Tan Mit
Notes on programming, how a system gets put together, and the things outside work that I want to think through.
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Being young is for finding out who you are, daring to do the work, and building the skill and relationships that let you step onto a chance instead of waiting to be picked.
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Boxing is older than the modern rulebook. The useful part is not the highlight reel. It is discipline, a plan, staying calm, and what you do after you lose.
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Han Xin crawled between a stranger's legs in the market, became the general who won Liu Bang an empire, and was killed by the dynasty he helped build. Talent and ambition still lost to how people felt about him.
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From afternoons of marbles and hopscotch to a generation raised on TikTok and YouTube: what slipped, and what is still worth keeping of a childhood spent with other people.
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Teppi is not impressive at the start. The story is about staying with the practice after you fail, not about winning the first match.
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Watched as a child, Journey to the West is magic and monsters. Watched as an adult, the pilgrimage is about ego, patience, a group that does not fit, and the person you cannot leave behind.
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Some women care, forgive, and stay until their sacrifice looks like the normal weather of the house. This is about noticing that, and about love that does not require someone to go numb.
