Category: Life
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Learning math again as an adult
Last year, I started taking math classes again with an online teacher where we review the French high school 12th-grade curriculum, the scientific specialization. When I was in high school, a billion years ago, I picked economics. We obviously had math classes, but they were less advanced than the scientific path. At that time, I…
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Learning the hard way from my first chess tournaments
At first, I wanted to write about my first chess tournament on January 11th. But procrastination got the best of me, and I’ve played in two more tournaments since then. Then, I thought about writing a long, detailed article on how I went from a beginner to a high ELO player (maybe 1600-1800). But a…
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Reviewing 2024
I attended Nesslabs‘ “Annual Year in Review” workshop this year. The last time I joined was in 2020, and I regret not making it an annual habit. But better late than never! This article is the result of this year’s workshop. On the work front, 2024 was a continuity and a conclusion of 2023’s challenges.…