Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans.
this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2025
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"You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it." Pirkei Avot (2:21)
While I’m not religious, this Jewish quote resonates with me. The “work” is never truly finished, we can all do more to make things better, both for ourselves and our community.
How you do anything is how you do everything.
“Deep” or “profound” means nothing in research design. If you read it somewhere, see if it defined precisely in this context. If not, see if you can mentally replace it with a more precise word. If not, be skeptical of the validity of the claims.
- My Research Design professor
I’m being a bit cheeky but this has actually stuck with me over the years and I do think it’s helpful.
I believe in this and it's been tested by research. He who fucks nuns will later join the church.
This is my favourite lyric in any song ever.
It's from Death or Glory by The Clash, for those who don't know.
"Things in life aren't always quite what they seem, there's more than one given angle to any one given scene. So bear that in mind next time you try to intervene on any one given angle to any one given scene."
Every person dies alone.
Everything in moderation.
Work smarter, not harder.
Yay Disney cartoons!
If you make yourself irreplaceable you can't get promoted.
Everyone always has a plan until they get punched in the face.
Enjoy this thought poison that's been with me for a long time:
WARNING: THOUGHT POISON
It’s a bitter truth that, in the end, your intentions don’t matter. Neither does your pain, your past, or the reasons behind what you did. No one cares about the context or the quiet wars you fought alone. All that remains is how others saw you. Their perception becomes your truth—your legacy—no matter how far it is from who you really were—or tried to be.
Whenever you are killing time, time is also killing you
“It can be two things”