Posts by Allen Cheung
Flowers for Algernon
I just finished reading Flowers for Algernon, a sci-fi novel written in the 60s about a mentally retarded man who undergoes a surgical procedure to become a genius. I never got the chance to read this book while I…
Rediscovering the Joy of Reading
My love of reading comes in phases. Like most knowledge workers, a big chunk of it in the day comes in the form of email and wikis and tweets and looking for things online; at night, I get to go…
Front-End Engineering and the Application of Trivia
I've written plenty of front-end opinions and experiences on this blog over the years, around: * Defining them * Getting them * Growing them * Promoting them I've spent a good amount of time thinking about the role, the…
Reflecting on the Absence of Privilege
I had written about privilege previously, but this article by Philip Guo on his experience in college really tells of how powerful silent privilege can be and how utterly unnoticeable and indeed unremarkable its recipients can feel. As someone who…
Writing, Blogging and Journaling
When I started blogging, my thought was that it's an exercise in writing to an audience, in addition to garnering some attention and, dare I say, cred in the industry that I've now worked in for…
Picking Your Battles
Pick your battles. It's a simple and downright cliche piece of advice. At its heart it's about prioritizing conflicts, and looking to resolve only the most important, the most impactful ones. Frankly it's hard…
