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Thoughts on technology, life lessons, and the intersection of AI with human experience

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AI Research
January 2025

My AI-in-Research Workflow

How I use AI in my research pipeline—from idea generation to writing—and why I never trust AI overall. A practical guide with the "AI duel" technique and Dao/Shu framework.

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AI Research
December 22, 2024

The Ecological-Psychology Comeback of AI

AI is rediscovering J.J. Gibson's ecological psychology—where perception is action, and the environment teaches us what's possible. From DeepSeek OCR to Meta's affordance maps.

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Travel
December 20, 2024

Falling Hard for Finland

A journey through Finland's winter wonderland, from Helsinki's design culture to Lapland's northern lights. Discovering sisu, sauna culture, and the Finnish way of life that captured my heart.

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Research
December 15, 2024

Building Your Own Research Toolkit—My Playbook

A comprehensive guide to building your personal research toolkit. Learn practical strategies, tools, and methodologies that I've developed and refined through years of research experience...

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Research
February 3, 2026

If I Restarted Undergrad

How I'd go from "No Research" to "Real Research" — my cheat code for undergrads who want to break into research but don't know where to start...

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Life Lessons
Coming Soon

Becoming TJ

A personal journey from obedience to autonomy, from being silenced to finding my voice. How I reclaimed my identity and learned to navigate power dynamics while staying true to my values...

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