A personal site organised as rooms rather than a feed — notes, essays, recipes, drinks, books, photographs and the things I keep making.https://bradenkoh.com/en-gbhttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/god-of-war-2018/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/god-of-war-2018/Most of us know the original God of War series, and playing it as a teenager was a fun (and maybe not so healthy) way to channel a lot of angst.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/god-of-war-ragnarok/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/god-of-war-ragnarok/The continuation of what God of War (2018) started.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/hades/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/hades/This game is just fun. But the importance to me was why it was fun. I think it was because the incremental difficulty that this game had made it so that I was…Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/hollow-knight-silksong/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/hollow-knight-silksong/A very simple, yet amazingly built game, and the sequel to Hollow Knight.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/subnautica/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/subnautica/If you had asked me to play a game that was basically just diving, all the time, I would have said no.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-last-of-us-part-i/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-last-of-us-part-i/Much like God of War (2018), this game and part 2 evoke a lot of emotion around family and grief, against a world that is already against you.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-last-of-us-part-ii/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-last-of-us-part-ii/Alright, given how The Last of Us Part I left us, I wondered what was in store for this one.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/I have seen this movie twice. The first time I didn't get it. The second time found me right as I was deciding to quit my job to start CodedConstructs. I had…Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-lord-of-the-rings/https://bradenkoh.com/lounge/the-lord-of-the-rings/There's nothing much to say on this. It's beloved for a reason. The storytelling is just nuts, even if the fight scenes suck. What weighs on me most is the…Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLoungehttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/blanched-asian-vegetables/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/blanched-asian-vegetables/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/ginger-scallion-sauce/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/ginger-scallion-sauce/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/soupy-ginger-and-scallion-chicken/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/soupy-ginger-and-scallion-chicken/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/thaitee-da-hong-pao-2026/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/thaitee-da-hong-pao-2026/Very good for the price but a big flavour drop after 4th brew. So good and fast is what I think.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-engineering-mindset/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-engineering-mindset/Strategy as the constraint that focuses limited capacity, and the failure mode of refusing to believe an accurate diagnosis.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-one-thing-you-can-say-that-changes-everything/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-one-thing-you-can-say-that-changes-everything/What to say when someone comes to you with something hard — something they haven't been able to say. Plus the cleanest distinction of boundaries I've found, which helped me understand what it means to set mine up.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/kabuse-genmaicha/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/kabuse-genmaicha/That rice flavour is really prominent amongst the lighter green teaTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/kuki-hojicha/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/kuki-hojicha/Even though it's tea bags, it's one of the best hojicha I have ever drankTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/meijiawu-jiuqu-hongmei/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/meijiawu-jiuqu-hongmei/Really good, this one comes with osmanthus flowers in it, very fragrant first few brewsTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/shanghai-jin-jun-mei/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/shanghai-jin-jun-mei/It’s sweet, it’s got that tannin, sour-ey kinda feel to itTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/sun-moon-black-tea/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/sun-moon-black-tea/Really really good, very syrupy and sweet.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/yu-lu-black-tea/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/yu-lu-black-tea/Taste like normal red tea, not that goodTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/workshop/building-an-internet-home/https://bradenkoh.com/workshop/building-an-internet-home/For all my time spent making things on the internet, I never had a place that I felt fully expressed in.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWorkshophttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/on-focusing-on-the-present/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/on-focusing-on-the-present/A reminder to focus on the present and not the future.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-illusion-of-communication/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-illusion-of-communication/The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/a-services-firm-makes-a-great-startup/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/a-services-firm-makes-a-great-startup/The best argument I've read for staying a services firm instead of productising your way out of one.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/bespoke-bim-software-workflows/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/bespoke-bim-software-workflows/Selling software to everyone is very different than making software internallySun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/bespoke-software-is-the-future/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/bespoke-software-is-the-future/Names the general-purpose tax, where you need about 10% of a general tool and pay for the other 90% in imposed abstractions.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/breaking-points/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/breaking-points/Puts a real cost on cutting someone off, because both people lose the version of themselves they became for the other.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/cultivating-desire/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/cultivating-desire/This difference gave me the vocabulary to explain what "love" is in it's totality.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/conversations-i-never-had/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/conversations-i-never-had/Being seen crying is its own kind of being known and I just love the quote about tears cleaning the window to the soulSun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/experience-is-incompressible/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/experience-is-incompressible/You cannot fast track experience. To learn somethings, you just have to do it, you can't read or listen about it.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/feral-free-agents/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/feral-free-agents/Gives a name to people doing their own thing when entrepreneur, freelancer and self-employed all fit badly.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/devote-yourself-to-the-cause-of-your-life/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/devote-yourself-to-the-cause-of-your-life/Argues against scaling yourself out of your own work, because the meaning is in doing the labour.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/comfortable-with-uncertainty/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/comfortable-with-uncertainty/Keeping a felt sense of 'I don't know for sure' is what lets you notice the things your certainty would have filtered out.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/flounder-mode/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/flounder-mode/Permission to build a meaningful life by following interests with joy rather than torturing yourself into greatness.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/friends-don-t-know-me-that-well/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/friends-don-t-know-me-that-well/As friends, sometimes we think we know each other, but then they do something that confirms, they don't really know us at all. It's the lonely betrayal.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/get-rich-stay-rich/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/get-rich-stay-rich/Not having FOMO as the best financial skill, don't be tempted to change lanes just because someone else seems to be doing much better with less effort than you.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/how-the-workforce-learns/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/how-the-workforce-learns/Once you're competent the employer stops teaching you, so learning on your own time is what buys freedom rather than more value for them.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/how-to-best-guide-your-life-decisions-path/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/how-to-best-guide-your-life-decisions-path/A single word for the things that feel too good and crowd out everything else you were trying to think about.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/hypar-and-trapped-expertise/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/hypar-and-trapped-expertise/The best one-line statement that describes siloed knowledge.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/let-go-of-the-learning-baggage/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/let-go-of-the-learning-baggage/The organisational half of the learning problem, where companies push growth into unpaid hours and then wonder why nobody grows.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/modern-friendship/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/modern-friendship/Long friendship as a duality, atomised yet tethered, and the reminder that closeness requires asking for it.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/positioning-computational-designers/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/positioning-computational-designers/Most of my philosophy in someone else's words from 2017, and the industry still hasn't resolved the positioning problem.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/redefining-success-money-and-belonging/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/redefining-success-money-and-belonging/Life's work is finding things that I want to keep doing for the sake of it, not for some metric like money, fame or prestigeSun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/services-as-software/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/services-as-software/The clearest case that the newest AI products are re-acquiring service economics, even if it is VC talking their book.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/story-lessons/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/story-lessons/When you have too much material, the theme is what tells you which parts belong.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/tell-good-stories/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/tell-good-stories/One person beats a million-death statistic, which is why an article should open with an individual and not a number.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-death-of-the-corporate-job/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-death-of-the-corporate-job/The corporate role is dying the way religion did, with the structures all still standing and the belief evaporating.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-key-to-love-is-understanding/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-key-to-love-is-understanding/Love as an endless conversation that leaves you understood, that's why it runs out when either one of you stops talking.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-nothingness-of-money/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-nothingness-of-money/How to hold money's importance and its pointlessness at the same time, without being owned by either.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-spectrum-of-wealth/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-spectrum-of-wealth/This is the best descriptor of "wealth" for me. It's not just about money, it's also about freedom and time too.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-twilight-of-the-chatbots/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/the-twilight-of-the-chatbots/If domain experts can now build their own tools with AI, what is my value?Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/clippings/why-content-is-king/https://bradenkoh.com/clippings/why-content-is-king/Content as extending the network of culture, which is a reason to keep making things that has nothing to do with reach or funnels.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTClippingshttps://bradenkoh.com/workshop/finding-the-end-game-keyboard/https://bradenkoh.com/workshop/finding-the-end-game-keyboard/I don't think I type any faster than I used to.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWorkshophttps://bradenkoh.com/library/developer-hegemony/https://bradenkoh.com/library/developer-hegemony/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/meditations-for-mortals/https://bradenkoh.com/library/meditations-for-mortals/Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/essays/the-price-of-corporate-work/https://bradenkoh.com/essays/the-price-of-corporate-work/Nobody can measure your value, so companies measure your time. The whole arrangement is a trade between comfort and control. Do you know the price of each?Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEssayshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/not-having-fomo-is-the-best-financial-skill-you-can-have/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/not-having-fomo-is-the-best-financial-skill-you-can-have/Stick to what you know works. Be happy watching someone get richer doing what you'd never do.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/ayla/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/ayla/Jasmine, Red berries, Black teaMon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/workshop/codedconstructs/https://bradenkoh.com/workshop/codedconstructs/It started as the answer to a question I kept asking at work and nobody had time to answer.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWorkshophttps://bradenkoh.com/workshop/codedshapes/https://bradenkoh.com/workshop/codedshapes/Explaining a thing is how I find out whether I understand it. 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GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/what-happened-to-you/https://bradenkoh.com/library/what-happened-to-you/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/why-we-sleep/https://bradenkoh.com/library/why-we-sleep/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/work-clean/https://bradenkoh.com/library/work-clean/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/https://bradenkoh.com/library/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/taiwanese-sesame-oil-chicken-soup/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/taiwanese-sesame-oil-chicken-soup/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/gallery/zigzag-railway/https://bradenkoh.com/gallery/zigzag-railway/Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGalleryhttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/chicken-shawarma-wrap/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/chicken-shawarma-wrap/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/lemon-yoghurt-sauce/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/lemon-yoghurt-sauce/Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/gallery/tasmania-2025/https://bradenkoh.com/gallery/tasmania-2025/Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGalleryhttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/soldier-pu-er-brick/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/soldier-pu-er-brick/One of the best pu-erhs I've had. Earthy, smooth, none of that cheap fishiness.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/diggydoos-india-patre/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/diggydoos-india-patre/Vanilla, Buttery, Fresh spices, pear, black teaMon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/library/the-business-of-expertise/https://bradenkoh.com/library/the-business-of-expertise/Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-yum-and-boss/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-yum-and-boss/Peach, Grape and Brown SugarThu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/hainanese-curry-rice/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/hainanese-curry-rice/Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/ya-shi-xiang-le-cha/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/ya-shi-xiang-le-cha/Watery and diluted. Made me miss the Hexin version.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-san-luis/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-san-luis/Stonefruit, Cooked pear, Caramelised pecanThu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/modified-grandpa-method/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/modified-grandpa-method/Tea leaves, hot water, a cup. Modified because I'm not a fan of chewing on leaves.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/meijiawu-longjing/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/meijiawu-longjing/Mid Long Jing. I wanted more fragrance than it gave.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/lean-taco-bowl/https://bradenkoh.com/kitchen/lean-taco-bowl/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTKitchenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/albeirson-prada-devia/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/albeirson-prada-devia/Lime Jelly, Burnt orange, ripe yellow peachThu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/da-hong-pao-le-cha/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/da-hong-pao-le-cha/Silky and syrupy-bodied, though milder than the others lately.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/xiang-dong-zhong/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/xiang-dong-zhong/That first sip is fragrant and sweet. Less lychee than the She Men, but real good.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/lao-cong-shui-xian/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/lao-cong-shui-xian/Not so good, quite faint.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/you-ji-bai-cha/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/you-ji-bai-cha/Light, faintly sweet but very fragrant for white tea.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/ricardo-lizcano/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/ricardo-lizcano/Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/%E7%99%BE%E6%97%A5%E6%A2%A6/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/%E7%99%BE%E6%97%A5%E6%A2%A6/脆桃， 车厘子，杏Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/%E4%B8%80%E6%8B%8D%E5%8D%B3%E5%90%88/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/%E4%B8%80%E6%8B%8D%E5%8D%B3%E5%90%88/茉莉花， 金桔， 佛手柑，黄糖Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/%E9%AB%98%E5%A4%8F%E8%B4%AD-%E6%9C%89%E8%8A%B1%E9%A6%99/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/%E9%AB%98%E5%A4%8F%E8%B4%AD-%E6%9C%89%E8%8A%B1%E9%A6%99/Grapefruit, Sweet Orange, White Tea (西柚，甜橙， 白茶）Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/library/daring-greatly/https://bradenkoh.com/library/daring-greatly/Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/beans-s-42/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/beans-s-42/Lavender, Blackcurrant, Olive, Prune, Melon, Lychee and CandyWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/beans-s-43/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/beans-s-43/Magnolia, Lemongrass, Honey, Green Tea, Olive and PecanWed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/library/the-midnight-library/https://bradenkoh.com/library/the-midnight-library/Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/butter/https://bradenkoh.com/library/butter/Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/ethiopia-tesfaye-bekele-degaga/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/ethiopia-tesfaye-bekele-degaga/Citrus, Berries and stone fruits backed with tone of sweetened earl grey teaTue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/beans-s-13-nan/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/beans-s-13-nan/Red berry, wine, Full aroma, apricot, Jackfruit, Dry Fruit, Plum, Tamarind, and long finishFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/asman-arianto/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/asman-arianto/Red berries, Raisin, ChocolateTue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/panama-attoquiel-geisha-natural/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/panama-attoquiel-geisha-natural/Blackberry, orange blossom, Jam-like sweetness, Hint of floralMon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/myanmar-c-12/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/myanmar-c-12/Lime, Plum, Macadamia, Black Sugar, and Bright AciditySun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/p-sopa/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/p-sopa/Juicy, Lemon, Stewed Fruit, Cranberry-like acid, Maple Syrup finishFri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/p-kaleb/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/p-kaleb/Syrupy, Dried Kiwi, Maple Syrup, White grape-like acid, caramel finishThu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/mae-chedi-watchara-y/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/mae-chedi-watchara-y/Stone Fruits, Dried Fruits, Brown SugarsWed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/panama-chiriqu%C3%AD/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/panama-chiriqu%C3%AD/Jasmine, Grapefruit, BergamotTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/tiong-hoe-juan-herrera-geisha/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/tiong-hoe-juan-herrera-geisha/Peaches, Apple, Apricots with white tea aftertasteThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/library/how-to-be-yourself/https://bradenkoh.com/library/how-to-be-yourself/Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/money-guilt-in-singapore/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/money-guilt-in-singapore/I am a tracker. I track everything, how much sleep I get, how many sets and what movements I do in the gym and especially how much money I spend. I use an app…Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-war-is-with-yourself/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-war-is-with-yourself/My manager told me my work wasn't good enough.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/la-cabra-terra/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/la-cabra-terra/Sweet and BalancedSun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/library/the-art-of-spending-money/https://bradenkoh.com/library/the-art-of-spending-money/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/4-by-6-v60-method-portable-v2/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/4-by-6-v60-method-portable-v2/The V60 method stripped back to what fits in a bag. A drip kettle, an 01 dripper and a travel mug.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/ppp-colombia-el-indio/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/ppp-colombia-el-indio/Cherry, Plum, Cacao NibsMon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/alchemist-santa-clara/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/alchemist-santa-clara/Pomelo, Pine Nut, Milk ChocolateWed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-wu-yuan-dong-rou-gui/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-wu-yuan-dong-rou-gui/Milder than its aroma promises. Gentle, for a rock tea.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/frantic-and-rushing/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/frantic-and-rushing/It's broken. Again. I tested this before I deployed it. I know I did. But here I am, 8pm on a Thursday, staring at error logs while everyone else is packing up.…Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/on-the-hook/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/on-the-hook/It's broken. Again. I tested this before I deployed it. I know I did. But here I am, 8pm on a Thursday, staring at "build unsuccessful" for what is probably the…Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-shi-ru/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-shi-ru/Real good, though the mineral note is softer than the Yu Qi Lin.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-tie-luo-han/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-tie-luo-han/Super good.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-yu-qi-lin/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-yu-qi-lin/Super good.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/yang-mei-ye-hexin/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/yang-mei-ye-hexin/Nice, and surprisingly bold for the leaf.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/year-of-the-horse-stitch/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/year-of-the-horse-stitch/Oolong Tea, Persimmon, Raspberry, MangoSun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/library/tao/https://bradenkoh.com/library/tao/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-ya-bao-white-tea/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-ya-bao-white-tea/Too mellow for me. That white-tea character barely lands.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-yashixiang/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-yashixiang/Sweet and light. This was the end of the bag, so not quite as I remembered.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/malaysia-liberica-sun-dried-natural/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/malaysia-liberica-sun-dried-natural/Jackfruit, Dried Longan, Black TeaTue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/luz-helena-salazar/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/luz-helena-salazar/Floral, Blueberry, Sugarcane, Clean textureSun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/liberica-anaerobic-n20/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/liberica-anaerobic-n20/Hawthorn, Sarsaparilla, CaramelFri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/thaitee-da-hong-pao/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/thaitee-da-hong-pao/Good, but it fades fast, gone by the fourth steep. The pricier Hexin one beats it.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/malaysia-sabah-ranau/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/malaysia-sabah-ranau/Pineapple, Sugar cane, floralThu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/ye-lai-xiang/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/ye-lai-xiang/Smokier, with a stronger honey mouthfeel. Good.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/4-by-6-v60-method/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/4-by-6-v60-method/The all round brew method I was taught at ONA back in 2023.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/gong-fu-tea-method/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/gong-fu-tea-method/Quick steeps of loose leaves through a sift into a carafe. The first three brews can taste very different.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/beijing-typica/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/beijing-typica/Blackcurrant, Grape, HoneyWed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-she-men/https://bradenkoh.com/tea/hexin-she-men/Light and aromatic, sweetening as it cools. Really good.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTTeahttps://bradenkoh.com/library/the-tao-of-pooh/https://bradenkoh.com/library/the-tao-of-pooh/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/empire-of-the-dawn/https://bradenkoh.com/library/empire-of-the-dawn/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/empire-of-the-damned/https://bradenkoh.com/library/empire-of-the-damned/Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/library/empire-of-the-vampire-1-empire-of-the-vampire/https://bradenkoh.com/library/empire-of-the-vampire-1-empire-of-the-vampire/Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTLibraryhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/cherry-pie/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/cherry-pie/Cherry Compote, Brown Sugar, Golden PastryTue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-el-morito/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-el-morito/Floral, Juniper, Lime leafSun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-i-hate-certain-words/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-i-hate-certain-words/Therapyspeak dilutes the words that matter. If trauma now means uncomfortable, what do you say to someone who's had the real thing?Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/berry-blues/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/berry-blues/Grape Soda, Myrtle Liqueur, Cashew ButterSun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-la-soledad-wave/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-la-soledad-wave/Pineapple, Mango and strawberrySat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/pingalar-myanmar/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/pingalar-myanmar/Cherry, Herbal Jelly, MarzipanSat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/002-ethiopia/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/002-ethiopia/Blueberry Jam, Concord Grape, FloralSun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/colombia-el-faldom/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/colombia-el-faldom/Peach, ApricotSun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/certainty-doesn-t-exist-but-we-always-crave-it/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/certainty-doesn-t-exist-but-we-always-crave-it/We take the safe job, the packaged tour, someone else's advice. All of it to avoid facing the unknown.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/intuition-has-to-be-stress-tested-for-it-to-be-useful/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/intuition-has-to-be-stress-tested-for-it-to-be-useful/There's a fine line between intuition and arrogance. Use the times you're wrong to re-align.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/intuition-is-trusting-yourself/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/intuition-is-trusting-yourself/Working out what trusting myself actually means. Take advice from anyone, but the decision has to be mine.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/conditioning-is-good-for-the-world-but-bad-for-me/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/conditioning-is-good-for-the-world-but-bad-for-me/Schools, parents and companies all shape how you think. Good for holding a society together, lonely if you don't fit it.Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/how-conditioning-affects-the-way-you-think/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/how-conditioning-affects-the-way-you-think/Where my overthinking comes from, and how to get back the child like part that just does the thing.Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/loneliness/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/loneliness/Me working out what being alone actually means, and why I want more people who understand me.Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/werka/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/werka/Black Tea, Lemon, Red appleTue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/dependency/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/dependency/I caught a cold after going out with friends the past few days.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/intuition/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/intuition/It’s a tumultuous time for me right now. I’m wrestling with work, career, and what independence really means. I no longer believe in the 9–5, but I still need…Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/writing-reflection/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/writing-reflection/Alright it's day 30/30 of the "just write" experiment.Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/fear-of-missing-out/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/fear-of-missing-out/I’ve drawn the line. Made the decision. Flipped the switch. The 9–5 is not the game I want to be playing. Yes, it’s hard work building something of my own. Yes,…Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/reminder/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/reminder/It’s 2:00 a.m. Everyone’s asleep. I am in the room, on the bed. I have a cup of tea next to me. It's just peppermint. I still do plan on sleeping tonight, so I…Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/colombia-el-diviso/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/colombia-el-diviso/Peach Candy, Red Dragonfruit, LimeSun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/systems/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/systems/Systems and I go way back. I’ve built one for notes, one for finances, one for tasks… They’re not perfect, but they get the job done. They help me do the work…Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/no-one-knows-what-they-are-doing/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/no-one-knows-what-they-are-doing/I have been "pretending" to be structural engineer for the past few weeks.Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/showing-up/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/showing-up/It’s day 27 of my 30-day experiment to write every day.Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/learning-to-trust/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/learning-to-trust/One of the things you learn as you grow up is just how delicate trust is.Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/focus/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/focus/I have been thinking a lot about energy and focus recently.Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/controlling-the-itinerary/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/controlling-the-itinerary/6:00 Wake up 6:30 Coffee and breakfast 7:00 Push off for the city 8:00 Bus to the port 10:00 Cruise around the island 13:30 Lunch 14:30 Zoo 16:30 Bus back to…Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/stranger/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/stranger/If you’d told me that immigrating to a new country meant never having a true “home,” I’m not sure I would’ve said yes.Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/abroad/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/abroad/You know what I miss the most? Just hanging out. Not a trip. Not some fancy dinner. Just being together. Maybe watching some TV, it could even be just doing our…Sat, 09 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/fool/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/fool/I like to think I’m not afraid of looking like a fool… but maybe I am.Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/career/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/career/Not in the “I own a business” or “I do something one-of-a-kind” sense.Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/travel/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/travel/I have a love-hate relationship with travel.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/play/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/play/Day 16 of my 30-day publishing experiment where I blog for 30 days every day.Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/comfort/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/comfort/I sometimes give pain more credit than it deserves.Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/problems/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/problems/It’s a variation of the Stoic idea that the world just happens and we will always have problems regardless of where we are in life.Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/people/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/people/Am I standing right? Should I be holding my drink in my left or right ? Oh, she made a comment about her project, I should come back to that to keep the…Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/direction/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/direction/I have been really busy lately. And not the good kind. The overwhelming, this sucks kind. And maybe it's just me, but whenever work gets like this, my brain…Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-long-game/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-long-game/"Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?"Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/productivity/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/productivity/I used to be a productivity nerd. Okay, I still sort of am — that’s the tech-y side of me, the part that loves tinkering with systems. But when it comes to…Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/spending-on-environments-feels-weird/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/spending-on-environments-feels-weird/Three years ago, my fiancée and I bought our first apartment.Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/sharing/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/sharing/Hey mum, Work this week was insane. The project lead made me work overtime. And I swear Mark doesn’t know what he’s talking about... How was work ? Worked…Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/sleep/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/sleep/Oh, it's 7:30am already. Time to get up. I reach over to her side of the bed. It's cold. She left early today. And we’re still not speaking. Alright. Get up.…Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/tension/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/tension/The project’s in bad shape. Budget isn’t part of the conversation anymore, it’s just get shit done. It was pure fire fighter more. I've been put on the project…Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/there-is-tyranny-afoot/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/there-is-tyranny-afoot/Oh, they want Mexican for dinner. I don’t feel like that tonight, but they seem like they really want to. Better not say anything. He’s one of my closest…Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/what-a-video-game-taught-me-about-fear/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/what-a-video-game-taught-me-about-fear/It's 5:36pm. The sun is will set soon, but there's still enough light for the dive. I really don't want to do this again tomorrow. So, I move to the diving…Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/craftsmanship-as-trusting-yourself/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/craftsmanship-as-trusting-yourself/I’ve been told to learn from others. I’ve also been told to trust myself, don't listen to the haters. But the market decides what's valuable, not you. Also, you…Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/el-diamante/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/el-diamante/Ripe Berries, Chocolate, Raw sugar, Syrupy TextureWed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/desire-is-embarrassing/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/desire-is-embarrassing/I envy people who can post anything online without flinching.Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/shame-hurts-the-most/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/shame-hurts-the-most/This is part of a month-long experiment of trying to write without aiming for an outcome.Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/flower-dance/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/flower-dance/Strawberries, Honey, LemonTue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/moises-hidardo-hernandez/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/moises-hidardo-hernandez/Dried Plum, Molasses, Cacao, Creamy textureTue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/israel-hernandez-special-release/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/israel-hernandez-special-release/Strawberries, Lemon Zest, HibiscusTue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/learning-is-freedom-from-everything/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/learning-is-freedom-from-everything/Why work hard, why read, why learn anything. The answer is freedom, and a world that's less scary.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-we-need-systems/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-we-need-systems/You aren't consistent. Systems take the decision off the day you slept badly.Sat, 17 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/kelagur-heights/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/kelagur-heights/Grapefruit, Orange, Molasses, Syrupy TextureTue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/stop-arguing-with-the-world/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/stop-arguing-with-the-world/Saying that's not fair is bargaining with how the world should work instead of accepting how it does.Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/stop-complaining-it-does-not-solve-anything/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/stop-complaining-it-does-not-solve-anything/No one cares about your excuses as much as you do. You can't pick the hand, only how you play it.Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/what-you-tell-yourself-about-you-is-the-most-important-thing/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/what-you-tell-yourself-about-you-is-the-most-important-thing/Okay, I fucked up, let's move on. Not beating yourself up, but not blaming everyone else either.Sun, 04 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/corporate-work-is-a-bad-deal/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/corporate-work-is-a-bad-deal/We're told to diversify our investments, then put all our time into one employer and hope they keep us.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/it-s-not-about-value-it-s-about-time-in-companies/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/it-s-not-about-value-it-s-about-time-in-companies/You can bring more impact than the person beside you. Without more hours, you won't be paid more.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/the-path-to-leaving-corporate-is-lonely/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/the-path-to-leaving-corporate-is-lonely/You lose interest in the company events and drift from your team. Nobody around you shares the reason.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/what-does-it-mean-to-have-faith/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/what-does-it-mean-to-have-faith/I am not talking about whether you believe in god or not.Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/rwanda-kibirizi/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/rwanda-kibirizi/Black Tea, Grape, HoneySun, 06 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-antidote-to-fomo/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-antidote-to-fomo/It's that time of the week again. It's time to get picked for teams. Jamie, Billy, Aaron, Pete.... Braden. Nothing's change, always the last one. No one wants a…Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-fog-will-lift-if-you-let-it/https://bradenkoh.com/journal/the-fog-will-lift-if-you-let-it/Okay, something has changed. It's the same desk, the same computer, the same work. But I hate it. I hate all of it. Maybe it's burn out ? I have been working a…Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTJournalhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/not-everything-needs-to-be-happy/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/not-everything-needs-to-be-happy/The world punishes people for being sad, which is unrealistic. Better to accept it and move through.Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-i-like-sad-and-romance-movies/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-i-like-sad-and-romance-movies/Sappy romance films are me trying to recreate a feeling of love I used to have.Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-bench-maji/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-bench-maji/Lychee, Black Tea, Red PlumMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-bench-maji2/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-bench-maji2/Red pomegranate, Apricot, honey, black teaMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-guji/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-guji/Citrus, Green Tea, RaisinMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-hambela/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-hambela/Strawberry, Black Tea, ApricotMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-jigesa/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-jigesa/Red apple, citrus, jasmine tea, black teaMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-kenya-maasai/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-kenya-maasai/Green plum, Berry, Grape, Brown Sugar, teaMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-yunnan-typica/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-yunnan-typica/Caramel, Longan, ButterMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-yunnan/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-yunnan/Fermented rice dumplings, Wine, honey, red berriesMon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-i-am-drawn-to-romance-and-sadness/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-i-am-drawn-to-romance-and-sadness/Sad and family films are me trying to see something I've lacked for most of my life.Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-cruz-loma/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/finca-cruz-loma/Floral Botanicals, Yellow Stone Fruit, Red BerriesTue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/there-is-no-value-in-being-right/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/there-is-no-value-in-being-right/Do you want to be right or do you want peace. There's a fine line between that and never speaking up.Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-logic-bullying-doesn-t-work/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-logic-bullying-doesn-t-work/Throwing facts at someone who's talking about feelings. You're on two different playing fields.Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-we-need-accuracy-when-we-speak/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-we-need-accuracy-when-we-speak/Vague words let people hide. It's why I insist on specificity, even when it's awkward.Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/the-world-is-full-of-lonely-people-waiting-for-someone-to-make-the-first-move/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/the-world-is-full-of-lonely-people-waiting-for-someone-to-make-the-first-move/Everyone is waiting for someone else to start. Be the one who does, you never know who you help.Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/the-truth-is-the-only-way-forward/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/the-truth-is-the-only-way-forward/I still lie about some things. What I can do is be deliberate about where.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/we-talk-to-think-and-need-feedback-to-correct-us/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/we-talk-to-think-and-need-feedback-to-correct-us/Your brain can rationalise anything. You need other people to tell you what's actually real.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-small-social-norms-are-bad-for-us/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-small-social-norms-are-bad-for-us/Carving out smaller and smaller groups breaks the unity and leaves you with in fighting.Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/we-must-leave-our-nest-to-make-sense-of-the-world/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/we-must-leave-our-nest-to-make-sense-of-the-world/You take your parents' values, leave to find your own, then come back and integrate what was good.Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-red-champagne/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-red-champagne/Red Champagne, Passion fruit, red guava, purple grapeFri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-nihilism-doesn-t-feel-good/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-nihilism-doesn-t-feel-good/Any idiot can pick a time frame where nothing matters. I do it myself, and something beats nothing.Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-dabaya/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-ethiopia-dabaya/Citrus, Jasmine, Honey, Black TeaTue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/a-superstimulus-will-hijack-all-your-sense/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/a-superstimulus-will-hijack-all-your-sense/Porn, sugar, anything that feels too good. It hijacks your senses until you can't think about anything else.Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/you-cannot-feel-full-with-just-your-mouth/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/you-cannot-feel-full-with-just-your-mouth/Your mouth learns taste, not nutrients. Which is how you get fat fast eating what tastes good.Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/no-one-fights-for-what-they-believe-in/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/no-one-fights-for-what-they-believe-in/People don't fight for what they believe. They fight to keep believing what they already do.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-we-must-be-honest-all-the-time/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-we-must-be-honest-all-the-time/Say how you feel or you'll resent yourself for it, and that resentment bleeds out somewhere else.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-you-shouldn-t-be-funny-all-the-time/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/why-you-shouldn-t-be-funny-all-the-time/Trying to be funny all the time is exhausting. Put the humour where it works.Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/chiang-mai-saenchai-estate/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/chiang-mai-saenchai-estate/Berries, Passion Fruit, Citrus, JuicyFri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/san-juan-x-o/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/san-juan-x-o/Raspberry, Cherry Liqueur, RumFri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/chiang-rai-saenchai-estate/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/chiang-rai-saenchai-estate/Lemon, Plum, Wild Honey, Black Tea LikeThu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-gesha-soe/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-gesha-soe/Glutinous Rice, lychee, apricot, black tea, red plumSun, 17 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/leible-kathare-estate-aa/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/leible-kathare-estate-aa/Plum, Dark Cherry, Brown Sugar, Clean TextureWed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/forbidden-orchards/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/forbidden-orchards/Blood Orange, Nougat, Dried Plum, Grapefruit, Sticky DateSun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-water-washed-iron-pickup/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-water-washed-iron-pickup/Citrus, Grapefruit, Caramel, Black TeaSat, 19 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-anaerobic-solarization/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-anaerobic-solarization/Red wine, passion fruit, apricot, peach, pineappleThu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-black-honey/https://bradenkoh.com/beans/sinloy-black-honey/Raisins, Nuts, caramel, floral fragranceWed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTBeanshttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/don-t-give-overviews-summaries-or-grand-statement-just-start-with-the-story/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/don-t-give-overviews-summaries-or-grand-statement-just-start-with-the-story/No 'this is a story about'. Start with the story and move people along.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/don-t-ruin-the-surprise-with-overviews-or-summaries/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/don-t-ruin-the-surprise-with-overviews-or-summaries/Give away the result first and the audience stops caring. Tell it beat by beat as it happened.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-and-suspense-with-a-hourglass/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-and-suspense-with-a-hourglass/Slowing down at the climax of a story to stretch out the anticipation.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-with-a-backpack/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-with-a-backpack/Loading the audience with the same hopes you had at the time, so they feel what you felt.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-with-a-crystal-ball/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-with-a-crystal-ball/A false prediction to hook the audience. I don't really agree with this one, it's been overplayed.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-with-an-elephant/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/raise-the-stakes-with-an-elephant/The big obvious thing everyone can see. Name it early so people know where the story is going.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/stories-should-start-with-location-and-action/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/stories-should-start-with-location-and-action/Dive straight in so the audience forgets they're standing there listening to you.Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTGardenhttps://bradenkoh.com/garden/suspense-is-strategically-hiding-information/https://bradenkoh.com/garden/suspense-is-strategically-hiding-information/Hold things back. 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