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how a mathematician sees the world

any sufficiently advanced engineering is indistinguishable from art

any sufficiently advanced engineering is indistinguishable from art.

study math. not for grades. not for exams. but because math rewires how you think. it teaches you precision in chaos. how to see structure where others see noise. how to break a giant, messy problem into clean, solvable chunks. every great engineer, physicist, and builder; whether they admit it or not; stands on mathematical intuition. math sharpens your reasoning. it builds pattern recognition. it gives you the language of reality. if you can think mathematically, you can think about anything.

my favourite quote from atomic habits by James clear; "It doesn't make sense to continue wanting something if you're not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don't want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process, is to guarantee disappointment"

how to study and learn really difficult subjects: 1. don’t panic. hard just means dense. it’s not impossible, it’s just packed. unwrap it slowly. 2. get a map before diving in. watch an overview video, read the table of contents, or skim the wikipedia page. you need context first. 3. use multiple sources. one book will confuse you, two will clarify, three will enlighten. 4. build intuition, not memory. visualize it. simulate it. code it. teach it to a friend or a wall. 5. tolerate confusion. you’ll feel dumb 90% of the time; that’s the price of learning something that rewires your brain. 6. connect it to reality. every abstract thing has a real-world analog. find it. relate it. ground it. 7. revisit the same topic after a week. mastery is not about reading once; it’s about returning after your brain has “chewed” on it. 8. don’t romanticize genius. smart people aren’t born knowing it. they just survived longer in the confusion phase. the truth is; learning hard stuff isn’t about intelligence. it’s about endurance, humility, and curiosity. you stay long enough in the fog until it clears.

the capacitor is doing the job outside his job description

become a modern polymath study maths. lift weights. build robots. write code. read physics. design systems. learn AI. draw what you imagine. fix your mind. get your body strong. think deeply. build wealth. understand nature. master engineering, philosophy, and yourself. do it because you love building; not because you want applause.

read more books. not because it’s productive. not because it’s aesthetic. but because it rewires your brain. every good book upgrades your mental firmware. you start seeing patterns others miss. you start connecting disciplines. you start thinking. books are the ultimate leverage. cheap to get. infinite in return. read more books; that’s how you actually get smart.

study semiconductor manufacturing not to build a fab. not to get a job at TSMC. but to witness how far the human mind has gone. photolithography is pure magic disguised as engineering. we’re literally etching patterns smaller than viruses; using light, mirrors, gases, plasma, and math. machines that cost billions; all to place atoms exactly where we want them. a chip isn’t just silicon. it’s the story of precision, obsession, and human imagination pushed to its limit. study how semiconductors are made; because it’s not just technology, it’s a love letter to what humans can do when they decide to understand everything.

patterns in the lives of great people if you study enough biographies, documentaries, interviews; you start to see repeating structures. different lives, same architecture. here’s the blueprint almost all great people share: 1. a period of intense isolation they disappear for years. you think they fell off; but that’s when they’re cooking. deep work. obsession. long lonely nights. they resurface with something that changes the game. 2. an early spark some childhood moment that burns into their brain. a teacher, a machine, a failure, a movie, a sound. something that makes them go, “I want to understand this for the rest of my life.” 3. obsessive iteration they don’t do something once. they do it a thousand times. till it’s muscle memory. every great person has a graveyard of early failed attempts that nobody saw. 4. disrespect for convention they question the “normal” way of doing things; not for rebellion, but for truth. they can’t stand inefficiency or intellectual laziness. they break systems, then rebuild them better. 5. suffering → transformation some crisis humbles them; failure, rejection, loss, poverty. instead of collapsing, they alchemize it. turn pain into clarity, frustration into fuel. 6. relentless curiosity they’re polymaths in disguise. engineers who read philosophy. artists who study math. they connect unrelated fields until a new pattern emerges. 7. uncompromising taste they have a vision for how things should be. and they refuse to release anything less than that. this is what makes their work timeless. 8. strategic social connection they find other rare minds. not many; just enough to form an echo chamber of excellence. together they compound genius. 9. asymmetrical focus they focus on one thing so hard that it looks like madness. but that singular focus opens doors others can’t even see. 10. legacy thinking they eventually zoom out from their craft to humanity. they start asking; “what does this mean for the world?” that’s when they shift from “great at something” to “great, period.” greatness isn’t random. it’s a pattern; repeated through different people, in different centuries, under different names. once you see it, you can’t unsee it. and the question becomes: which part of this pattern are you in right now?

the masculine urge to build an 8-bit computer from scratch

this is a must read if you are into deeptech

if you are in software, pivot to hardware; coz now is the best time.

if you are not in engineering, pivot to engineering

some random dude at college once told me: "read beyond good and evil, it'll make you question the ground you're standing on" just started it, he wasn't lying.

how a mathematician sees the world

study math. not for grades. not for exams. but because math rewires how you think. it teaches you precision in chaos. how to see structure where others see noise. how to break a giant, messy problem into clean, solvable chunks. every great engineer, physicist, and builder; whether they admit it or not; stands on mathematical intuition. math sharpens your reasoning. it builds pattern recognition. it gives you the language of reality. if you can think mathematically, you can think about anything.

any sufficiently advanced engineering is indistinguishable from art

the winners have pivoted from software to hardware in time. I'm telling you, if you are in software; pivot to hardware. now is the best time.

i don't know, what it means to have a bangers badge. I have one now! but I'm more curious about the implications and the genuine value it will bring to my audience or me. seems like none! just a title.

any sufficiently advanced engineering is indistinguishable from art.

if you are in software, pivot to hardware

a man only needs two things in life. a thinkpad and a ... ??

study semiconductor manufacturing not to build a fab. not to get a job at TSMC. but to witness how far the human mind has gone. photolithography is pure magic disguised as engineering. we’re literally etching patterns smaller than viruses; using light, mirrors, gases, plasma, and math. machines that cost billions; all to place atoms exactly where we want them. a chip isn’t just silicon. it’s the story of precision, obsession, and human imagination pushed to its limit. study how semiconductors are made; because it’s not just technology, it’s a love letter to what humans can do when they decide to understand everything.

what tool is used to bend these wires so perfectly?

if you are in software, pivot to hardware; coz now is the best time.

the capacitor is doing the job outside his job description

whats stopping you from becoming an engineer like him?

I'm telling you, if you are in software; now is the best time to pivot to hardware;

become a modern polymath study maths. lift weights. build robots. write code. read physics. design systems. learn AI. draw what you imagine. fix your mind. get your body strong. think deeply. build wealth. understand nature. master engineering, philosophy, and yourself. do it because you love building; not because you want applause.

how to study and learn really difficult subjects: 1. don’t panic. hard just means dense. it’s not impossible, it’s just packed. unwrap it slowly. 2. get a map before diving in. watch an overview video, read the table of contents, or skim the wikipedia page. you need context first. 3. use multiple sources. one book will confuse you, two will clarify, three will enlighten. 4. build intuition, not memory. visualize it. simulate it. code it. teach it to a friend or a wall. 5. tolerate confusion. you’ll feel dumb 90% of the time; that’s the price of learning something that rewires your brain. 6. connect it to reality. every abstract thing has a real-world analog. find it. relate it. ground it. 7. revisit the same topic after a week. mastery is not about reading once; it’s about returning after your brain has “chewed” on it. 8. don’t romanticize genius. smart people aren’t born knowing it. they just survived longer in the confusion phase. the truth is; learning hard stuff isn’t about intelligence. it’s about endurance, humility, and curiosity. you stay long enough in the fog until it clears.