Something special: my 26th birthday

It’s 7:17am. The national anthem of the USA is playing. I am in Charlotte, North Carolina. My parents are a few meters to my left. They’ve come here from two different continents (my father from Peru, my mother from Spain). Because today, 15th Nov 2025, it’s my 26th birthday. And in 3 minutes, I’m running […]

The (un)reasonable effectiveness of college rowing in cambridge

Today I am using rowing to get my daily writing practice in. I tried rowing only at the end of my 4th year at Cambridge, and I’ve been regular at it since my PhD started last October. To my greatest surprise, I love it. In undergrad, I used to wake up at 5am to study […]

Blogversary reflections

A quick post…on blogging and PhD Today marks five years since I launched the first post of this blog. There are very few activities I’ve kept doing in my life for this long, so I’m honestly surprised that I haven’t abandoned blogging yet. Moreover, despite what my blogging frequency might suggest, I don’t have any […]

Why you should get a Kindle

In this post, I’ll argue that, if you read anything, you should get a Kindle. I’ll give what I believe the more important advantages of a Kindle. I’ll also argue against common objections.

How to choose books to read

I am the kind of person who reads a bit everyday. Lately I have come across really good books, and improved my criteria to choose books. This is something I used to struggle with. I hope other people finding this post helpful. If you do, then I’d love to hear about it (you can use […]