https://www.junyi.dev/Recent blog posts on Junyi's LabHugo (https://gohugo.io)enjunyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou)junyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou)Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 Zhttps://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/outsourcing-thinking/Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 Zjunyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou) confused I felt unease about asking AI before forming my own view. rough view Maybe AI is making me lazy. asked AI Why do I outsource thinking? › show full response AI framed the issue as a cognitive prosthetic: asking AI too early can reduce the friction of thinking. It suggested that AI’s value depends on whether you have a position to test against it. → cognitive prosthetic framing disagreed Too clean. Sometimes asking AI also helps me think better. revised The problem is not using AI. The problem is using AI before I have written down my own first-pass thought.https://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/outsourcing-thinking/https://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/blog-in-ai-era/Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 Zjunyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou) confused Xiaohongshu and Zhihu get more traffic in a single day than my blog gets in a year. So what is the point of self-hosting anything anymore. rough view Blogging is outdated. Reach is the only thing that matters now. asked AI Is keeping a personal blog still worth the effort? › show full response AI distinguished between writing for distribution and writing for thinking. A platform optimizes for reach. A blog optimizes for memory and intellectual ownership. The two answer different questions about why you write. → distribution vs memory disagreed Part of me still wants the numbers. Pretending I do not care about reach is a lie. revised I need both. Platforms for reach, blog for memory. The blog stops being a failed broadcast channel the moment I stop measuring it that way.https://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/blog-in-ai-era/https://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/time-during-diet/Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 Zjunyi.h@comp.nus.edu.sg (Junyi Hou) confused On low-calorie days I notice every minute. The same desk hours feel three times longer than on a normal day. rough view Maybe hunger is just sharpening attention. Or maybe I am bored and reaching for snacks usually fills that gap.https://www.junyi.dev/en/ideas/time-during-diet/