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+# About
+
 My name is Hao Tran. 👋
 
 I am interested in the intersections between productivity, knowledge, and technology. Most of my personal time is dedicated to consuming informational content, tinkering with software, and playing video games.
 
-- See my [gaming history](https://trello.com/b/r6Nmb9VL/gaming) on Trello.
-- See my [reading history](https://trello.com/b/luhlPjL7/reading) on Trello.
-
 Sometimes I enjoy writing and sharing my thoughts and experiences.
 
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 ## Site
 This URL has been my online home for many years and acts as a central hub for my online identity, communication, and work.
 
-- Hosted on [Ghost](https://ghost.org/)(Pro) — An open-source blog and newsletter publishing platform.
+- Hosted on [Bear](https://bearblog.dev/) — A privacy-first, no-nonsense, super-fast blogging platform
-- Logo designed by [AIRA Studio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aira-studio-902a37243/). Fancy.
+- Logo designed by [AIRA Studio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aira-studio-902a37243/). — Fancy.
 - Images and screenshots for games were either taken by myself or from media press kits put together by the game's developers and/or publishers.
 
 Any opinions posted here are my own and not representative of any of my employers (whether past, future, and/or present) or clients.

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+# Reading
+
+Here is a list of books I've read since 2023 which is when I started to diligently keep track. The purpose of this list is to help jog my memory of books I have read and to help decide on future reads.
+
+Books listed here do not necessarily reflect my personal views or whether I would recommend someone read them.
+
+## 2024
+- **The Psychology of Money** (2020), Morgan Housel
+- **The Richest Man in Babylon** (1926), George S. Clason
+- **Building a Second Brain** (2022), Tiago Forte
+- **The Coddling of the American Mind** (2018), Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
+- **Never Let Me Go** (2005), Kazuo Ishiguro
+- **Blindness** (1995), José Saramago with translation (1997) by Giovanni Pontiero
+- **To Be Taught, If Fortunate** (2019), Becky Chambers
+- **Legends & Lattes** (2022), Travis Baldree
+- **Bookshops & Bonedust** (2023), Travis Baldree
+- **The Handmaid's Tale** (1985), Margaret Atwood
+- **The Testaments** (2019), Margaret Atwood
+- **On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous** (2019), Ocean Vuong
+- **Stoner** (1965), John Williams
+- **The Things They Carried** (1990), Tim O'Brien
+- **All the Pretty Horses** (1992), Cormac McCarthy
+- **The Crossing** (1994), Cormac McCarthy
+- **Cities of the Plain** (1998), Cormac McCarthy
+
+## 2023
+- **Deltora Quest** series (2000-2005), Emily Rodda
+  - My favourite fantasy series from childhood. Still an enjoyable read as an adult.
+  - Surprisingly dark and gruesome for a series targeted towards children.
+  - Deltora Quest
+    - The Forests of Silence
+    - The Lake of Tears
+    - City of the Rates
+    - The Shifting Sands
+    - Dread Mountain
+    - The Maze of the Beast
+    - The Valley of the Lost
+    - Return to Del
+  - Deltora Shadowlands
+    - Cavern of the Fear
+    - The Isle of Illusion
+    - The Shadowlands
+  - Dragons of Deltora
+    - Dragon's Nest
+    - Shadowgate
+    - Isle of the Dead
+    - The Sister of the South
+- **Atomic Habits** (2018), James Clear
+- **The Gift of Fear** (1997), Gavin de Becker
+- **Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures** (2006), Vincent Lam
+- **For One More Day** (2006), Mitch Albom
+- **The Bullet Journal Method** (2018), Ryder Carroll

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 Here is a list of notable equipment and tools I use. The purpose of this list is to remind myself to be intentional about the things that I surround myself with and utilize on a daily basis.
 
-Last reviewed: 2024-09-20
+Last updated: {{ post_last_modified }} ago
 
 ## Hardware
 

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 I've tried keeping various blogs over the years but never managed to keep them going despite having so much that I want to write about and let out into the world.

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 ![](/images/cloudpunk_title.png)

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