Re: Life (June 11th) / Mind Optimization
My life condensed into variably interesting posts on the internet
Welcome to Re: Life, where I chronicle my life, thoughts, and work in biotechnology on the internet.
Why a newsletter? So that one day, a long, long time from now, aliens might find these little time capsules and put them in a museum. Now that you know my motivations are pure, let’s get started.
What I’ve been up to
//: I spent most of this week studying for biology finals. Specifically, I’ve been learning about the process of sex determination (i.e. why you’re born male or female) via the SRY gene. Now that we’re learning all the little details that go into this process, it only makes it seem even more wild that there’s so much logic is programmed into every cell in our bodies (for more, watch this video).
//: Making some minor design renovations to my personal website (which will be coming out soon when I’m happy with how everything looks). Stay tuned for that.
//: I’ve decided to put the induction generator project on hold for a few weeks, just until we’re at the other side of exams. Will get back to working on this on a semi fill-time cadence when summer comes around.
*Bonus: As it turns out, my school happens to be pretty close to one of the highest humanly-accessible points in Sudbury. So me and a few friends ended up making the climb on a spare period. Twice.
Thought of the Week
A very drunk driver might run into oncoming traffic and wonder why everyone else on the road’s going in the wrong direction. At a philosophical level, we aren’t different.
Sometimes, it can feel like everyone sucks, like everything’s getting worse, like the entire world is pushing against you. But what if it’s really you who’s going the wrong way? As hard as it is to change yourself, changing the universe is always harder.
Next time you’re frustrated, take it as a sign from life that you need to change.
For another day,
- A
//: Thanks for reading! I’m Aaryan - I’m a high-schooler from Sudbury, Canada. My main work lies at the intersection between hardware and medicine, trying to build better diagnostics / imaging systems to help us treat cancer. When I’ve had enough of that, I watch the occasional episode of Silicon Valley and listen to lo-fi music. Frankly, I have no idea what I’m doing here, but that’s fine, since no one else really does anyway ;)