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Let structure emerge organically

Structure comes not from imposing plans from the top down, but bubbling ideas from the bottom up

Only the Professor Matters

Google Sheets is not as versatile as I thought

Google Sheets comes with everything you need, until it doesn't

Ben Awad on comparing YC to Ivy League Schools

Conserve your energy rather than your time

Why focusing on energy management can lead to greater productivity and fulfillment

Svelte and SvelteKit's tutorial is wonderful and my new unequivocal recommendation for starting Web Devs

A huge step forward in making web development accessible and enjoyable for beginners

The new React docs are pretty good

The antiquated React docs are finally updated

Stanford dining fruits are fantastic. Really feeling California's agricultural hegemony as I stuff 5 oranges in my backpack on the way out

Stanford's pho at Wilbur dining is amazing. One of the best meals I've ever eaten at a college ever

Without COVID, I may have never learned to code

Reflecting on the largest copium I've ever had from COVID

You're navigating your browser wrong

Ditch the back button and use (the right) keyboard shortcuts instead

You Don't Need a Mobile App

It's generally a waste of time.

Every meal is an opportunity for growth

The magic of meals is in the digression. The random tangents that take you to places completely unexplored, foreign, and perhaps uncomfortable.

Head, Heart by Lydia Davis is beautiful, perhaps one of the best poems I've ever heard

One of the most beautiful examples of the power of monosyllabic words

Design your website to be mobile first

It's way easier to go from mobile to desktop than the other way around