Ponderings
This is a collection of posts where I write about some of my thoughts on specific topics. One can view them as philosophical discussion, but I choose to see these as just a way for me to let out any thoughts in my head that show my personal perspective on certain things.
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Written Language
Recently, I’ve started learning Mandarin Chinese. Like most people, I came in thinking the complex writing system would be the hardest part, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn…
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Simulation
I recently was thinking about the idea that we live in one huge simulation. I’ve heard a bunch of theories on how to prove it, but I realised most,…
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Mahjong, Chess, and the Certainty of Choices and Consequences
Those of you who know me well might know that I have recently developed a fixation on the game Mahjong, specifically Riichi Mahjong, the Japanese style of the game.…
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Equilibrium
Balance. It’s a common lesson I’ve been taught throughout my life, yet only recently I’ve been starting to fit into my life. Some of you know I have been…
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The Essence of Self and the Pain of Loss
I don’t remember too much from my Philosophy class in university, but I remember a huge discussion about what defines the self. What makes you you and what makes…
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Vectors
I got thinking about how people often refer to their significant other as their other half, or sometimes their better half. It is kinda cute, I’ll admit, but for…
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On the Edge of Eternity
Our unending search for meaning A decade ago, I was enrolled in a summer camp for Duke’s Talent Identification program DukeTIP where I received a book called The Colossal…
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Random Thought
I am unsure how this works, but I am giving it a try.