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            <title><![CDATA[Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Healthy Life]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Summary of the book 'Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Healthy Life' by Hector García and Francesc Miralles]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agentic Engineering Tips and Tricks: How to use AI to Build Faster]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A few AI workflows that genuinely move the needle when building solo with limited time.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dev Journal: First Few Weeks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I've been building a social media planning tool and wondering whether my direction actually makes sense. In this post, I'll share some of my current progress and thoughts on the project.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Error Handling in NestJS: Keep it Simple, Stupid!]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sooner or later, you'll need to handle those annoying errors! So, in this post, I'll cover how to do it properly.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Elements of Style - Book Summary, Notes, and Highlights]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA['The Elements of Style' by William Strunk Jr. provides practical advice on how to improve your writing.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Workout Routine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This post outlines my workout routine, which consists of four sessions per week. It has all the details including the excercises, sets, reps, and weight.
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            <title><![CDATA[Unfuck Your Life - Book Summary, Notes, and Highlights]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Unfuck Your Life provides a curated collection of personal assertions to help you get out of your head and start taking action.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Run ComfyUI Workflows via API on Replicate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn how to deploy your ComfyUI workflows to Replicate and executethem through API calls,  making your image generation models available within applications and other users.
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            <title><![CDATA[My Reading List]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A list of books that I've read or plan to read. I'm doing this to have a record for myself and keep track of the things I learn along the way.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Create Advertising that Sells by David Ogilvy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A campaign featuring a man with an eyepatch sold out Hathaway’s stock of shirts in just one week.  David Ogilvy was the mastermind behind many iconic campaigns.  This article summarizes his advice on creating ads that sell.
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Promote Effectively on Reddit Without Getting Banned]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Reddit is a great platform to promote your product. But the community is very sensitive to promotion. In this post, I share my learnings of how to promote on Reddit effectively without getting banned.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beginner's Guide to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) guide I've always wanted to write! It covers what matters most in a digestible format to help you get traffic from Google and other search engines.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Understanding Middleware in Express.js]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Express.js is a backend framework built for Node.js that simplifies building server side applications. This post covers Middleware, the core concept of Express.js.
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            <title><![CDATA[On Solving One Problem Well]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In this post, I'll share two projects that recently failed and the significance of focusing on solving one problem really well.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Run ComfyUi on Google Cloud]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Running generative image models locally is often slow. This is a guide to setup a Google Cloud instance for performant image generation with ComfyUi.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Validate an Idea? Lessons from a Viral Post]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A post I published in the Build in Public community on X, asking how to validate an idea, went viral. This blog post summarizes the responses.
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            <title><![CDATA[Supabase: A Guide to Local Development]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This post summarizes how to setup a local development environment for Supabase with a focus on using the database locally.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[VPS Learning Log]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I've been tempted to move away from serverless providers to a Virtual Private Server (VPS). This posts summarizes my notes from a 4 day learning marathon.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Google Analytics (GA4) for Next.js 14]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I couldn't find a clean GDPR compliant implementation of Google Analytics (GA4) for Next.js 14 single page apps, so here it is.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Curated List of Software Tools to Ship Faster]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Over the years I've found a few tools that help me build my projects faster. I would recommend these to my friends and decided to make a list of them.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Comparing CSS Display and CSS Position]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[CSS display and CSS position are confusing because both properties influence where elements are located on a screen. This post interactively explains the two properties and how they differ!
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            <title><![CDATA[How Does the Internet Work?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This post explains the sequence of events that occur from the press of the 'enter' key on the keyboard to the display of the website in the browser.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[JavaScript in a Nutshell]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Since I often forget core JavaScript concepts, I wrote this glossary for myself. It is inspired by Dan Abramov's post titled "What is JavaScript Made Of".]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Core Beliefs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Writing things down often helps me think more clearly, so I decided to write down and structure the fundamental things I believe in.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Original PhD Cover Letter That Got Me Accepted]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This is the original cover letter I submitted to apply for my PhD at the Chair of Finance and Investment at the Technical University of Berlin.
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            <title><![CDATA[Letter of Motivation for a Career Mentoring Program]]></title>
            <link>https://maxrohowsky.com/blog/motivation-letter-career-mentoring-program</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[In this post you'll find a letter of motivation that I wrote for a career mentoring program at Tongji University.
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            <title><![CDATA[Tongji University Shanghai: My Experience Studying Abroad]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[What to expect from the dual-degree exchange at Tongji University in Shanghai, with practical tips on preparation, courses, housing, and everyday life.
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            <title><![CDATA[My IB TOK Essay Got Full Marks (Real Full Score Example)]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[I completed the IB Diploma in 2011, and my Theory of Knowledge (TOK) essay received a perfect score which is a rare achievement. I've decided to share this essay as it might be helpful to some IB students.
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