I added Merriam‑Webster’s Vocabulary Builder to my to‑do list on 12/29/2012 and finally finished reading it in 2025. It was a long wait, but I’m glad my judgment from 13 years ago proved right—this is truly a fantastic book for learning English. It teaches word roots and provides interesting background stories. Some …

Previously, I used Ablog to set up my personal blog and maintained the content using Sphinx syntax. That effort ended around 2021—not something I’m proud of. Recently, I’ve decided to restart blogging to capture my learnings, insights, and reflections. However, I’m hesitant to continue with the old system because Ablog …

Page bundles are an optional way to organize page resources within Hugo. You can opt-in to using page bundles in Hugo Clarity with usePageBundles in your site configuration --- or in a page's front matter.

The "Notices" shortcode enables you to call out pieces of information - sidebars, warnings, tips, etc. To create a notice on a page, you can use the notice shortcode. You use the notice shortcode, with the first parameter being one of note, info, tip, and warning. Then add a title for your note in quotes as the second …

Published: Jan 01, 2021 Tags: booknotes, process Category: Management If you don't measure it, you can't manage it; If you don't measure it, you can't improve it; If you don't measure it, you probably don't care; If you can't influence it, then don't measure it. Randy A. Steinberg Why Measure Anything There is …

Published: Aug 02, 2020 Tags: data Category: Engineering Data science involves principles, processes, and techniques for understanding phenomena via the (automated) analysis of data. This article talks about the basic part of data science. Data Driven Decision (DDD) Data-driven decision-making (DDD) refers to the …

Published: Aug 01, 2020 Tags: chinese Category: Life Recently, I have been using app "QuanMinKGe" to sing for fun quite a lot. I got some enlightenment from playing this app, and write it down as this blog. 全民k歌 刚接触全民k歌应该是在16年底，那个时候的宗旨就是两个字：白玩。坚决不给平台充钱。 自己录歌玩，和几个有限好友之间互动一下，然后领一些免费花花送人玩。 然后用的版本是个几年前非常老的版本，从来没有升级。 其实当然知道 …

Published: Jul 31, 2020 Tags: efficiency Category: Engineering I got first Macbook 3 years ago, but only use Macbook as production environment 9 months ago. In order to use Macbook in an efficient way, some tips can be important to know. Short cut keys Capture window Command + Shift + 5 Record video for screen Command …

Published: Jul 10, 2020 Tags: consulting, booknotes Category: Management This blog contains notes from several books relevant to consulting. 麦肯锡工具 我们可能会变得冲动进行激烈的争辩以使他人接受自己的观点。 不过，最好的办法是说出自己的观点，把问题本身和提出问题的人相分离，然后从正反两面对观点展开讨论，重点关注积极的方面 信任，但要确认 5P原则 认真准备（prepare）：观察身边之人的积极行为并了解他们的背景 他人为重（put others first）：这是生活中需要遵循的普遍法则 真 …