Author: Sahand

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is a masterclass in entertainment and science fiction. Never in my adult life have I been so glued to a book as I was…

I just finished reviewing my notes on The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman, and since it’s such a profound and timeless book on the fundamentals of design, I’ve…

Intro There are a number of AI-powered tools I have developed over time which I use every day that help me with reading and learning. I decided early on to…

Intro I wasn’t planning to go to Japan anytime soon. Japan has had an outsized influence on parts of my life, some more than others—yet the thought of visiting it…

Intro I finally got around to playing The Last of Us Part II about a week ago, and in the close to thirty hours that I spent playing it I…

Strategy has always been a less-explored topic for me, and I’m glad I recently stumbled upon the book Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard P. Rumelt. It’s arguably one of…

Below you can find my personal list of the ten books that have had the deepest impact on my life, career, and way of thinking over the past ten years.…

If you’re considering watching The Substance, be forewarned that it’s intense, violent, and gross—probably unlike any other film you’ve seen before. That’s what makes it hard for me to recommend…

I recently managed to finish reading The Art of Game Design by the great Jesse Schell. It took me three months and I ended up taking around ninety full pages…

With all the buzz about how much ChatGPT’s coding capabilities have improved with o3-mini, I decided to put it to the test. I had one guiding question: “can it make…