Romans Blog

To improve my running form, my physiotherapist sent me to the scary part of the gym.

This blog post came from a title trade with Ava; she suggested the topic, I wrote about it.

Just like there's a neverending debate wether punk is dead or not1, we can't seem to agree wether the blog as an impactful medium is over.

Ever since I created this blog, I've been thinking about alternative ways to write online.

Language Models like ChatGPT or Claude are good at some things and less good at others.

When I tell people that my parents are deaf, the usual reaction is: Oh, so you must speak sign language.

I find the thought of having my fundamental values written down very appealing.

According to the psychologist Friedemann Schulz von Thun, every message has four layers: fact self-disclosure relationship appeal A message can operate on any of these layers (or several at once), whether the sender is aware of them or not, and the receiv…

I like the idea of a year having a personal theme; it's more flexible than just goals and broad enough that it has the potential to exert influence in a number of areas and in ways that are serendipitous.

Not long ago, I entered the fourth decade of my life.