✍️ Writing
Reading reflections, research notes, public essays, and thoughts from my Ph.D. journey. Some pieces live here; others were first published on my WeChat official account and are linked out. RSS
2026
Moving Toward Greater Failures! WeChat
A reflection on failure through Cao Cao after the Battle of Red Cliffs: reflection rarely fixes the past, but it lifts morale and gives one the courage to fight again and aim for greater failures.
A Fantasy Novel: The Protagonist Has a Cheat Code, So What About Me? WeChat
A personal reflection on comparison, self-doubt, and finding a path of one’s own when other people seem to have an easier script.
Why I Keep a Writing Page
Papers record conclusions. They rarely record how you got there — the papers you misread first, the question you couldn’t phrase for three weeks, the afternoon a baseline broke and taught you more than the result you ...
A Touch of Pampa Blue | A Football Life WeChat
A personal reflection on football, Messi, Argentina, resilience, and growing through victory and defeat.
The 2026 World Cup: Japan, the Light of East Asia WeChat
A reflection on Japan’s football, East Asian pride, and the road through the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
To My Father: You Taught Me Courage and Responsibility WeChat
A personal reflection on fatherhood, gratitude, courage, and the responsibility passed from one generation to the next.
In the Autonomous Era, What Should a PhD Student Hold Onto? WeChat
A reading reflection on automated science, AI-assisted research, doctoral training, reading, courage, and creativity. As more research work becomes automated, I ask what a Ph.D. student should still hold onto.
Ph.D. Year Two: Self-Mastery Makes One Strong WeChat
A Chinese personal reflection on the second year of Ph.D. life, building a reading and review system, training inner strength, and learning to become steadier, braver, and more responsible through writing.