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Absurdity first, then thought, then writing

From 2017 to 2026, this archive holds 104 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 and Reflection. The middle years drift toward Tools & tech. The later work settles around Economics & method.

Part of this archive wants to argue with the world. Another part just wants to leave a mark.

Posts
104
Years
2017 - 2026
Peak year
2024 (45)
Main theme
Economics & method
Second lineTools & tech
Main modeAnalysis
Common moodInquiry
Favorite season春日 (Mar peak)
Spanabout 10 years
Longest postWriting Advice (2943 words)
Proem

Opening overview

A backward glance makes interests and moods easier to see.
Peak year
2024

45 posts landed in that year. Momentum mattered.

Recurring words
Economics study / Software tools / Reading

The words that keep returning usually mark the archive's real center of gravity.

Cadence

Rhythm

Some stretches gather force; others break into motion.
Movements

Themes and moods

Subject and feeling tend to mirror each other.
Resonance

Aftertone

Texture, feeling, and repeated words leave the longest echo.
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 x-axis lists mood groups and the y-axis shows how many posts fall into each one.
  • Taller bars mean that mood appears more often.
  • Colors help separate the different mood bands.
Notes
  • The x-axis shows post length in words.
  • The y-axis shows average sentence length.
  • Each bubble stands for one post, colored by mood.
  • Bigger bubbles mean more sentences.
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.
Chronicle

Year by year

Step back far enough and the line of time becomes readable.
20171 posts
This year leans toward Travel & field notes, usually written as Travel, with a mood close to Notes.
Open
10-06

Boot Camp Notes

Travel & field notesTravelNotes

Writing

WritingTravel notes
20202 posts
This year leans toward Arts & screen, usually written as Reviews, with a mood close to Reflection.
Open
20213 posts
This year leans toward Arts & screen, usually written as Reviews, with a mood close to Nostalgia.
Open
05-22

Divine Realism

Society & essaysReviewsReflection

Literature

LiteratureReadingWriting
20225 posts
This year leans toward Travel & field notes, usually written as Travel, with a mood close to Reflection.
Open
202323 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, usually written as Analysis, with a mood close to Inquiry.
Open
06-11

Writing Advice

Economics & methodAnalysisReflection

Reading

ReadingLiteratureRepostEconomics study
07-01

Word Games

Arts & screenReviewsInquiry

Games

Gameswordboss
08-09

Genshin Crafting Odds

Society & essaysAnalysisInquiry

Genshin Impact

Genshin ImpactProbabilityEconomics study
08-20

Faces of Time

Travel & field notesEssaysReflection

Travel notes

Travel notes
09-06

Citespace Visualization

Tools & techGuidesInquiry

Paper reading

Paper readingSoftware picksCitespaceSoftware tools
202445 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, usually written as Analysis, with a mood close to Inquiry.
Open
02-28

Causal Effec

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

Paper reading

Paper readingCausal inferenceEconomics study
03-06

Web Scraping in Stata

Tools & techAnalysisInquiry

Web scraping

Web scrapingStataSoftware toolsEconomics study
04-20

R Basics 1

Tools & techGuidesReflection

Software tools

Software tools
04-22

R Basics 2

Tools & techAnalysisNotes

Software tools

Software tools
06-20

Event Study 1

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingEconomics study
06-24

Event Study 2

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingEconomics study
10-24

Event Study 3

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingStataEconomics study
10-29

标题名

Tools & techEssaysInquiry

Tags

TagsMoviestestwebp
11-26

Stata Bunching

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

sata

sataCausal inferencePaper readingEconomics study
202522 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, usually written as Analysis, with a mood close to Inquiry.
Open
03-02

Solow in Matlab

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

Matlab

MatlabMacroeconomicsSoftware toolsEconomics study
04-01

Judge IV

Economics & methodAnalysisInquiry

Causal inference

Causal inferencePaper readingLaw and economicsEconomics study
05-24

Python CV Notes

Tools & techGuidesInquiry

Python

PythonStataSoftware tools
11-03

ArcGIS Pro Notes

Tools & techAnalysisInquiry

Regional economics

Regional economicsSoftware tools
20263 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, usually written as Analysis, with a mood close to Reflection.
Open
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Full index

Titles, themes, moods, and writing modes are listed here.
DateTitleKeywordsThemeMoodScoreMode
2017-10-06Boot Camp NotesWriting / Travel notesTravel & field notesNotes0.12Travel
2020-12-19Lu Xun's Former Residence: The Sole LightTravel / MicrohistoryArts & screenReflection0.12Reviews
2020-12-24Penguin Highway: The Journey of a Boy Growing UpACG / FilmArts & screenInquiry0.37Reviews
2021-02-19The Dawn of Farewell - Binding the Flower of Promises on the Morning of PartingFilm / ACG / PrefaceArts & screenNostalgia-0.44Reviews
2021-03-29Reflections on WaldenLiterature / Reading / WritingArts & screenInquiry0.39Analysis
2021-05-22Divine RealismLiterature / Reading / WritingSociety & essaysReflection0.07Reviews
2022-07-09The Hexi CorridorTravelTravel & field notesReflection0.06Travel
2022-07-29The Mogao Grottoes aspire to be more than mere tourist attractionsTravel / GPTTravel & field notesReflection0.07Travel
2022-09-10Research Note 1: Zhaotong, YunnanTravel / FieldworkTravel & field notesInquiry0.37Travel
2022-10-09LaTeX in One HourLaTeX / Software toolsTools & techExcitement0.84Guides
2022-10-19LaTeX and PlotsLaTeX / Software toolsTools & techExcitement0.74Guides
2023-01-21The Calling of SpiritsReading / MicrohistoryArts & screenReflection0.02Analysis
2023-03-14A Quick Data Cleaning GuideStata / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techReflection0.11Analysis
2023-05-292023 Movie Talk: The Other Side of the DoorFilm / bug / GPT / plusTools & techReflection0.02Reviews
2023-06-11Writing AdviceReading / Literature / Repost / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2023-06-27Archive: SSS-Class Revival Hunter Ch. 84Reading / sssArts & screenInquiry0.33Reviews
2023-07-01Word GamesGames / word / bossArts & screenInquiry0.42Reviews
2023-07-06Analysis of the Tax Refund Case in Varian's MicroeconomicsMicroeconomics / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.33Analysis
2023-07-07Everything You Need to Know About Huawei Member DayTravelSociety & essaysExcitement0.79Guides
2023-08-01Estimating π with a Needle? Notes on Probability Theory (Mao Shisong Edition)Probability / Economics studyEconomics & methodCritique-0.14Analysis
2023-08-05HOW TO SLAY A DRAGONMicrohistory / ReadingEconomics & methodReflection0.12Guides
2023-08-09Genshin Crafting OddsGenshin Impact / Probability / Economics studySociety & essaysInquiry0.36Analysis
2023-08-20Faces of TimeArt / Travel notesTravel & field notesReflection0.11Essays
2023-08-30The Selfish Gene: The Question of Altruistic MoralityReadingSociety & essaysReflection0.11Analysis
2023-09-06Citespace VisualizationPaper reading / Software picks / Citespace / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techInquiry0.33Guides
2023-09-12Goodbye, Eri: Not Remembering Others, but Knowing OneselfACG / ReadingArts & screenReflection0.02Reviews
2023-09-13Microeconomics: Roy Hotelling ShephardMicroeconomics / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2023-10-01Convergence: From the Limit of Equations to the Limit of GrowthStata / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.39Analysis
2023-10-29Only the River FlowsFilm / river / onlyArts & screenReflection0.03Essays
2023-11-20Economic weighting and scoring methods: PCA, CRITIC, EWMStata / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techInquiry0.42Analysis
2023-12-10Pursuing Scholarship: Beyond 'Serving the World' and 'Because the Mountain Is There'Reading / Reflection / GPTSociety & essaysInquiry0.37Essays
2023-12-10On Motivation: The Genuine and Counterfeit in Anime and MangaACG / Film and TVSociety & essaysReflection0.11Essays
2023-12-26Grouping and Measurement of Econometric Data (STATA Version)Causal inference / Stata / Software tools / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.33Analysis
2023-12-27Zotero: RSS Feed Aggregation SubscriptionZotero / Paper reading / RSS / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techInquiry0.42Guides
2024-01-19HLT: Lifecycle and Wage DecompositionPaper reading / Stata / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-02-20Aggregated subscriptions: free movies, comicsSoftware picks / Software toolsTools & techExcitement0.87Guides
2024-02-28Causal EffecPaper reading / Causal inference / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.42Analysis
2024-03-05Setting Up Giscus Comment Section with HugoHugoTools & techExcitement0.76Guides
2024-03-05The Custom Font in HugoHugoTools & techInquiry0.33Guides
2024-03-06Web Scraping in StataWeb scraping / Stata / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techInquiry0.33Analysis
2024-03-082024 viewing roundup: a few ways of living with fateTV drama / Film and TVArts & screenReflection0.11Essays
2024-03-10Tianhe Airport Layover Guide: A Quick Trip to Yellow Crane Tower (6 h)TravelTravel & field notesNotes0.14Travel
2024-03-10[Anaconda Error Solution] Anaconda bytes object has no attribute getAnaconda / Software tools / anaconda / java / attributeTools & techCritique-0.21Guides
2024-03-13stata输出Word表格Stata / Economics study / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.35Guides
2024-03-21Fixing Hugo TOC LinksHugoTools & techCritique-0.18Guides
2024-03-22GIS Choropleths in StataStata / GIS / Software tools / Economics studyTools & techInquiry0.33Analysis
2024-04-09Self-questioning: Econ-Learning mentality within the hierarchy of disdainReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.36Analysis
2024-04-10Development Economics: Marginal Analysis and Inframarginal Analysis (Introduction)Macroeconomics / Development economics / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.42Analysis
2024-04-17Yang Xiaokai: My LifeReading / RepostEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-04-20R Basics 1Software toolsTools & techReflection0.07Guides
2024-04-22R Basics 2Software toolsTools & techNotes0.14Analysis
2024-05-06Zotero 7 Better Note TemplateZotero / Paper reading / Software picks / Economics study / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.33Analysis
2024-05-07Notes on Learning Calculus of VariationsCalculus of variations / Dynamic optimization / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-05-12Econometrics: Is the log(y+1) transformation reliable?Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-05-17Economics and Thought ExperimentsEconomicsEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2024-05-19Todesk Audio FixTodesk / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.31Guides
2024-05-24Using Obsidian for Literature Reading and Blog WritingZotero / Hugo / Obsidian / Software toolsTools & techExcitement0.79Guides
2024-06-04Research Note 2: Miyun Wild Great WallTravel / FieldworkTravel & field notesInquiry0.41Travel
2024-06-17Research Note 3: Mountains and Red RosesTravel / FieldworkTravel & field notesInquiry0.37Travel
2024-06-20Event Study 1Causal inference / Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-06-24Event Study 2Causal inference / Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.42Analysis
2024-07-13Pensions and FertilityPaper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.13Analysis
2024-07-25Ace Attorney review: the path to a turnabout lies withinGames / bgmArts & screenExcitement0.82Analysis
2024-07-26Fixing a PyTorch [WinError 126]PyTorch / Anaconda / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.33Guides
2024-08-09Reinstalling AnacondaPyTorch / Anaconda / Python / Software toolsTools & techExcitement0.78Guides
2024-08-10Hugo Bilingual SetupHugo / hugoTools & techInquiry0.37Guides
2024-08-20Empirical economics: intuitive does not mean obviousReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-09-07Who is the Old Monkey in Black Myth WukongGamesArts & screenReflection0.12Analysis
2024-09-10Refereeing in Empirical EconomicsPaper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.08Analysis
2024-09-16《Crossing Boundaries of Community》: Fluid Relations and the Origins of CommunitiesReading / MicrohistorySociety & essaysReflection0.11Analysis
2024-09-25ArcGIS: TIF to ExcelGIS / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.32Analysis
2024-10-16The Rhetoric of EconomicsReading / LiteratureEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2024-10-24Event Study 3Causal inference / Paper reading / Stata / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-10-29标题名Tags / ass / Movies / test / webpTools & techInquiry0.38Essays
2024-11-14The conceit of economics: some recent thoughtsReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2024-11-17Institutions, Politics, Democracy, and Arrow's Impossibility TheoremInstitutional economics / Microeconomics / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2024-11-26Stata Bunchingsata / Causal inference / Paper reading / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2024-12-04Recording a Dream and AI Dream InterpretationTravel notesSociety & essaysReflection0.02Essays
2024-12-15One-Time Government Investment and Long-Run Industrial DevelopmentPaper reading / Development economics / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.32Analysis
2025-01-02The Mathematical History of EconomicsReading / Microeconomics / Macroeconomics / Why read itEconomics & methodInquiry0.36Analysis
2025-01-13Cleaning Court JudgmentsStata / Python / Economics studyTools & techReflection0.11Guides
2025-01-18The Origin of Rich Species: A Lamp Can Light a Room Dark for a Thousand YearsReading / Microhistory / Macroeconomics / Why read itEconomics & methodReflection0.02Analysis
2025-02-21Existentialism and Social Science: Flowers Blooming from NothingnessReflection / Economics studySociety & essaysReflection0.08Analysis
2025-02-22The modernity of detective fictionLiterature / Microhistory / ReadingArts & screenReflection0.11Reviews
2025-03-02Solow in MatlabMatlab / Macroeconomics / Software tools / Economics study / solowEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2025-03-19Distortion or Surprise: Making Policy Evaluation InterestingPaper reading / Development economics / Policy evaluation / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.37Analysis
2025-03-25A Two-Sector Malthus ModelReading / Microhistory / MacroeconomicsEconomics & methodReflection0.07Analysis
2025-04-01Judge IVCausal inference / Paper reading / Law and economics / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.41Analysis
2025-04-20Shanxi Datong Engagement Case Second Trial: An Economic Perspective on Judicial Spirit and ExecutionLaw / Current affairs / ReadingTravel & field notesReflection0.11Analysis
2025-05-01What Are We Really Opposing When We Fight Monopoly?Industrial organization / Economic law / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2025-05-10Working with ProfessorsReflection / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2025-05-24Python CV NotesPython / Stata / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.37Guides
2025-06-04业余无线电：泉盛 UV-K7 按键操作Amateur radio / Software picks / Software toolsTools & techNotes0.12Guides
2025-07-07Chinese and English Fonts in StataStata / Software tools / nature / scienceEconomics & methodInquiry0.42Analysis
2025-07-30Siguniang Mountain: A Hiking Journey at the Foot of Snow-Capped PeaksTravelTravel & field notesReflection0.06Travel
2025-08-31LDA Topic Modeling and Gephi VisualizationGephi / Python / Network / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.42Analysis
2025-09-25Explaining the Trendy Toy Craze: From Network Effects to Multiple EquilibriaMicroeconomics / Paper reading / Network / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.42Analysis
2025-09-27The Power of Ideas: When Judges Learn EconomicsPaper reading / Law and economics / Economics study / PrefaceEconomics & methodInquiry0.40Analysis
2025-10-10Optimize Your TexStudio Editing ExperienceLaTeX / Software picks / Software toolsTools & techCritique-0.17Guides
2025-10-26After the Split of Sichuan Province: Political Planning and Economic GrowthPaper reading / Regional economics / GIS / Economics studyEconomics & methodInquiry0.41Analysis
2025-11-03ArcGIS Pro NotesRegional economics / GIS / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.37Analysis
2026-02-20Stata and AI Agents: A Powerful Pair for Empirical WorkStata / Software picks / Obsidian / Software toolsTools & techInquiry0.30Guides
2026-04-04A Copernican Moment and Research TasteReading / Reflection / Repost / Economics studyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis
2026-04-27The Berglas EffectReading / anyEconomics & methodReflection0.11Analysis