About
Who I Am
I'm a 34 year old business and data analyst. In my free time, I enjoy playing chess (and improving as an adult player), programming, reading, learning...anything, discussing philosophy and the purpose of life, productivity and more.
Chess Journey
In the learning community, especially the chess community there is a lot of discussion about neuroplasticity and how adults struggle to learn new skills or improve at current ones. My mother passed of dementia in 2024 and I'm doing everything I can to take care of my brain health. I love to play chess and am using my progress as a metric for learning as an adult, maintaining what I've learned, and denounce the importance of neuroplasticity.
Health & Fitness
Fitness and a proper diet is important for good cognitive health, longevity, the ability to process information better, the ability to endure activities for longer periods of time (this is important for playing good classical chess). I'm currently in the worst shape of my life (Sept 2025). And as a data enthusiast, I will document what I'm eating, how much I'm walking and related cardio excercises, and my strength training routine. This is for myself and keeping it on a public platform will encourage keeping myself accountable.
Systems & Learning
I am an addict for figuring out ways to be more efficient. I love whipping up python scripts to automate a repeatable task, finding a good app or ecosystem to capture my tasks and encourage action, or systems to make life and the progress towards our goals more simple.
About This Site
I built this site with HTML/CSS/JS. My Blog is JSON-driven for speed and simplicity. Also didn't want to pay for a Content Management System (CMS) like Wordpress again. It is minimal on purpose and imperfect by trial. So if you see something that needs fixing, feel free to email me.