Sep
01
Never eat alone
Today, for the first time in a while, I had two of my meals with friends (not
family or coworkers)
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Jimmy Chen
Aug
31
Saving the bookstore: part 2
About two weeks ago, I wrote about
[https://jimmychen.blog/saving-the-bookstore/] how opening a bookstore would be
a Very Bad
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Aug
30
Munger Models: Confirmation Bias
> "What the human being is best at doing is interpreting all new information so
that their prior conclusions
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Aug
29
Best dim sum restaurants in Shanghai
Today is my weekly day off from dietary restrictions, so I went with my family
to a Cantonese dim sum
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Aug
28
Three recommendations for understanding Japan
Japan is a fascinating country because it has such a distinct culture, with
elements of admiration for foreigners while also
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Aug
27
Findings from my health journey so far
It's been three weeks since I made a commitment to improving my health, and I
think it'
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Aug
26
A different education system
In China, parents around me send their kids to formal education environments
starting from the age of two. There'
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Aug
25
Is it still worthwhile to study abroad?
As China's economy continues to grow and its post-secondary institutions become
more prestigious relative to global elite schools,
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Aug
24
Unproductive pursuits
I think that not everything we do need to be “productive” in the conventional
sense. To me, part of the
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Aug
23
You are not your gifts
The topic of this post is a statement I encountered recently that has stuck with
me till now. It was
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