One of the most interesting frames I've come across sees the mind as made up of multiple distinct agents, each with their own set of subagents and influence over the whole. I first came across this idea about a year ago, reading Kevin Simler's post "Neurons Gone Wild" on his

In my very first post, I promised to be prolific. Specifically, I aimed to publish 100 posts before 2023. At the time, that would mean publishing around 1 post every week. But, after just a couple of posts, I took a year-long hiatus from writing altogether. After coming back, I

Despite his manic rants, insensitivity, and general antics, there's something about Kanye West that I have to revere as an artist. He is the pinnacle of self-confidence. He best represents what it means to believe in yourself completely, no matter what others say or how deep in the gutter you

I recently stumbled upon a two-man band called Clown Core, and I'm a little bit obsessed. It all started out when I stumbled upon videos about Louis Cole on YouTube. He's an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist with a unique voice and sound. He's deadly skilled at drumming, to the point where

This post was originally drafted on 2021-04-03. I'm picking it back up now, on 2022-07-27, after resolving to finish my 100 things challenge. Julia Galef is the co-founder of the Center For Applied Rationality (CFAR). I was super surprised to see just how long she has been posting videos on

Last weekend I attended a Bengali community picnic. I went with my dad, expecting to play a little cricket, eat some food, and leave. Instead, I ended up catching up with three teens in my community who've grown tremendously since I last remember them, and found myself in a surprisingly

Recording my failed attempts to get back into the habit of writing over the past year or so. Status Update (May 2021) First thing's first, I should address what I've been up to since my last post. It's been nearly a month, and a lot has happened. To be honest,

Status Update Something exciting just happened. I've been sitting on the draft of this post for around a week now, and from the start I had planned on covering Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown)'s TED talk on how to make math more engaging. I woke up today to see that Grant

I'm over being quiet [https://twitter.com/roddur_dasgupta/status/1370912469179199488] about things which interest me. Sharing what I learn will, at worst, hurt no one (I'd hope?), and at best, help many people and myself profoundly. xkcd: Ten Thousand [https://xkcd.com/1053]. Perhaps my favorite xkcd comic (I