Craft By Zen

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  • Navigating Healthcare During Crisis
    Posted

    Daily headaches, panic attacks, life or death experiences on a trip from the ICU and back

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– essay   personal   medical
  • 2023-07-27

    ๐Ÿ“ Location: Hayward, CA

    Every weekend, Iโ€™ve been slowly moving to San Jose, so I havenโ€™t been able to spend enough time with my hobbies and side projects. This website has seen a down tick in content, and Iโ€™m looking forward to writing more in the near future. Certainly post-move.

    To spend the in-between time not thinking about code, Iโ€™ve been playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We recently finished Cult of the Lamb, and it felt pretty special.

    I went to the Figma conference last week at San Francisco Moscone Center, and it was a packed event. Iโ€™m excited to dive deep into more UX work.

    Filed: โŒš Now
  • Google Reader, Information Over-Consumption, and Slow Reading
    Posted

    The idea of an infinite scroll can be dangerous, and here are some tactics to curtail their effects on our addicted minds.

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– essay   Addiction   RSS   Psychology
  • 7 GUIs
    Posted

    Based off the 7 GUIs benchmark, here are implementations of the 7 GUIs in Svelte.

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– learning   programming   Javascript   Svelte
  • SolidJS
    Posted

    A dive into my personal notes on SolidJS, as I was going through the tutorial.

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– learning   Typescript   programming
  • Typescript
    Posted

    Deep dive with Typescript and its features. Some notes and examples.

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– learning   Typescript   programming
  • Excellent Advice for Living
    Posted
    Author: Jeremy Wong
    Key takeaways from short pieces advice Kevin Kelly has collected over decades. I've turned those into different categories of advice that has resonated with me.
    Filed: ๐Ÿ“– Books
    Book cover for Excellent Advice for Living
  • This month at Craft By Zen, May 2023
    Posted

    Major website updates, new collections, fixed bugs, and more!

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– website   updates
  • Writing for Software Developers
    Posted
    Author: Jeremy Wong
    "Writing for Software Developers focuses on teaching you how to envision, create, and publish mid-length technical tutorials and articles, but the principles and practices youโ€™ll develop will help you write anything from a short README to an entire technical book. And regardless of why you write, this guide aims to provide you with the techniques you will need to reach your goals."
    Filed: ๐Ÿ“– Books
    Book cover for Writing for Software Developers
  • Coders at Work: Reflections on the Craft of Programming
    Posted
    Author: Jeremy Wong
    "Peter Seibel interviews 15 of the most interesting computer programmers alive today in Coders at Work, offering a companion volume to Apressโ€™s highly acclaimed best-seller Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston."
    Filed: ๐Ÿ“– Books
    Book cover for Coders At Work
  • 2023-05-30

    ๐Ÿ“ Location: Hayward, CA

    Finishing up the book, Laws of UX. Itโ€™s a great primer on the topic and Iโ€™m looking forward to sharing it with my team. Also reading โ€œSaving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clockโ€ by Jenny Oโ€™Dell.

    Slowly moving to San Jose, California. The apartment has been finalized, and we have two months to move in. Also, planning my wedding for May 2024.

    Deployed and continually making improvements to this website. Iโ€™m using Astro.js and re-learning Svelte along the way.

    Iโ€™m nearly done with playing through Hogwarts Legacy.

    Filed: โŒš Now
  • Daily Review Journal
    Posted

    My current daily review journal for work, as of 2023.

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– essay   review   daily   habits
  • My Current Favorite Questions
    Posted

    An exercise where I lay out my favorite questions. These questions are long-term problems without easy answers.

    Filed: โœ๐Ÿผ Writing
    ๐Ÿ”– essay   reflection
  • A Room With A View
    Posted
    Director: James Ivory, Released: 1986
    One of those picturesque romance movies from a Merchany-Ivory production of an E. M. Forrester novel. And a punchable performance from Daniel-Day Lewis.
    Filed: ๐ŸŽž๏ธ Films
    A Room With A View
  • TรR
    Posted
    Director: Todd Field, Released: 2022
    Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tรกr, chief conductor of a major German orchestra. In a strongly, yet still and resounding piece that leaves you contemplating why we stopped tolerating bad people making good art, and if that's ok.
    Filed: ๐ŸŽž๏ธ Films
    Film Poster for TรR
  • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
    Posted
    Author: Jeremy Wong
    A challenge to conventional time management advice, highlighting the finite nature of life and urging readers to prioritize meaningful experiences. The book emphasizes intentional living, encouraging a shift from constant busyness to a purpose-driven approach.
    Filed: ๐Ÿ“– Books
    Book cover for Four Thousand Weeks
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I'm currently leading application development at Clear Labs.

I write essays on eclectic topics, from programming, cooking, and strange habit of collecting obituaries.

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I have put back together my newsletter after years of absense! These are primarily updates on my blog, "Craft By Zen", and maybe some highlights to the new articles I've written. There might be some life updates as well. I'm doing away with the old format of weekly longform essays, and trying some new things with my newsletter.

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