Life as an
Open System.
I treat daily life the same way I treat a machine learning model: define the objective function, understand the underlying variables, and iterate.
This space is my digital sandbox. It's where I deconstruct cooking into thermal dynamics, dissect social interactions through critical thinking, and build my visual storytelling infrastructure from the ground up.
The Information Diet
Current Mental Models
Before outputting content, I focus on the quality of my inputs. My current deep dives involve intersecting Stoic philosophy with modern Societal Structures. I am fascinated by how individual agency operates within deterministic macro-environments.
On the Nightstand
- ✦The Courage to Be Disliked (Adlerian Psychology)
- ✦Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- ✦Begin Again
First Principles of Cooking
Deconstructing the Recipe
I rarely follow recipes blindly. Cooking is essentially applied physics and chemistry. Once you understand the underlying variables, you can reverse-engineer any dish.
- 1. Thermal DynamicsThe Maillard reaction vs. Caramelization. Heat transfer mediums (oil vs. water).
- 2. Flavor MatricesBalancing Acid, Fat, Salt, and Heat. How capsaicin dissolves in lipids.
Infrastructure Under Construction
I am currently laying the groundwork for visual storytelling and content creation. Vlogs, aesthetic experiments, and lifestyle analytics are being formulated.