1,500 days straight on Duolingo. That's over 4 years of opening an app every single day. Not because I needed to. Because I said I would. The streak isn't about language learning anymore. It's about keeping a promise to yourself.

Ever wondered why wuxia translations say masters "transmit" martial arts instead of just "teaching" them? The answer reveals fascinating insights about lineage, cultural transmission, and what makes the shifu-disciple bond sacred. #wuxia #chineseculture

🐉 Why is Jin Yong's novel called "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"? The answer involves Buddhist mythology, supernatural beings, and brilliant symbolism. Let me explain 天龙八部 (Tiānlóng Bābù) 🧵

Did you know there's a Chinese beverage chain with more outlets than McDonald’s? 🍟 Meet Mixue—a brand you probably never heard of, but Zhang Hongchao's story is incredible: - Failed motorcycle repair - Failed fish farming - Ice cart demolished 4 times - Kept selling RMB 1 ($0.4) ice cream anyway

Did you know a Chinese ice cream chain has more outlets than McDonald's? 🤯 You probably never heard of Mixue, but Zhang Hongchao's story is wild: ❌ Failed motorcycle repair ❌ Failed fish farming ❌ Ice cart demolished 4 times ✅ Never gave up on ¥1 ice cream Today: 36,000 stores, RMB 15B revenue

One of those typefaces that makes me want to design something just to have an excuse to use it jenxi.com/bricolage-gr...

A HBR study found that 67% of professionals admit their daily habits are holding them back from success. But what if I told you the answer isn’t working harder—it’s working smarter? When you don’t deliberately cultivate good habits, nature abhors a vacuum—bad ones rush in to fill the space.

In just 10 days, an AI chatbot most Westerners have never heard of has done something remarkable: dominance of China's digital landscape. Tencent's Yuanbao has claimed the throne as the #1 most downloaded free app in Apple's App Store in China, pushing DeepSeek to #2 and ByteDance's Doubao to #4.

Oracle justified its JavaScript trademark by claiming Node.js — now it wants that ignored #FreeJavaScript deno.com/blog/deno-v-...

I planned for a long-overdue overhaul and hunkered down to get it across the line before the year ended as promised. This is just a start. Diving into my trove of draft articles and putting them out as-is without worrying about polishing the content.

What a year for Astro! 2024 convinced me to start moving projects to Astro. Excited to 2025.

Perfect is the enemy of done. Embracing 80% as good enough to ship. jenxi.com/perfect-is-t...

How AI became my dev partner. I shared about how Cursor AI supercharged my site migration. Here’s a deep dive into my experiment with what is probably the biggest thing in the developer industry this year.

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Just migrated my entire website to Astro with Cursor AI as my co-pilot. Was it reckless to let AI work on a key digital property? Probably, especially when it actually involved merging three WordPress sites on the domain into one. Was it worth it? Without a doubt.

A little late to the now page movement. I’ve been meaning to get the now page done. Finally got it out while I was polishing the site design.

Did some housekeeping over at jenxi.com/about/

Milestone unlocked. Aiming for the minimum of 1 lesson a day compounds over the years. Duolingo is my most consistent habit, along with daily reading. Aim to read the minimum of 1 minute a day and you’ll find you’re reading the whole chapter or more on normal days.