Category: PhD Inspirations
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Why I quit marketing
This post has been composed over a year ago, and the reason I didn’t publish it right away was because I thought it could be improved. After re-reading it today, I decided that it is pretty good for what it is, and I can always expand on the argument later. This is a topic that…
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Happy Ever After by Paul Dolan – A book review
I learned about the works of Prof. Dolan by watching his lectures at LSE. I was impressed with his body-builder physique, his colourful G-Shocks, big white glasses, as well as his f*ck-all mannerism, which to me were all very un-academic. Yet there was something in his ideas that spoke to me deeply that I decided…
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A PhD food journal – What I eat in a month
“Please eat a lot so you have the strength to get on.” It’s how our Vietnamese peeps usually show support and care to the young people having to work hard for their studies and career. Yet I have long realised that when I eat a lot, my body has to work harder to digest all…
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Book Review: Đại dương đen by Đặng Hoàng Giang
On the Reading Experience:First, it should be noted that I experienced this book in audiobook format via the Fonos app. Most of the narrators did an excellent job, making me feel as though I were hearing the characters recount their stories in real life. Compared to the most recent book by the same author, ‘Vẻ…
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Ultra-processed people by Chris van Tulleken – A book review
“Ultra-processed people: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food… and Why Can’t We Stop?” is the latest book by Dr. Chris van Tulleken, a practicing doctor and associate professor at University College London. In the book, Dr van Tulleken presents and supports his thesis with a wealth of well-documented scientific evidence. He establishes…
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