Journal

Things on my mind

Science, learning, technology, and the occasional stray thought.

Kamil Hassan’s article cover: Being Effective With 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

November 29, 2021 · 9 min

Being Effective With '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey

A walk through Covey's character ethic and all seven habits—from proactivity and beginning with the end in mind to synergy and sharpening the saw.

Kamil Hassan’s article cover: How our brain turns on autopilot mode

November 29, 2021 · 4 min

How our brain turn on Autopilot mode!

How chunking turns repeated actions into habits, why the brain saves energy on routines, and when autopilot helps or puts us at risk.

Kamil Hassan’s diagram of a figure standing on one leg against a wall

October 15, 2021 · 4 min

Why can't you stand on one leg with the other ankle and shoulder against the wall?

A center-of-mass explanation for why lifting the free leg while your ankle and shoulder touch a wall makes you fall.

Kamil Hassan’s diagram of a ball thrown upward while the thrower moves forward at 5 m/s

September 14, 2021 · 3 min

What will happen when you throw a ball in a moving bus?

Why a ball thrown straight up inside a moving bus lands back in your hand, and why the same throw from an open truck does not.

Kamil Hassan’s copy of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz on a wooden table

January 11, 2021 · 6 min

Being Free with 'The Four Agreements'

How Don Miguel Ruiz's four agreements loosen the rules we inherited, and why noticing we are not free is the first step toward living as we are.