Roughly, from https://www.facebook.com/groups/Making.Friends.In.Seattle/posts/2951132521848928/

Software engineer, writer, and novelty-seeker.

I love *exploring*, and in that vein, my current/former hobbies include traveling, videos/podcasts at 1.5-3x speed, effective altruism, eating sardines/kale, meetups/potlucks, social deduction games, improv comedy, inspirational speaking, hard sci-fi, authentic relating, life optimizing, super-connecting, competitive programming / Leetcoding, puzzle hunts, escape rooms, phone photography (especially pets/nature), meditation, acroyoga, Indian food, longevity, karaoke, beginner guitar, basketball, massages, resolving existential / identity crises, therapy (CBT/ACT), nootropics, psychedelics, speed-hiking, trail/marathon running, reading groups, writing “poetry”, AI alignment, and deep learning research.

On the other hand, I'm currently repulsed/jaded/surfeited with BJJ, category theory, climbing, crypto, Hanabi, kink, quantitative finance, real estate, and zouk among others.

I started a Messenger group "Seattle Events Collaboration/Sharing" for curating interesting events.

2023/02 update: + podcasting, circling, caving, connection-oriented cards, co-creating, plant medicine, kale salads

2023/03 update: + interviewing random strangers, nootropics, trying to do a handstand, Swedish culture, Chinese film

2023/08 update: + Tony Robbins, carnivore diet, waking up energetically (no alarm), high-energy states of being, gratitude (as an emotional home)

2023/12 update: + second-brain note-taking, efficient and effective morning routines

2024/01 update: + technical system design, emotional resilience, alacrity and judgment in crisis situations, healing trauma

2024/02 update: + coaching! (eg life, career, leadership, performance coaching) + masterminds! speedreading, effective reading, writing well, Twitter, Instagram

2024/03 update: + single-tasking, entrepreneurship, sales & marketing, “manic activators” (colloquial, eg MPDGs, MPDBs, AKC, Accelerando)

2024/09 update: + super-connecting, - vipassana

2025/03 update: + burnout recovery, nervous system regulation, curiosity

2025/08 update: + speed-vibing

Uncategorized: Substack, TPOT, etc

a few places I’ve been

LA, SD, SB, SF, NYC, Tijuana, Chicago, Beijing, Guilin, Michigan, Vancouver WA, Seattle, Miami, Singapore, Alaska, Victoria BC, Vancouver BC, Mexico City, Austin TX, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Yakima, Walla Walla, Tokyo, Kyoto, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Vienna, and more!

2024: Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Doha, Hong Kong, Macau

2025 Asia: Taipei, Jiaoxi, Hualien, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Bangkok, Da Nang, Hanoi, Saigon, Tainan, Chongqing, Lanzhou, Hefei, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Sanmenxia, Bali