Commonplace Book
The design process of this website
When I started designing my personal website, I started with listing my accomplishments. However, I realized that it's difficult to keep the website up-to-date with my LinkedIn profile and my resume. I could have included a blog on this website, but I would be able to get more viewership through Medium / LinkedIn posts. I can put a list of books I've read, but it would be better to maintain a GoodReads. I can list my artwork, but it would be better to have a DeviantArt account. We live in a world where we don't own our data. It's all hosted by 3rd party.
After some thought, I realized that the only useful thing to include on my personal website is a Commonplace Book. Commonplace Books don't require frequent updating. Not only that, it allows people to get to know me better and it bring attention to some obscure works. I think the best way to understand people is by studying the things they were influenced by. For example, you can understand Jason Cohen through Richard P. Rumelt. Of course, you can read the writings by Jason Cohen. But he's unlikely to repeat what Richard P. Rumelt has already said. So in order to replicate the success / thought process of Jason Cohen, you should read the works by Richard P. Rumelt, not the works by Jason Cohen.
Another thing, I originally used Nuxt.js and Jekyll to build this website but I switched to plain HTML and CSS because frameworks become outdated or undocumented over time.
