Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 24

Can't Stop, Won't Stop

Each book of mine has been about going a place I haven't gone yet, and seeing what I can bring back with me.

Shelf Lives (September 2023 Edition)

Another year, another round of book purging from my collection. What stays and what goes, and why?

Medicine Vs. Cuisine

On reading/consuming for enjoyment vs. reading/consuming for research.

Labored Day

My weekend PC misadventures and beyond.

What I Risk Being Bored For

For any one truly good book I would risk being bored by ten more.

De-, And Re-, Personalization

I need to write about how some movies or books have affected my life and my creativity, and not so much about trying to just "review" them.

The Rebel (Albert Camus)

How can we live as a species, knowing now the temptation to righteous power will always exist even in (and maybe especially in) the best of us? And how do we let all that not get in the way of us getting very real boots off our very real necks?

He Stands Alone

On Chuck Wendig only wanting to write standalones from now on, a sentiment I agree with.

The Happiness Monsters

You can provide the conditions for their happiness, but you can't strong-arm happiness on people.

Nothing You Don't Already Have

I didn't study Zen to be more creative, but to have a more honest relationship with my creativity.