• Who am I?

    I am Qrystal; or at least, that's my dot-name! Har har. (My name is really Crystal, but that's not as internet-searchable; hence, switching the C for the little-used letter Q.)

    I am here because I enjoy writing. I do this mostly for myself, but I also have a passion for helping others learn things from the things I write. Now that I am done my Ph.D. in Physics, I am stepping away from academic research so that I can indulge in some creative ways to share my knowledge and inspire the appreciation of scientific thinking in others. I am also working as a tutor, which is one of the jobs I've most enjoyed doing in my life so far.


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    • Don’t be Afraid to Suck

    Monday, August 4th, 2008

    Don’t be afraid to suck. It’s easier to fix something that’s broken than it is to fill up an empty page. So says Wil Wheaton, in discussing some of the steps he goes through when struggling through a project. Most of these steps are particular things that make him feel ‘stuck’, and many of these [...]