Winnie Lim @[email protected]

i don't post much here anymore, i'm mostly over there. if anything my posts here are more for posterity. still lurking though

every new year I write a post about my aspirations for the year, this year I wrote about how I just want the year to be uneventful, and why the word "uneventful" bodes very well for me: winnielim.org/journal/2025-m…

wrote a 2024 review post. it may get quite depressing – "2024 is about learning how to live in a world that is slowly getting destroyed." – but otherwise contains mundane bits of my life: winnielim.org/journal/lookin…

i wrote about how i try to lead a small life online and offline because of both preference and necessity: winnielim.org/journal/a-smal…

while prepping for a trip recently i was reminded that i didn't used to buy travel insurance because i was so oblivious to the potential dangers in life. so i wrote about some thoughts on the contrasts between then and now, on how i am feeling my age: winnielim.org/journal/feelin…

inspired by a quote from a book i wrote about why the ability to see our selves for who we are can impact so much of the quality of our lives: winnielim.org/journal/the-ab…

@iwelsh thanks for the response….not to mention the negative emotions do eat away at our physical health too.

@wynlim One shouldn't get rid of anger, say, or even hate or fear entirely. They exist as warning signs that something is wrong and needs to be dealt with. But beyond that warning sign, they make the experience of living suck. Any chronic version is really awful and damaging.

wrote a post on why i turn to books on buddhism in times of suffering — and some ramblings on why compassion is not a moral choice but a logical one: winnielim.org/journal/why-i-…

wrote some thoughts on the US elections as a non-US person, and that humans are the only beings on this earth who can bear witness and transmute everything we have experienced into other forms: winnielim.org/journal/though…

wrote a pretty dark post on some thoughts weighing on my mind – why i feel a sense of chronic sadness when i think about the world these days, my cynicism, my rebellion: winnielim.org/journal/the-re…

around one year ago I started strength-training, so I wrote about the journey. when i started writing i thought it would be a short easy piece, but it turned out to be 2,000 words?? I used to be really physically weak, so this means a lot to me: winnielim.org/journal/one-ye…

I seldom write book reviews because they are so tedious to write, but the book "Endure" impacted me enough to do so. here i share my book notes, and thoughts on how it relates to my self and my day to day life: winnielim.org/journal/book-r…

using games (and stardew valley) as a metaphor, i wrote about how these days i live life like i am playing a solo rpg – just doing my own thing, without interacting much with people: winnielim.org/journal/living…

@grignotages thank you for appreciating! :)

Où je découvre le concept de « healing tv show » (émission où il ne se passe quasi rien et ça apaise) et l’expression « he may have a hyde to his jekill ».

wrote about watching korean celebrity chef Paik Jong Won's tv shows and how they have influenced me: winnielim.org/journal/paik-j…

published a photoessay containing random scenes from busan, south korea: winnielim.org/journal/random…

i wrote a post on why i refuse to learn to draw properly, and also some thoughts on why making art is a continuous existential search for me: winnielim.org/journal/why-i-…

wrote about how having instant access to things like books and music has compressed what used to be a rich full-bodied experience into something flat and one dimensional – also some thoughts on how it relates to novelty and the capacity for appreciation: winnielim.org/journal/the-co…

wrote my obsessive compulsive thoughts about death, loss and existence: winnielim.org/journal/obsess…

sometimes i write posts with no specific topic but meanders around thoughts swirling in my mind – inner transformation, the prison that is my mind, why i like exercise, seeking happiness & fulfilment in the context of this broken world: winnielim.org/journal/the-an…

wrote a 3,000+ word boring post documenting my multi-decade journey with migraines: winnielim.org/journal/my-mul…