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Braden Wong

Why Do I Bother Being Optimistic?

When people ask me, my answer is simple:

Apr 23, 2020

Why Do I Bother Being Optimistic?

Apr 23, 2020

Braden Wong

How Many Hours Moves You Forward?

You’re nowhere near your maximum potential. This question changes that.

Apr 21, 2020

How Many Hours Moves You Forward?

Apr 21, 2020

Braden Wong

Free Educational Resources for Quarantine That Are Absolutely Worth Your Time

Get these limited-time deals before they disappear.

Apr 20, 2020

Free Educational Resources for Quarantine That Are Absolutely Worth Your Time

Apr 20, 2020

Braden Wong

Welcome to Optim

A reader-first publication designed to save you time.

Apr 20, 2020

Welcome to Optim

Apr 20, 2020

Braden Wong

Practical Automation: Deleting 15,000+ Pocket Entries by Tag with Python

Python, HTTP GET/POST, and Pocket API team up to do what the GUI could never do.

Apr 13, 2020

Practical Automation: Deleting 15,000+ Pocket Entries by Tag with Python

Apr 13, 2020

Braden Wong

Today is Ivy Day, and not all of us got what we wanted

This post isn’t about me, but for you — a message to anyone who feels a little down amid recent news.

Mar 27, 2020

Today is Ivy Day, and not all of us got what we wanted

Mar 27, 2020

Braden Wong

Transcript for My 9/11 All-School Assembly Speech

My heartfelt thanks to all who have been here for me all these years.

Sep 12, 2019

Transcript for My 9/11 All-School Assembly Speech

Sep 12, 2019

Braden Wong

3 Unorthodox Techniques for a Minimalist Distraction-Free YouTube

You came here for all the right reasons.

Jul 2, 2019

3 Unorthodox Techniques for a Minimalist Distraction-Free YouTube

Jul 2, 2019

Braden Wong

How a Fake Buddha Quote Completely Changed My Life

Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional. Here’s how knowing the difference changes everything.

Jun 23, 2019

How a Fake Buddha Quote Completely Changed My Life

Jun 23, 2019

Braden Wong

A Sincerest Letter to the Future Me

Grateful ruminations of a high school student

Dec 17, 2017

A Sincerest Letter to the Future Me

Dec 17, 2017

Welcome to Optim, the reader-first publication designed to save you time. Our mission is to challenge traditional long-form blogging through sharing straight-to-the-point tips for interested readers.If you’re interested in improving yourself, then this is the place for you.
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I’m a writer with an ambition: to share the lessons I have learned for all who may listen, one step at a time. You have to start somewhere.
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