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Again sleep? Yes.

I seem to have been lacking sleep for the past, well, monthS. So, this issue has been particularly pronounced in my daily life.

Feeling constant sense of fatigue, lack of direction, almost incessant brain fog. My inability to focus on a simple task I tried to shun with thoughts that this is only a bad self-perception, a mere negative self-talk.

I am a huge believer that our sub-conscious is super capable. So much so that sometimes comes a point where our mind becomes our worst enemy we never wished for and never knew would come.

But, at this point, I am quite confident that this is not perceived anymore. I am hearing Mozart in my mind - I don't want to hear Mozart when I need to work - I am getting distracted by the slightest notifications that hardly ever matter.

But, to us, progress-oriented minds, it only takes realizing our obstacle and eliminating it. Step by step gaining back the momentum.

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Next up - binomial coefficient.

I was going through some basics of stats and probability. Made a small visualizer to show the concept of binomial coefficient and its relationship with Pascal's triangle.

You can check out the code here and try it out live here.

Mamma mia ... look but don't touch.

However often I may not condemn my uncomprehending brain, I will always take my time to admire a piece of beautiful code. 🤌

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Petrifying. Nostalgic. Awe-inspiring.

A Space Odyssey was released back in 1968 yet did an astonishingly good job at depicting some of the technological developments that have happened only after the movie production.

HAL 9000, the brain of the Discovery One, is almost frighteningly accurate to the closest we have come to AGI today. The flat screens the team used to see the news from is quite, if not precisely, similar to tablets that came into existence only after 1989. And these are only a few examples of the movie's predictions.

By the way, the sticky boots used by the stewardesses seem like a great alternative to antigravity, which was also there. And yeah humans have already tried it.

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Higher-order functions be making my head go spinning.

Python is a child's play in comparison.

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I'll leave this here.

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I have always been struck by how much some people can complain about coming a environment, lament how new people are worse than their neighbors or friends in their hometown, how hard it is for them to be where they are.

What gives them the most discomfort is the uncertainty that comes with coming to a new place. Not knowing what to do, where to go, how to act, understandably enough, makes people panic.

However, many don't realize that everything outside their control is irrational to worry about. They cannot focus on things they can control, including the fundamental knowledge of human nature - recognition of the fact that every human being has similar emotions, reactions, and mental construct regardless of where they are from - and including the power they have over their own reactions - their only aspect that they can control irrespective of the situation.

Most of this fear and emotions these days stem largely from the influence of social media. The cascade of emotionally-charged content takes its toll on people's mental state, making them tangibly unstable. If you look into it though, most of what social media displays as important and right are quite if not completely contrary to your set of values. While you know that material pursuits are actually of no actual worth, short videos adorned with hyper-edited animations and color-grading and pumped with a gripping background music make you steadily forget your principles.

This can change, and a plausible solution would be to first discern what's within and without your power. Next, understand what is helping or hampering you from getting where you want. As long as you act rationally and be honest with yourself, you will completely change how you live today.

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