(Live) TeX’ing

I tried live TeX'ing like the cool kids.

Spooky: Exams in Bonn

Being a university student does include the somewhat unpleasant part of examinations. Here are some thoughts on my most recent exam period in Bonn.

Fewer courses > more courses

I argue that taking too many courses can often diminish productivity and discuss some aspects about taking fewer courses.

Nice to meet you?

The games in a master welcome in Bonn and why it's difficult to make friends.

A guide to (graduate-level) self-study of mathematics

A semester of self-studying made me rethink some of my study habits and prompted me to share some of these ideas.

Overrated writing style in mathematics

Mathematicians always write as if their ideas fell from the sky. But is this really the way to go - especially in textbooks?

This year, I learned…

Some math I learned this year.

よ… Yo! Category Theorists!

How よ is related to category theory.

An eye-opening cathedral

The sight of the "Kölner Dom" sparked change in me.

After 1 year of being sick…

Studying master's level mathematics is already not easy. But coupled with a mysterious disease that doesn't want to go away, it becomes a thousand-fold more excruciating...