Preface This post looks at the methodologies used, difficulties encountered and victories celebrated in retrospect as I spent an unhealthy amount of time in my apartment learning to touch type. Motivation Being able to jot down thoughts almost at talking speeds is far more valuable than the obvious advantages of typing fast like writing essaysContinue reading “Learning to Type 100 Words per Minute”
Author Archives: Jens Xu
Making Cooking Feel Less Like a Chore
Alright I get it. If you had a long day at work, missed your subway and came home running because you are a home-shitter, it can be very tempting to order some “Murgh Tikka Masala” for 13,90 Euros from your trusted hole in the wall Indian “delicacy/speciality” joint. Since the take out service algorithm recognizesContinue reading “Making Cooking Feel Less Like a Chore”
A Love Letter to Running
18th of October 2020, Munich Dear Running, I hope you don’t mind if I address you as a person, which I think doesn’t do justice to your perfection. In this letter I would like to thank you for the incredible change you have facilitated in me, the emotional support you provide; day in, day out.Continue reading “A Love Letter to Running”
The Human Instinct to Summit
Your heart is pounding 160x against your chest wall per minute, the lungs are grasping for oxygen in the thin air. It’s not particularly painful but the uphill battle has made you weak … even the trained minds & bodies will feel a little spacey. Yet as soon as the mountain peak moves into theContinue reading “The Human Instinct to Summit”
Smoothies Without Acquiring Debt
“And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.” – Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of Future (1886), Chapter IV. Apophthegms and Interludes, §146) At some point in life we realize: “I am going to be a proper adult and eat veggies and fruit”. However, dueContinue reading “Smoothies Without Acquiring Debt”
A Pretentious Guide to Making Bean Water
The experience spectrum of indulging in a cup spans from: Lower End Muddy water for 90cents at the coffee machine in front of the library while the flickering fluorescent light illuminates the reflection of your exhausted visage in the vending machine from 1999. A shameful moment, but you could care less. Upper End Sitting byContinue reading “A Pretentious Guide to Making Bean Water”
Metamorphosis 