Elizabeth Tai

Blog: https://elizabethtai.com/
Profile: https://elizabethtai.com/author/firediarist/
Homepage: http://firediarist.wordpress.com

Auditing my social media use and information consumption

When you get such extreme mental fatigue from social media and you just want to check out and sleep all day – you know you’ve got a problem.
The reason why you’re so tired at work: Context switching

Cal Newport says that knowledge workers end up mentally exhausted because of the constant context switching at work, but how do we actually fix this?
Weekend Tales #6: The Paris Olympics fried my brain

A South-East Asian reaction to the social media hullabaloo around the Last Supper, Christians, Republicans, Democrats, Dionysus, blah blah. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
Learning Chinese vocabulary as a headless chicken

How to learn new words when you work a full-time job, have 1001 interests, write a newsletter, two blogs and be a well-managed human being. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
I once tolerated Kuala Lumpur. Now, I love it

Growing up, I saw little beauty in Kuala Lumpur. It was a city I tolerated, not loved. But, over the years, KL has blossomed into something special. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
A secret Pentagon campaign to spread vaccine disinformation has come to light

No, really, this is not some conspiracy theory Youtuber reporting this. Reuters broke the story. Here’s how the world is reacting to the news.
The cold war in Chinese fandom spaces

The “China bad” narrative is infecting even “fluffy” Chinese online fandom spaces, forcing fans to take sides in the US-China cold war. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
The tricky art of learning Chinese characters

I thought learning how to read Chinese was impossible for me. Turns out I needed to use the right techniques. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.
So I’m learning Mandarin

Introducing a new newsletter section where I will share how I’m trying to improve my Mandarin as a “heritage” speaker.
Weekend Tales #5 My ambition is to have an unextraordinary life

No fancy corporate titles, giant mansions or flashy paychecks for me. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.