Category: Barry’s Daily Notes

Recently I have come across many of Simon Squibb’s Instagram reels, where he interviews people on the streets, asking them what their dreams are. Most of the time, they talk about starting some form of business ventures. But I don’t know. Is that really a dream? Simon is an entrepreneur, and I respect him for…

Recently I visited my friend Dave in Oxford for the weekend. He was working on some deer hide, so I had the pleasure of helping him shed the skins, and prepare the bark liquor for tanning. On top of that, we sourced some spring water in the secluded Egyptian Well near Lower Hartwell. On the…

Back in secondary school, I used to look forward to solving maths puzzles on my laptop after dinner. It was like that almost every day, for at least a period of two years. I am not exactly sure how I came across the site Brilliant.org back in 2018/19, perhaps it was one of my classmates…

It’s an unfortunate reality of the human condition that there are more people vying an ever dwindling number of musical chairs. At this rate, I am getting absolutely sick of the generic and clichéd advice given to fellow humans who are just trying to survive. In my specific context, my feeds are bombarded with posts…

Life itself is the best game there is to play. You as a character get to explore the uncharted lands of the map. Yesterday, I took the train from Tile Hill all the way to Wilnecote, a town in the south-east of Tamworth. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barry Leung |…

THE MISCONCEPTION: We could create a system with no regulations whereeveryone would contribute to the good of society, everyone would benefit, andeveryone would be happy. THE TRUTH: Without some form of regulation, slackers and cheaters willcrash economic systems because people don’t want to feel like suckers. Before you hear about the public goods game, you…

Man dies the way he was born: soft, weak and helpless. Death, the one certainty in this universe of chaos, can be both a tragic end and a release from suffering. It can come as an unexpected twist, or as a beautiful, crowning counterpart to a life well lived.The curse we face as humanity, the…

Well the thing is: young stupid people have the advantage of being young. Middle-aged stupid people have the disadvantage of being middle-aged. And so, if you’re going to hire a young stupid person or a middle-aged stupid person, you’ll go for the young stupid person. And by stupid, I mean you know. I’m being sarcastic…

Interactive puzzle You pick 3 random points on a circle. What is the probability that the resulting triangle contains the center of the circle? Drag the three blue points anywhere along the circle, or hit randomize, and watch whether the triangle catches the magenta center. Drag the points Center outside Tip: spread all three points…