Beyond the Local Maximum: Lessons from Hill Climbing

We all make countless decisions each day — probably a lot more than you realize. Some sources suggest that this could amount to 35,000 spread across a typical day. Most of these occur in our subconscious without us even thinking of it as a decision, things like what to say or when to take a …

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A Traveler’s Lens

One of the best ways to learn about your country is to leave your country. This, perhaps, is my biggest takeaway from travelling. It’s only then when you start to notice all the cultural differences, however subtle they may be. You start to feel like a child again, learning and figuring out how the world …

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Coping with failure

Failure is an unavoidable part of life — something everyone faces at some point. It can make us doubt ourselves and question our decisions. While coping strategies are highly personal, this post shares my own framework for navigating setbacks and overcoming failure. I broadly classify three different kinds of failures. Failure, in this context, simply …

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Funding Freedom

For those who know me a bit more, they’re likely aware of my passion for collecting and analyzing data on various topics—it’s like a hobby that satisfies my inner stats enthusiast. Between July 2023 and August 2024, I set off on what turned out to be my most extensive travel journey, covering four continents and …

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Youthful Wanderlust

“Travel while you’re young” – this timeless adage holds a wealth of truth. Youth is an open chapter, a blank canvas ripe for novel experiences, life lessons, and exciting opportunities. With fewer obligations and a wellspring of enthusiasm, traveling in your early years isn’t just a leisure activity; it’s an investment in yourself. By my …

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Bridging Thoughts and Words

In this first short post I want to explain my motivation behind this little project and what I hope to gain from it. The first time that I formulated some of these thoughts that I’m going to lay out here, was roughly 10 months ago. I was sitting in the pedestrian overpass of Melbourne Central, …

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