going digital Oct 28
5 guidelines for writing college admissions essays Oct 21
How I get As with just Notion and Google Calendar Oct 7
A fascinating psychology game for 4+ players Sep 30
I'm 17, so here's 17 pieces of life advice Sep 23
3 pieces of advice for those planning to start a blog Sep 16
Be more of a documentarian Sep 9
MIT now has a -4% acceptance rate Sep 2
My experience with the MacOS Terminal Aug 26
How to use music to time travel Aug 19
I scored 4/5 points at the ACC Summer Chess Championship! Aug 12
8 things I learned from my internship at Cetec-ERP Aug 5
Blokus Duo theory and strategies Jul 29
How writing is like building a LEGO set Jul 22
One rule: don't draw the Ace of Spades Jul 15
What I learned by solving 30 Project Euler problems in 50 days Jul 8
Can Santa compete with FedEx and USPS? Jul 1
The tools I use at school Jun 23
Study techniques ranked best to worst Jun 18
Things that annoy me about Go Jun 12
What would you do with 52 hours a week of discretionary time? Jun 4
Introducing an AP Micro Resource Pack May 20
CollegeBoard releases a brand-new AP course: AP Puzzles May 13
Why I number my posts May 6
ChatGPT is funny, especially when you ask it about bananas Apr 29
Happiness & the four quadrants of life activities Apr 22
2 things I hate about Twitter Apr 14
Why is chess so trendy right now? Mar 27
4 reasons to use military time Mar 11
How bullet chess and TikTok can both ruin your attention span Mar 3
How to write well without the common curse of "Taki writing" Feb 20
How to prevent the pull of perfectionism with time pressure Feb 10
The law of diminishing marginal utility: make every bite count Feb 7
What chess can teach you about decision-making Jan 31
Take the quiz to see if you're an original Twitter user Jan 30
A superior alternative to the Pomodoro technique Jan 23
Teeko: a quick & fun party game Jan 16
7 tips to improve your grades Jan 12
How to choose a good Christmas gift Jan 3
2022 1 lb of solid gold or 40m individual Cheez-Its? Dec 28
Journaling doesn't have to be aesthetic to be effective Dec 22
The Fed introduces the Goldfish standard to combat inflation Dec 20
Typing quickly saves a ton of time Dec 13
10 reasons why you should (definitely) use TikTok Dec 10
"Why are you always so into chess?" Dec 8