How to use Google Docs API the easy way

I wanted to use the Google Docs API to generate some documents programmatically. If you want to use the Google Docs API for managing your personal contents, this guide is for you. I had expected to complete this task in ~30 mins, thinking there should be some simple example from Google to follow. It ended …

On Assets

There usually exists a difference between understanding a concept and applying it. Asset is one such thing for me. The value of an asset grows with time. Some assets can also provide an additional stream of income. As a concept, it's super easy to grasp, even for a layperson with no education in personal finance. …

Why I stopped making jokes

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Long time ago, up until college, I had this habit of saying jokes. Mostly I laughed; I found them quite amusing. It made me feel smart. Sometimes others laughed. Then one day, one man made a remark that I still remember today: "This boy is so deep (in a …

The bullies and the bullied

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com The little boy is crying out loud (or rather screaming). The big boy is either enjoying his play or feeling triumph from 'having some fun' with his little brother. Dad is enraged with a flash of hot blood rushing to his head. Dad feels the urge to give justice …

How to feel good? Make something useful

Watching dramas, learning Korean, writing, and reading books are my main pastimes these days. I also work on my little side projects sometimes, too. I do check Facebook or read news, but only for 10 - 15 few minutes a day. I feel the best when I produce something creative or productive. Like writing a …

Sell your by-products, data science edition

From Re Work (chapter sell your by-products): Manufacturing companies must deal with their wastes; this often leads them to create by-products and sell them. Henry Ford built a charcoal plan to produce briskets from wood scraps left in the production of the model T. In non-manufacturing industries, potential by-products may not be readily noticeable. But, …

Tone is in your fingers – What is the best machine learning tool?

Photo by 42 North on Pexels.com From Re Work: When you play music, the quality of the melody that comes out depends largely on how skilled you are. It doesn't matter if you have the best guitar in the world, your music cannot be as good as that by a top guitarist. If you're not …

Hitting F5

Photo by Snapwire on Pexels.com I'm hitting the Refresh button on this blog and going to write more frequently.  This must be the tenth time I've done this. The last post on this blog was over two years ago. I didn't stop writing this whole time. I write occasional personal entries that are mainly for …

How to have, be, and all do you want

Five cool things I learned from Terry Crews in his podcast interview with Tim Ferris - How to have, be, and do all you want. Say you want to be someone, like a teacher, a doctor, or a millionaire. Don't just imagine what it'll be like and what you'll do when you become one. Think …

16 productivity rules

Rule #1: Establish and follow a system that enforces positive habits (like this set of rules). Big goals are achieved by winning small goals consistently. Rule #2: Write down all to-do things in a in-bucket list (GTD system), which are evaluated on a weekly basis. Many trivial tasks may be eliminated after the evaluation. Also a …