Interesting Things You Should Know About in March 2022
Welcome to another installment of Interesting Things You Should Know. Let’s start right away!
New Technology I’m Using: I’m writing this blog post for the first time using my new laptop the ASUS X515. I’ve had my old laptop for almost 8 years now and I’ve decided to get a new one. By the time I publish this, I will be using the ASUS X515 for less than a month. Right now, I am enjoying it. The pictures are much smoother and clearer, the audio is better, some of the games play better, and I love how light and compact it is. Here are a few images to give you a glimpse of what it looks like:
Books I’ve Read this month: For this month I’ve completed Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou. It’s a continuation of her first book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, an excellent book I recommend everyone should read. While the sequel isn’t as good as the first book, I still valued my time reading. Maya Angelou in this is highly relatable as she goes to different jobs, not just in search of making a living but also in search of an identity as well. If you’ve read I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, check this book out.
I’ve also read Whatever It Took by Henry Langrehr and Jim Defelice. I actually found this book in a thrift store and only spent $3 on it, an insanely good price on a book I’ve been compelled to read ever since I read the first few pages. It tells the real-life accounts of a poor Iowan man, how he fought as a paratrooper in WWII, being a PoW working in the horrific Nazi death camps, and how he escaped and made it back home. A harrowing yet heroic read. The soldier and author who recounts his life, Henry Langrehr, wrote this when he was age 95 and he’s actually still alive! Incredibly impressive he was able to recount so much of his own experiences, even if we’re only getting a look at what’s above the iceberg and not much below. If you want to read a war biography, this is a fantastic read.
Audio series I enjoyed: I listened to the Audible Original, Impact Winter. It’s about a bunch of British survivors who take shelter in a medieval castle seven years after a comet blots out the sun and vampires start taking over. It’s a great mixture of post-apocalypse, horror, and adventure, the British cast is top-tier, and the audio design is superb. It felt like a high-budget TV show if they only focused on the audio.
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Articles I recommend reading: I have two articles to show. The first is titled How To Find Obsession. If you look at people who are highly proficient at whatever it is that they do, whether it’s sports, music, writing, etc., one thing that they have in common is that they are obsessed with whatever they set out their minds on. The article gives a full rundown and is worth a read. It shouldn’t take too much of your time.
Speaking of obsessions, one thing I have been obsessed with is music. I remember back in middle school when my parents tried to have me practice guitar. It didn’t last with me and the plans of being an excellent guitarist fell through. More recently, I have been listening to more albums, expanding my music taste, learning more about music theory, and all the great psychological and social benefits that come with music.
I know most of you just want me to get to the point, so the point is that there is a really cool guide on how to start making music courtesy of the website Psyche. They have some well-done, practical guides out there and in the future, I’ll show you more of their guides that I think have some real usefulness in the near future.
App I’ve been checking out: Ever since the pandemic, one of the skills I’ve learned (and loved) is cooking. Cooking is a fantastic skill, not only do you save money from eating out, your meals tend to be a lot healthier and filled with less junk. I’ve recently found an app called SuperCook. It’s an app that shows you recipes that require recipes that you already have in your kitchen. It’s fantastic for those looking to save time and money, and it helps reduce food waste. It contains 11 million recipes from 18,000 recipe websites in 20 different languages. And all of this is completely free. Just download it from the app store and you will have access to many different recipes in the palm of your hand. Imagine all the food recipes you can make with just what you have in your kitchen. Give it a try!
That’s all for this month! I know it’s a shorter one, but I hope you’ve found this month’s post useful. See ya next time!