Blog Atlas

Absurdity first, then thought, then writing

From 2017 to 2026, this archive holds 85 Chinese posts at its core. The blog reads like a private garden: it can still be rewarding even when no one stops by.
Once you step into this strange garden of thought, the world is no longer quite the same. - Samuelson
Prelude

The final frontier

The early posts lean toward Arts & screen. The middle years drift toward Tools & tech. The later work settles around Economics & method, so the archive can be read as a sequence of changing interests.

The most common writing mode is Analysis, with Guides forming the second line. That split is more useful than a tone label: it says how the posts work on the page.

Posts
85
Years
2017 - 2026
Peak year
2024 (42)
Main theme
Economics & method
Second lineTools & tech
Main modeAnalysis
Second modeGuides
Favorite season春日 (Mar peak)
Spanabout 10 years
Longest postWriting Advice (2943 words)
Proem

Opening overview

A backward glance makes interests, modes, and recurring words easier to see.
Peak year
2024

42 posts landed in that year. Momentum mattered.

Recurring words
Economics study / Reading / Software tools

Repeated words point to the questions the archive keeps circling back to.

Cadence

Rhythm

Some stretches gather force; others break into motion.
Notes
  • The x-axis is year and the y-axis is post count.
  • The number on each bar gives the exact count.
  • Darker color means a more productive year.
Notes
  • Each point is one calendar month.
  • The line connects months in chronological order.
  • Sharp rises mark short bursts of writing.
Notes
  • Rows are years and columns are months.
  • Each cell counts how many posts appeared in that month of that year.
  • Darker cells reveal recurring seasonal habits and short bursts in specific years.
Movements

Themes and forms

Subjects and writing modes show how the archive reorganizes itself over time.
Notes
  • Rows are years and columns are themes.
  • Each cell shows how many posts of that theme appeared in that year.
  • Darker cells point to periods where a theme became more concentrated.
Notes
  • The inner ring shows first-level themes; the outer ring shows their second-level categories.
  • Larger arcs mean more posts in that category.
  • Read it from the center outward: first find a broad topic, then see how its posts are further divided.
Notes
  • Each stacked segment is one writing mode in a given year.
  • A taller column means that year produced more posts.
  • The color mix shows whether the year leaned toward guides, analysis, reviews, travel notes, or essays.
Notes
  • This is a ridgeline chart: each ridge represents one theme.
  • The x-axis follows the twelve months; higher ridges mean that theme appears more often around that month.
  • It shows recurring seasonal tendencies in topics rather than individual posts.
Resonance

Aftertone

Texture, repeated words, and length make the archive easier to compare at a glance.
Notes
  • This chart shows the share of each writing mode.
  • Each slice stands for one mode, such as analysis, guides, or reviews.
  • A larger slice means that mode appears more often in the archive.
Notes
  • The y-axis lists recurring keywords and the x-axis shows their cumulative weight.
  • Longer bars mean the word keeps returning across posts.
  • Darker color means stronger recurrence.
Notes
  • The x-axis shows post length in words.
  • The y-axis shows average sentence length.
  • Each bubble stands for one post, colored by theme.
  • Bigger bubbles mean more sentences.
Notes
  • The left side is Categories and the right side is Tags.
  • A line means at least one post uses that category and that tag together.
  • Thicker lines mean the pair appears together more often.
Chronicle

Year by year

Step back far enough and the line of time becomes readable.
20171 posts
This year leans toward Travel & field notes and is usually written as Travel.
Open
10-06

Boot Camp Notes

Travel & field notesTravel109 words

Writing

WritingTravel notes
20202 posts
This year leans toward Arts & screen and is usually written as Reviews.
Open
20213 posts
This year leans toward Arts & screen and is usually written as Reviews.
Open
05-22

Divine Realism

Society & essaysReviews69 words

Literature

LiteratureReadingWriting
20225 posts
This year leans toward Travel & field notes and is usually written as Travel.
Open
202323 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method and is usually written as Analysis.
Open
06-11

Writing Advice

Economics & methodAnalysis2943 words

Reading

ReadingLiteratureRepostEconomics study
07-01

Word Games

Arts & screenReviews156 words

Games

Gameswordboss
08-09

Genshin Crafting Odds

Society & essaysAnalysis986 words

Genshin Impact

Genshin ImpactProbabilityEconomics study
08-20

Faces of Time

Travel & field notesEssays108 words

Travel notes

Travel notes
09-06

Citespace Visualization

Tools & techGuides480 words

Paper reading

Paper readingSoftware picksCitespaceSoftware tools
202442 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method and is usually written as Analysis.
Open
02-28

Causal Effec

Economics & methodAnalysis1354 words

Paper reading

Paper readingCausal inferenceEconomics study
03-06

Web Scraping in Stata

Tools & techAnalysis264 words

Web scraping

Web scrapingStataSoftware toolsEconomics study
04-20

R Basics 1

Tools & techGuides300 words

Software tools

Software tools
04-22

R Basics 2

Tools & techAnalysis284 words

Software tools

Software tools
06-20

Event Study 1

Economics & methodAnalysis623 words

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingEconomics study
06-24

Event Study 2

Economics & methodAnalysis427 words

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingEconomics study
10-24

Event Study 3

Economics & methodAnalysis340 words

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingStataEconomics study
20256 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method and is usually written as Analysis.
Open
11-03

ArcGIS Pro Notes

Tools & techAnalysis287 words

Regional economics

Regional economicsSoftware tools
20263 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method and is usually written as Analysis.
Open
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Full index

Titles, themes, writing modes, and length measures are listed here.
DateTitleKeywordsThemeModeWordsAvg sentence
2017-10-06Boot Camp NotesWriting / Travel notesTravel & field notesTravel1093.21
2020-12-19Lu Xun's Former Residence: The Sole LightTravel / MicrohistoryArts & screenReviews2573.25
2020-12-24Penguin Highway: The Journey of a Boy Growing UpACG / FilmArts & screenReviews1974.58
2021-02-19The Dawn of Farewell - Binding the Flower of Promises on the Morning of PartingFilm / ACG / PrefaceArts & screenReviews3754.12
2021-03-29Reflections on WaldenLiterature / Reading / WritingArts & screenAnalysis842.47
2021-05-22Divine RealismLiterature / Reading / WritingSociety & essaysReviews694.06
2022-07-09The Hexi CorridorTravelTravel & field notesTravel402.35
2022-07-29The Mogao Grottoes aspire to be more than mere tourist attractionsTravel / GPTTravel & field notesTravel1312.62
2022-09-10Research Note 1: Zhaotong, YunnanTravel / FieldworkTravel & field notesTravel1852.98
2022-10-09LaTeX in One HourLaTeX / Software toolsTools & techGuides28712.48
2022-10-19LaTeX and PlotsLaTeX / Software toolsTools & techGuides1629.53
2023-01-21The Calling of SpiritsReading / MicrohistoryArts & screenAnalysis2033.98
2023-03-14A Quick Data Cleaning GuideStata / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techAnalysis8438.03
2023-05-292023 Movie Talk: The Other Side of the DoorFilm / bug / GPT / plusTools & techReviews994.12
2023-06-11Writing AdviceReading / Literature / Repost / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis29434.00
2023-06-27Archive: SSS-Class Revival Hunter Ch. 84ReadingArts & screenReviews4212.38
2023-07-01Word GamesGames / word / bossArts & screenReviews1564.88
2023-07-06Analysis of the Tax Refund Case in Varian's MicroeconomicsMicroeconomics / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis2546.05
2023-07-07Everything You Need to Know About Huawei Member DayTravelSociety & essaysGuides1274.10
2023-08-01Estimating π with a Needle? Notes on Probability Theory (Mao Shisong Edition)Probability / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis55513.88
2023-08-05HOW TO SLAY A DRAGONMicrohistory / ReadingEconomics & methodGuides1293.15
2023-08-09Genshin Crafting OddsGenshin Impact / Probability / Economics studySociety & essaysAnalysis98637.92
2023-08-20Faces of TimeArt / Travel notesTravel & field notesEssays1082.84
2023-08-30The Selfish Gene: The Question of Altruistic MoralityReadingSociety & essaysAnalysis11175.94
2023-09-06Citespace VisualizationPaper reading / Software picks / Citespace / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techGuides4808.14
2023-09-12Goodbye, Eri: Not Remembering Others, but Knowing OneselfACG / ReadingArts & screenReviews2193.22
2023-09-13Microeconomics: Roy Hotelling ShephardMicroeconomics / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis122936.15
2023-10-01Convergence: From the Limit of Equations to the Limit of GrowthStata / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis97715.51
2023-10-29Only the River FlowsFilm / river / onlyArts & screenEssays1382.94
2023-11-20Economic weighting and scoring methods: PCA, CRITIC, EWMStata / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techAnalysis76912.82
2023-12-10Pursuing Scholarship: Beyond 'Serving the World' and 'Because the Mountain Is There'Reading / Reflection / GPTSociety & essaysEssays1114.44
2023-12-10On Motivation: The Genuine and Counterfeit in Anime and MangaACG / Film and TVSociety & essaysEssays4583.95
2023-12-26Grouping and Measurement of Econometric Data (STATA Version)Causal inference / Stata / Software tools / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis203811.58
2023-12-27Zotero: RSS Feed Aggregation SubscriptionZotero / Paper reading / RSS / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techGuides24311.57
2024-01-19HLT: Lifecycle and Wage DecompositionPaper reading / Stata / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis199120.74
2024-02-20Aggregated subscriptions: free movies, comicsSoftware picks / Software toolsTools & techGuides1343.72
2024-02-28Causal EffecPaper reading / Causal inference / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis135412.09
2024-03-05Setting Up Giscus Comment Section with HugoHugoTools & techGuides986.53
2024-03-05The Custom Font in HugoHugoTools & techGuides1784.94
2024-03-06Web Scraping in StataWeb scraping / Stata / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techAnalysis2647.76
2024-03-082024 viewing roundup: a few ways of living with fateTV drama / Film and TVArts & screenEssays2274.05
2024-03-10Tianhe Airport Layover Guide: A Quick Trip to Yellow Crane Tower (6 h)TravelTravel & field notesTravel1485.48
2024-03-10[Anaconda Error Solution] Anaconda bytes object has no attribute getAnaconda / Software tools / anaconda / java / getTools & techGuides575.70
2024-03-13stata输出Word表格Stata / Economics study / Software toolsTools & techGuides1165.04
2024-03-21Fixing Hugo TOC LinksHugo / hugoTools & techGuides654.64
2024-03-22GIS Choropleths in StataStata / GIS / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techAnalysis4444.40
2024-04-09Self-questioning: Econ-Learning mentality within the hierarchy of disdainReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis1994.85
2024-04-10Development Economics: Marginal Analysis and Inframarginal Analysis (Introduction)Macroeconomics / Development economics / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis3063.83
2024-04-17Yang Xiaokai: My LifeReading / RepostEconomics & methodAnalysis4133.56
2024-04-20R Basics 1Software toolsTools & techGuides30010.71
2024-04-22R Basics 2Software toolsTools & techAnalysis2848.35
2024-05-06Zotero 7 Better Note TemplateZotero / Paper reading / Software picks / Economics study / Software toolsTools & techAnalysis2505.95
2024-05-07Notes on Learning Calculus of VariationsCalculus of variations / Dynamic optimization / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis116844.92
2024-05-12Econometrics: Is the log(y+1) transformation reliable?Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis52720.27
2024-05-19Todesk Audio FixTodesk / Software toolsTools & techGuides1445.76
2024-05-24Using Obsidian for Literature Reading and Blog WritingZotero / Hugo / Obsidian / Software toolsTools & techGuides5266.26
2024-06-04Research Note 2: Miyun Wild Great WallTravel / FieldworkTravel & field notesTravel2192.81
2024-06-17Research Note 3: Mountains and Red RosesTravel / FieldworkTravel & field notesTravel1483.29
2024-06-20Event Study 1Causal inference / Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis6235.42
2024-06-24Event Study 2Causal inference / Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis4276.28
2024-07-13Pensions and FertilityPaper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis8128.04
2024-07-25Ace Attorney review: the path to a turnabout lies withinGames / bgmArts & screenAnalysis1323.38
2024-07-26Fixing a PyTorch [WinError 126]PyTorch / Anaconda / Software toolsTools & techGuides965.65
2024-08-09Reinstalling AnacondaPyTorch / Anaconda / Python / Software toolsTools & techGuides1634.94
2024-08-10Hugo Bilingual SetupHugo / hugoTools & techGuides3248.53
2024-08-20Empirical economics: intuitive does not mean obviousReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis1892.95
2024-09-07Who is the Old Monkey in Black Myth WukongGamesArts & screenAnalysis2853.06
2024-09-10Refereeing in Empirical EconomicsPaper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis3013.63
2024-09-16《Crossing Boundaries of Community》: Fluid Relations and the Origins of CommunitiesReading / MicrohistorySociety & essaysAnalysis2753.16
2024-09-25ArcGIS: TIF to ExcelGIS / Software toolsTools & techAnalysis3205.33
2024-10-16The Rhetoric of EconomicsReading / LiteratureEconomics & methodAnalysis3883.66
2024-10-24Event Study 3Causal inference / Paper reading / Stata / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis3406.80
2024-11-14The conceit of economics: some recent thoughtsReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis7463.79
2024-11-17Institutions, Politics, Democracy, and Arrow's Impossibility TheoremInstitutional economics / Microeconomics / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis10306.48
2024-12-04Recording a Dream and AI Dream InterpretationTravel notesSociety & essaysEssays3343.48
2024-12-15One-Time Government Investment and Long-Run Industrial DevelopmentPaper reading / Development economics / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis5135.76
2025-01-02The Mathematical History of EconomicsReading / Microeconomics / Macroeconomics / Why read itEconomics & methodAnalysis3553.35
2025-01-18The Origin of Rich Species: A Lamp Can Light a Room Dark for a Thousand YearsReading / Microhistory / Macroeconomics / Why read itEconomics & methodAnalysis7793.66
2025-09-25Explaining the Trendy Toy Craze: From Network Effects to Multiple EquilibriaMicroeconomics / Paper reading / Network / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis3798.61
2025-09-27The Power of Ideas: When Judges Learn EconomicsPaper reading / Law and economics / Economics study / PrefaceEconomics & methodAnalysis3954.11
2025-10-26After the Split of Sichuan Province: Political Planning and Economic GrowthPaper reading / Regional economics / GIS / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis4945.95
2025-11-03ArcGIS Pro NotesRegional economics / GIS / Software toolsTools & techAnalysis2873.88
2026-04-04The Copernican Moment and Academic TasteReading / Reflection / Repost / Economics studyEconomics & methodAnalysis4823.89
2026-04-27The Berglas EffectReading / anyEconomics & methodAnalysis3324.37
2026-06-09此创新是彼创新吗Reflection / ReadingSociety & essaysAnalysis1972.66