Blog: The Dude Within
Navigating the AI-dominant world

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— Huy

Knowing WHY you’re suffering, WHAT to do, but still CAN’T escape the feeling?
April 26, 2025
Introducing a method I self-developed, called "Dry Squirming," to handle this specific type of suffering yourself
#mentalhealth

An antidote to mind-numbing content: the humble essay
April 15, 2025
In search of respectful writing (starting with myself)
#productivity

How to set recurring Lunar Calendar event on modern calendars
January 25, 2025
💐 Ever missed a loved one’s memorial date because it’s on the Lunar Calendar?
#productivity
#tool

New Year Resolution (2025)
January 1, 2025
I’ve decided to do something new: share ALL of my knowledge online.
#productivity
#personalgrowth

11,000 meters above sea level
October 17, 2024
Night. Over 11,000 meters above sea level. I was on a flight from Bangkok to Vienna, Austria. Something caught my eye outside the window.
#corememory

confession of a narcissist
September 20, 2024
I like to point out when people make excuses. It feels right, I'm helping them. Until: "I've noticed that you make a lot of excuses" - a friend of mine told me.
#introspect
#personalgrowth

not knowing
December 17, 2023
An introspective entry; my thoughts on the unknown, mental wounds, and how to deal with all of them.
#introspect
#mentalhealth
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A handcrafted blog in the age of AI
July 6, 2023
I sometimes find myself hating AI-generated content. It feels like a waste of time: the writer of this piece is trying to fool me into doing something, so much that they employ the biggest companies on earth to help them.
#ai
2020-07-29
July 29, 2020
Tôi thấy bà tôi ngồi sụp trước cửa nhà tang lễ bệnh viện 354. Tôi đoán, bà cũng vừa nghe tin ông mất.
#corememory

Toronto
January 13, 2020
I was sleeping. Like everyone else in my place.
#corememory

Free time
October 21, 2019
Today someone asked me what I do in my free time, and I couldn't answer. Suddenly I realized, the idea of free time hasn't existed for me for a while now.
#introspect

How Ditching the Social News Feed Led to My Most Productive Year
January 13, 2019
If you feel, life was much simpler and more care free back then, you are not alone. The long term effects of information overload are just kicking in for this generation.
#productivity