Blog Atlas

Absurdity first, then thought, then writing

From 2017 to 2026, this archive holds 105 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 second-level category 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
105
Years
2017 - 2026
Peak year
2024 (42)
Main theme
Economics & method
Second lineTools & tech
Main second levelAnalysis
Second levelGuides
Favorite season春日 (Mar peak)
Spanabout 10 years
Longest postRepost: Writing 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
Economic Studies / Software Tools / Reading

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 second-level category 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 second-level category.
  • Each slice stands for one category, such as analysis, guides, or reviews.
  • A larger slice means that category 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, with Travel as the main second-level category.
Open
20202 posts
This year leans toward Arts & screen, with Reviews as the main second-level category.
Open
20213 posts
This year leans toward Arts & screen, with Reviews as the main second-level category.
Open
05-22

Divine Realism

Society & essaysReviews69 words

Literature

LiteratureReadingMythorealism
20225 posts
This year leans toward Travel & field notes, with Travel as the main second-level category.
Open
202323 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, with Analysis as the main second-level category.
Open
08-05

HOW TO SLAY A DRAGON

Economics & methodGuides129 words

Economic History

Economic HistorySociologyReading
08-20

Faces of Time

Travel & field notesEssays108 words

Travel

Travel
202442 posts
This year leans toward Tools & tech, with Analysis as the main second-level category.
Open
02-28

Causal Effec

Economics & methodAnalysis1354 words

Causal Inference

Causal InferenceEconomic Studies
07-13

Pensions and Fertility

Economics & methodAnalysis812 words

Fertility

FertilityCausal InferenceEconomic Studies
202520 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, with Analysis as the main second-level category.
Open
20269 posts
This year leans toward Economics & method, with Analysis as the main second-level category.
Open
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