Nathan Brown

Blog

  1. I hosted Season 2 of 10-day tag
    75. #college #games #shenanigans
  2. How I aim for college class schedules
    74. #college
  3. The workflow behind my 637-day journaling streak
    73. #coding #writing
  4. I won the Reserve section at the 2025 Austin Summer Open!
    72. #chess
  5. First year of UT is in the books!
    71. #college
  6. I organized a 10-day game of tag with 10 of my friends
    70. #college #games #shenanigans
  7. My advice: how I make the most of college
    69. #college
  8. I never want to write another proof again
    68. #math #college
  9. I wrote a journal entry for every single day in 2024
    67. #writing
  10. UT changelog
    66. #college
  11. First impressions of UT
    65. #college
  12. My favorite games this summer
    64. #games
  13. 3 things on my mind before I start at UT
    63. #college
  14. I taught an elementary school chess club for two months
    62. #chess
  15. I hosted a spectacular 20-acre game of Capture the Flag
    61. #games #shenanigans
  16. College updates!!
    60. #college
  17. I scheduled a April Fool's rickroll 3 months in advance
    59. #shenanigans #tech
  18. Mao: a wonderfully infuriating card game
    58. #games
  19. The ultimate guide to Wikipedia racing
    57. #games
  20. The highlight of my Istanbul trip was... the carpet shop?
    56. #humor
  21. Why do I write online?
    55. #writing
  22. Determining the best sport of all time
    54. #humor
  23. What do I do with my life?
    53. #college
  24. What I actually find ChatGPT useful for
    52. #tech
  25. Habits to start in 2024
    51. #productivity
  26. 3 scattered thoughts about college admissions
    50. #college
  27. Ranking the 11 APs of my high school career
    49. #other
  28. How I journal with Terminal and plaintext files
    48. #coding #writing
  29. I don't like newsletters that are recycling centers
    47. #writing
  30. Anki is possibly the best app ever
    46. #productivity
  31. The SAT should not be going digital
    45. #other
  32. 5 guidelines for writing college admissions essays
    44. #college #writing
  33. How I get As with just Notion and Google Calendar
    43. #productivity
  34. A fascinating psychology game for 4+ players
    42. #games #math
  35. I'm 17, so here's 17 pieces of life advice
    41. #other
  36. 3 pieces of advice for those planning to start a blog
    40. #meta #writing
  37. Be more of a documentarian
    39. #other
  38. MIT now has a -4% acceptance rate
    38. #humor
  39. My experience with the MacOS Terminal
    37. #coding
  40. How to use music to time travel
    36. #other
  41. I scored 4/5 points at the ACC Summer Chess Championship!
    35. #chess
  42. 8 things I learned from my internship at Cetec-ERP
    34. #coding
  43. Blokus Duo theory and strategies
    33. #games
  44. How writing is like building a LEGO set
    32. #writing
  45. One rule: don't draw the Ace of Spades
    31. #math #fiction
  46. What I learned by solving 30 Project Euler problems in 50 days
    30. #coding #math
  47. Can Santa compete with FedEx and USPS?
    29. #math #humor
  48. The tools I use at school
    28. #productivity
  49. Study techniques ranked best to worst
    27. #productivity
  50. Things that annoy me about Go
    26. #coding
  51. What would you do with 52 hours a week of discretionary time?
    25. #productivity
  52. Introducing an AP Micro Resource Pack
    24. #productivity
  53. CollegeBoard releases a brand-new AP course: AP Puzzles
    23. #humor
  54. Why I number my posts
    22. #meta
  55. ChatGPT is funny, especially when you ask it about bananas
    21. #humor #tech
  56. Happiness & the four quadrants of life activities
    20. #math
  57. 2 things I hate about Twitter
    19. #tech #writing
  58. Why is chess so trendy right now?
    18. #chess
  59. 4 reasons to use military time
    17. #productivity
  60. How bullet chess and TikTok can both ruin your attention span
    16. #chess #productivity #tiktok
  61. How to write well without the common curse of "Taki writing"
    15. #writing
  62. How to prevent the pull of perfectionism with time pressure
    14. #chess #productivity
  63. The law of diminishing marginal utility: make every bite count
    13. #productivity
  64. What chess can teach you about decision-making
    12. #chess #productivity
  65. Take the quiz to see if you're an original Twitter user
    11. #humor
  66. A superior alternative to the Pomodoro technique
    10. #chess #productivity
  67. Teeko: a quick & fun party game
    9. #games
  68. 7 tips to improve your grades
    8. #productivity
  69. How to choose a good Christmas gift
    7. #math
  70. 1 lb of solid gold or 40m individual Cheez-Its?
    6. #math
  71. Journaling doesn't have to be aesthetic to be effective
    5. #productivity #writing
  72. The Fed introduces the Goldfish standard to combat inflation
    4. #humor
  73. Typing quickly saves a ton of time
    3. #productivity
  74. 10 reasons why you should (definitely) use TikTok
    2. #humor #tiktok
  75. "Why are you always so into chess?"
    1. #chess