Powerlifter

Car Enthusiast

Amateur Bookreader


Powerlifting. Leading a healthy life.

The nature of what computer science is about barely involves physical activity. And telling a computer to do things that are tedious for humans doesn't imply that I should remain idle and inactive.
Powerlifting is a nice way to test one's strength, measure progress via progressive overload and to let off some steam sometimes. I am currently experimenting with a mix of hypertrophy and strength training (close to powerbuilding)
Side effects include impeccable presentation skills. ;)

PR Stats:

275 Squat
225 Bench
405 Deadlift

Cars. Because Racecar.

People often dread the daily commute to/from work. But if you have the right car it can be a very enjoyable ride. It doesn't have to be a hypercar, any turbocharged 2jz powered car would do. I don't think of a car as an object that takes me from point A to B but as a vessel surfing through the lanes enjoying the exhaust note coupled with the turbo flutter. I'd rather go on a longer route than stop at a traffic light. I'd park farther away in a parking lot so that it isn't 'accidentally' dinged. My favourites include the Supra, Evo and C63 AMG.


Reading. Setting a habit.

I've had a goal to make reading a new habit. Starting off with novels, then transitioning to collections of motoring magazine columns and satire. Most recently I have been delving into non-fiction, management and technical. Here's my Goodreads to-read shelf. Better get started :D.


Ahmad's to-read book montage

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life
The Intelligent Investor
Arab Spring Then and Now: From Hope to Despair
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
The Effective Engineer: How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact
Find Your Why: A Practical Guide to Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious
I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
Rules to Break and Laws to Follow: How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism
It Can't Happen Here
Sorry about That: The Language of Public Apology
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The Infinite Game
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty


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