Hendrixpedia | A Living Personal Archive

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The easiest way to get lost in a personal wiki is to treat it like a filing cabinet. This one works better if it is read like a book. There is structure here, and there are categories underneath the surface,...

People

Bin — Bin is one of my long-term friends and one of
Brian — Brian is a Vietnamese entrepreneur the co-founder of Duodode and
Duc Anh — Duc Anh is one of my long-time friends and now
Eli — Duodode team member who brings care, adaptability, internal communication, and quiet humor into the team.
Friedrich Nietzsche — Friedrich Nietzsche is a philosopher, but he belongs in my
Giang — Giang is one of my high school friends and is
Hoang Duc — University friend and crypto trader who taught me trading concepts and shared a phase of gym and career-focused conversations.
Huong Lan — High school friend whose strength, decisiveness, and family drink shop became part of many summer memories.
Jack — Jack is part of the Duodode team and one of
Jake — Jake is one of the early people in Duodode and
John — John is an Irish man with a family in Japan
Lily — Lily is now a brand executive at Unicharm, but the
Linh Ngoc — Linh Ngoc is one of my close friends from high
Long Nguyen — Mechanical engineering student, skater, and younger-brother-like friend whose humor, effort, and big dreams stayed with me.
Mee — Brand designer at Duodode whose color sense, sketching ability, and visual taste shaped many early works.
Oc — Flight attendant and caring friend whose effort in English, work, and life has quietly inspired me.
Quang Anh — Quang Anh is one of the first people I think
Quang Tran — Quang Tran is one of my long-term friends, someone I
Rachel — Rachel is now a youth ambassador for the WSA and
Roshan — Roshan is a tech entrepreneur in Dubai and the founder
Shaurya — Shaurya is a young founder in Dubai, the kind of
Shifa — Shifa is a writer in Dubai, and one of the
Thao Phuong — High school friend in hospitality whose quiet effort, emotional awareness, and strong EQ left an impression on me.
Tung — Younger university friend from YEC whose friendship grew through cafe talks, fashion, shopping, and life conversations.
Van Anh — Van Anh is an MBA graduate, a former co-vice president
Viet Anh — Viet Anh is one of my long-term friends and another
Vu Loc — Vietnamese businessman, gaming friend, and YEC event contributor whose stage presence helped shape key club moments.

Ventures & Projects

Duodode — Duodode is the place where my current working life becomes
Hyped Indie — Hyped Indie was an indie game publishing attempt from an
Simplifly — Simplifly was a product project built around an unconventional eSIM
Astro View — Astro View is a personal astronomy learning app idea built
Ecom Stores — Ecom Stores was not one clean venture with one clean
YouTube Channel — This was a private and fairly low-key experiment around content.

Events & Experiences

YEC The Connection 2023 — What I remember first is the pressure before the event
YEC Club Pitch — The YEC Club Pitch stays in my mind because it
Campari Italy's National Day Event — I remember the Campari Italy's National Day Event because it
The Clash Tournament — The Clash Tournament is one of those memories that stays
Covid-19 Running Habit — During Covid-19, running stopped being a casual activity and became
Learning How to Code — When I started learning how to code, I had no
DaVinci Resolve Crash — I remember the DaVinci Resolve crash because it turned a
Bai Dinh Summer Retreat — The Bai Dinh Summer Retreat stays with me because it
Solo Trekking — I have had two solo trekking experiences that stayed with
Dubai Mallathon — The Dubai Mallathon matters to me because it was my
Nevermind Cobuild — Nevermind Cobuild stays with me because it was one of

Identity

Hendrix — This page is probably the closest thing this wiki has
Being a Builder — The word came late.
What Lasts — I have always trusted what stays more than what flashes.
Responsibility for Outcomes — I trust people more when their attention stays on the
Learning Across Surfaces — My learning path makes more sense from the inside than
The Cost of Range — From the outside, range sounds flattering.
Becoming — I rarely think of myself as finished.
Competence — Competence calms me in a way image never does.
Seriousness — Seriousness is one of the oldest tones in me.

Concepts & Philosophy

Philosophy — I did not get into philosophy to sound deeper.
Being a Builder — The word came late.
Becoming — I rarely think of myself as finished.
Self-Overcoming — This is the philosophical idea that stays closest to my
Hedgehog's Dilemma — Some ideas stay alive because they explain a tension I
Build and Ship — I lean on this principle because I know how easy
Execution Over Talk — I lose interest quickly when the conversation starts replacing the
Small Things Are Not Small — > "To create an apple pie, you must first create
Making Space — I used to think productivity meant filling every hour until
Reading and the Mind — When I stop reading for too long, I can feel
Language as Thought — I do not really believe thought comes first in some
We Come from Stars — I keep coming back to this idea because it changes

Skills & Tools

Figma — I learned Figma the same way I learned a lot
Claude and Codex — I started using Claude and Codex because I wanted more
VS Code — VS Code became my main editor because it was the
HTML/CSS — I learned HTML and CSS from the SuperSimpleDev 6-hour crash
JavaScript — I learned JavaScript through the SuperSimpleDev YouTube channel.
Postman API Testing — I learned this through client projects, which is usually a
Rive Animation — I found Rive on YouTube because I wanted motion that
DaVinci Resolve — I learned DaVinci Resolve from YouTube.
n8n Workflow with VPS — This one is tied to Shaurya for me.
Next.js — Once I started building more serious web and app projects
Node.js — Node.js became part of my stack because JavaScript kept leading
Supabase — Supabase became part of my stack because I wanted a
Vercel — I used to think of deployment as the stressful last
GitHub — GitHub became necessary as soon as the work became real.
Duolingo — Duolingo entered my life in a very simple way.
Framer Motion — Framer Motion became the thing I reached for when I
GSAP — GSAP came in when I wanted more control than the
Bartending — Bartending stayed with me because classic cocktails are weirdly memorable
Paid Marketing — Paid marketing pulled me in because it sits at the
Public Speaking — I did not develop this skill in private.

Curiosity

Space — For me, space is one of the few subjects that
Science Fiction — Science fiction is one of my favorite ways to stretch
Wonder — Wonder is a value I keep alive on purpose.
Astronomy — Astronomy is one of the lenses I use to think
Existential Reflection — Existential reflection is a native mode for me.
Future of Humanity — The future of humanity is one of the questions I
Human Evolution — I keep coming back to the question of how humans
Humanity's Place in the Universe — This is one of the standing questions at the back
Scale and Depth — Scale and depth is the register I am naturally drawn
Science and Philosophy — The overlap between science and philosophy is one of my
Video Essays — Video essays are my preferred long-form video medium.

Media

Mad Men — Mad Men is one of the shows that lines up
The Futur — The Futur is a channel about the business side of
American Pop Culture Influence — American and English-language pop culture, mostly TV series, is one
Astrum — Astrum is a space and astronomy channel.
Catan — Catan matters to me less as a board game in
Cleo Abram — Cleo Abram's channel is optimistic tech journalism.
Code Grid — Code Grid is a dev-focused channel in my YouTube rotation.
Exurb1a — Exurb1a is a philosophical, existential video essay channel.
Exurb2a — Exurb2a is a companion channel to Exurb1a.
Fireship — Fireship is a fast, sharp dev content channel.
For All Mankind — For All Mankind is an alternate-history show about the space
Game of Thrones — Game of Thrones is a study in power, strategy, and
Good Work — Good Work is one of the channels I watch on
Gotham — Gotham is an origin story for a city full of
How I Met Your Mother — How I Met Your Mother is one of the TV
Joma Tech — Joma Tech is a YouTube channel that sits at the
Kurzgesagt — Kurzgesagt, In a Nutshell, is a science channel that pairs
Olisunvia — Olisunvia is one of the video essay and thought-focused channels
Ozark — Ozark is a show about operators under constant pressure.
Sherlock — Sherlock is a show about sharp minds operating at high
Silicon Valley — Silicon Valley is one of the shows that sits closest
Sisyphus 55 — Sisyphus 55 is a philosophy video essay channel.
Spiderum — Spiderum is a Vietnamese intellectual content channel and platform.
StarTalk — StarTalk is Neil deGrasse Tyson's channel, a mix of space
Succession — Succession is likely the most aligned show in my rotation.
The Big Bang Theory — The Big Bang Theory is part of the early wave
The Penguin — The Penguin is a focused character study of one operator
YouTube as Learning Platform — YouTube is one of my most important learning platforms.

Music

Music — A shelf for the artists, sounds, and listening patterns that
J. Cole — J.
berlioz — One of the artists in my library who represents the
Elvis Presley — Elvis Presley entered my life through John, which is part
Grime and Drill — The harder edge of my listening taste, the part I
Hermanos Gutierrez — An artist pair in my library that represents warmth, spaciousness
Listening Age — A useful way of naming my pull toward music that
Multilingual Listening — One reason my music taste feels wide is that it
Spotify Wrapped 2025 — A yearly listening snapshot that makes the shape of my

Books

Recommended Books — This page is the shelf for the books I would
Reading as Self-Reconstruction — I do not only read to learn facts or fill
Red Rising — Pierce Brown — A science-fiction novel about class oppression, rebellion, and rising through
Essays — Essays are one of my favorite reading forms because they
1984 — George Orwell — A dystopian novel about surveillance, control, and the manipulation of
A Brief History of Time — Stephen Hawking — A popular science book explaining major ideas about time, black
All the Light We Cannot See — Anthony Doerr — A historical novel following two young lives that intersect during
Animal Farm — George Orwell — A political allegory in which farm animals stage a revolution
Babel — R.F. Kuang — A fantasy novel about translation, empire, and power inside a
Bad Blood — John Carreyrou — A nonfiction account of the rise and collapse of Theranos
Beyond Good and Evil — Friedrich Nietzsche — A philosophical work that challenges moral certainties and examines the
Children of Time — Adrian Tchaikovsky — A science-fiction novel about evolving intelligence, survival, and the long
Elon Musk — Walter Isaacson — A biography tracing Elon Musk?s life, companies, and influence across
George's Secret Key to the Universe — Lucy Hawking — A children?s science novel that introduces space, black holes, and
Golden Son — Pierce Brown — A science-fiction sequel that expands the political conflict and personal
I Am Dynamite! — Sue Prideaux — A biography of Friedrich Nietzsche that follows his life, thought
Kane and Abel — Jeffrey Archer — A novel about two driven men from very different backgrounds
Letter to His Father — Franz Kafka — A personal letter in which Kafka reflects on his relationship
Lifespan — David Sinclair — A nonfiction book about aging, longevity research, and the science
Long-form Writing — I trust long-form writing because it gives a mind enough
Meditations — Marcus Aurelius — A collection of private reflections on discipline, virtue, and how
Medium — Medium is part of my reading rotation alongside Substack, The
Morning Star — Pierce Brown — A science-fiction novel that concludes the original Red Rising trilogy.
No Longer Human — Osamu Dazai — A novel about alienation, shame, and a man?s growing inability
Norwegian Wood — Haruki Murakami — A literary novel about memory, grief, love, and emotional isolation
Outliers — Malcolm Gladwell — A nonfiction book examining how opportunity, culture, timing, and practice
Poems for the Lost Because I'm Lost Too — exurb1a — A poetry collection about sadness, confusion, endurance, and trying to
Project Hail Mary — Andy Weir — A science-fiction novel about a lone astronaut trying to save
Reasons to Stay Alive — Matt Haig — A memoir-like reflection on depression, survival, and finding reasons to
Rework — Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson — A business book arguing for simpler, more direct ways of
Sapiens — Yuval Noah Harari — A broad history of humankind from early evolution to modern
Sputnik Sweetheart — Haruki Murakami — A novel about longing, distance, and emotional disconnection between three
Steve Jobs — Walter Isaacson — A biography of Steve Jobs covering his life, temperament, and
Substack — Substack is one of the main places I read because
Talking to Strangers — Malcolm Gladwell — A nonfiction book about why people often misunderstand strangers and
The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho — A fable-like novel about a young shepherd following a journey
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant — Eric Jorgenson — A curated book of Naval Ravikant?s ideas on wealth, leverage
The Bell Jar — Sylvia Plath — A novel about mental distress, identity, and the pressures of
The Black Swan — Nassim Nicholas Taleb — A nonfiction book about rare, unpredictable events that have massive
The Book Thief — Markus Zusak — A historical novel about a young girl, books, and survival
The Count of Monte Cristo — Alexandre Dumas — A classic novel of betrayal, imprisonment, reinvention, and revenge.
The Creative Act: A Way of Being — Rick Rubin — A book about creativity as a way of paying attention
The Gay Science — Friedrich Nietzsche — A philosophical work of aphorisms and reflections on truth, joy
The Great Gatsby — F. Scott Fitzgerald — A novel about wealth, desire, illusion, and the American dream
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams — A comic science-fiction novel about an ordinary man swept into
The Kite Runner — Khaled Hosseini — A novel about friendship, guilt, betrayal, and the long reach
The Lean Startup — Eric Ries — A startup book about building quickly, testing ideas, and learning
The Master and Margarita — Mikhail Bulgakov — A surreal novel that mixes satire, religion, love, and political
The Myth of Sisyphus — Albert Camus — A philosophical essay about absurdity, meaning, and how to live
The New York Times — The New York Times is one of my regular reading
The Stranger — Albert Camus — A novel about emotional detachment, judgment, and the absurdity of
The Tipping Point — Malcolm Gladwell — A nonfiction book about how ideas, trends, and behaviors spread
Thoughtful Creators — Thoughtful creators are the kind of writers, makers, and thinkers
Thus Spoke Zarathustra — Friedrich Nietzsche — A philosophical novel presenting Nietzsche?s ideas through the speeches of
Tuesdays with Morrie — Mitch Albom — A memoir about conversations on life, death, and meaning between
Twilight of the Idols — Friedrich Nietzsche — A short philosophical work critiquing accepted values, morality, and cultural
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running — Haruki Murakami — A memoir about running, writing, routine, and the discipline of
When Breath Becomes Air — Paul Kalanithi — A memoir by a neurosurgeon confronting illness, mortality, and the
White Nights — Fyodor Dostoevsky — A short novella about loneliness, fleeting connection, and unfulfilled love.

Life & Personal

Dubai — Dubai is my base.
Vietnam — Vietnam is where I grew up.
Running — Running is one of the clearest ways I know to
Reading Habit — Reading is part of how I keep my thinking sharp.
Asian Business Culture — Asian business culture is one of the shaping contexts I
Base Location — Base location is how I think about where I operate
Clearing the Mind — Clearing the mind is the outcome I am chasing when
Curiosity As Habit — Curiosity, for me, is not a mood.
Daily Practice — Daily practice is my operating assumption about how real capability
Duolingo Streak — I have a 350 plus day Duolingo streak learning Spanish.
Global Perspective — Global perspective is a natural by-product of how I came
Home — Home for me is not a single address.
Mental Reset — Mental reset is the category Hendrix puts Running into.
Morning Runs — There is a difference between running at some point in
Off Street — Off Street is one of the work places that earned
Origin — Origin, for me, is the set of coordinates I came
Quranic Park — Quranic Park is one of those Dubai places that matters
San Francisco — San Francisco is not a place I live.
Self-Documentation — Self-documentation is the habit behind this wiki.
Self-Learning — Self-Learning is one of the habits I trust most because
TikTok Streak — TikTok Streak sounds trivial on paper.
UAE — The UAE is the country that contains my base.
Working from Dubai — Working from Dubai is the practical side of being based