I don't like A5 Wagyu
A5 Wagyu is expensive, premium, and rare. But it only makes me want to throw up. I'd rather have A2 or A3.
Alex Hsu
Indie developer, AI music miner, aspiring writer, ADHD.
Documenting my journey of personal growth and the pursuit of simplicity.
Recent posts
The cost of staying up late
My present self thinks finding out how a book ends matters more than the energy I'll lose for the next week. How do I teach my brain to calculate that cost correctly?
Don't just hide in your own kingdom
Your own kingdom may be comfortable, but readers won't appear out of nowhere. Creators have to venture into other kingdoms, use the platforms' reach, and bring the people who genuinely care back to their own castle.
I never liked my surname “Hsu” until...
Whenever I introduce myself abroad, I tell people to pronounce Hsu like ‘shoe.’ I used to hate having a surname no one could understand or pronounce.
1,000 seed readers
When I say I want to sell 1,000 books, what I actually want isn't 1,000 sales. It's 1,000 readers. Here's Rob Fitz's idea of seed readers, and why it stopped me worrying about marketing.
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You Don't Procrastinate in Video Games
Apply game thinking to life
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Productivity
Doing the right things
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Writing journey
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Pursuing simplicity
Less is more
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