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Anirudh Kannan
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Feb 24, 2022

Aging Shrinks and Mental Wizardry

Jonah Hill’s therapist rewired my brain. This is the story of how I came to believe in magic. After reading How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big, I decided to become a software engineer. I took courses, built projects, and completed internships. I also looked for ways…

Therapy

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Aging Shrinks and Mental Wizardry
Aging Shrinks and Mental Wizardry
Therapy

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Feb 13, 2022

Everyone Is Lying to You

Or: how I’m learning to love my Shadow I’ve felt like a creepy rapist since the age of 11. We’ll unpack that. But let’s take a detour first. We’re going to learn about the Shadow. Per Jung, your Shadow is everything you are, but wish you weren’t. Maybe you were…

Shadow

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Everyone Is Lying to You
Everyone Is Lying to You
Shadow

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Feb 8, 2022

My Top 7 Bookmarks From the Last Decade

What if Carl Jung loved to swear and had a thick New York accent? The Science of Making Your Story Memorable* Stop reading. Ignore the rest of this article. Double your persuasion with The Science of Making Your Story Memorable. I used this blog post to build a pitch deck…

Kanye West

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My Top 7 Bookmarks From the Last Decade
My Top 7 Bookmarks From the Last Decade
Kanye West

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Jan 30, 2022

Jeff Bezos freed me from jail in 10 seconds

Buy yourself freedom with $1 and some chutzpah. — Jeff Bezos freed me from jail in ten seconds. I’ve never actually been incarcerated. Clean record. But for years, I let my neuroticism run rampant, until it locked me in a psychological jail. I’m sure you know of analysis paralysis. …

Decision Making

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Jeff Bezos freed me from jail in 10 seconds
Jeff Bezos freed me from jail in 10 seconds
Decision Making

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Nov 29, 2020

Week 12

This post covers the latest week (November 22–28). I didn’t write a post last week, because I didn’t have anything to say. Here are some things I could write about: Feedback I’ve received from the cofounders of the startup I’m developing for. Ways I can make my code better, and…

React

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React

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Nov 16, 2020

Week 11 — in Retrospect

I’ve been writing about my experience learning fullstack software development — my goal is to be good enough to land a SWE internship next summer. This post covers the latest week (Nov. 8 ~ 14). What’s worked well: Communication: I keep thinking good work is about work. That’s half the battle. Clear, honest communication counts. Balance: I’ve tried to strike a balance between thinking and doing. When I’ve stuck to that, it’s proved valuable.

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React

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Nov 9, 2020

Week 10 — Month in Retrospect

For the past ~2 months I’ve been writing about my experience learning fullstack software development — my goal is to be good enough to land a SWE internship next summer. This post covers the latest week (Nov. 1 ~ 7). Biggest learnings: Importance of routine. A good routine can inoculate…

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Nov 2, 2020

Week 9 — in Retrospect

For the past eight weeks I’ve been writing about my experience learning fullstack software development — my goal is to be good enough to land a SWE internship next summer. This post covers the latest week (Oct. 25 ~ 31). What went well: Learning in public, pt. 2: As a…

React

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React

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Oct 26, 2020

Week 8 — in Retrospect

For the past seven weeks I’ve been writing about my experience learning fullstack software development — my goal is to be good enough to land a SWE internship next summer. This post covers the latest week (Oct. 18 ~ 24). What went well: Learning in public: If you’re on Twitter…

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Week 8 — in Retrospect
Week 8 — in Retrospect
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Oct 18, 2020

Week 7 — in Retrospect

For the past six weeks I’ve been writing about my experience learning fullstack software development — my goal is to be good enough to land a SWE internship next summer. This post covers the latest of those weeks (11/10 ~ 17/10). What went well: GitHub habits: I adopted a slightly…

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Anirudh Kannan

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Student @ UBC (Vancouver, BC).

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