Potentially Interesting

111 - Going up (and down)! ↕️🏢↕️

October 20, 2021

Hey there, ! It’s nearly the end of lockdown down here in Melbourne - woohoo! There’s no greater feeling than being able to get outta the house again and...

110 - The Cost of Opinion 🗣️💰

October 13, 2021

Hey there, ! I honestly don't know where my brain went with this one. It's borderline self-help article trash, but I wanted to write it to get my thoughts in...

109 - Playing with forms ✍️

October 6, 2021

Hey there, ! Something different - playing with forms! I'm shit at poetry - good luck to me. If you hate poetry, feel free to go here to read other short...

108 - Brainstorming VI 🌏

September 29, 2021

Hey there, ! Previous posts: here (initial idea post), here (businesses I want to see that don’t exist yet), here (absurd products bought in pairs) here...

107 - Albums 💿🎵

September 22, 2021

Hey there, ! More music chatter! I wrote about a few memories about music previously, but this time around, I wanted to do something more specific - memories...

106 - Getting shit done 💪😅

September 15, 2021

Hey there, ! How do you get shit done? Here's the story of how I tried lots of things, kept what was useful, and am currently in a place where I think I have...

105 - What's going on in Vince's world? 🙆🏻‍♂️

September 8, 2021

Hey there, ! I’m all about that low effort easy posting for a bit - so let’s go through some easier stuff - what’s happening in my world? What’s been goin’...

104 - VFC, 2021 Update 🍗

September 1, 2021

Hey there, ! It’s been about 100 posts since my last Vincent’s Fried Chicken list was posted - see VFC nearly 2 years ago. Thought it might be a good idea...

103 - Influential Book #3 - The Science of Discworld 2: The Globe 🐢🌎

August 25, 2021

Hey there, ! Here’s where we do some meta shit and talk about a story about stories. I’m hitting the Terry Pratchett content vein nearly everywhere I go but...

102 - Just me? 🤔

August 18, 2021

Hey there, ! Welcome again - Melbourne's in an extended lockdown once again, and I hope wherever you are, you're staying safe, warm and healthy. Anyway, a...

101 - Vince, the Learner 📚

August 11, 2021

Hey there, ! A collection of thoughts on learning and education in the life of Vince. "Lu-Tze sighed. ‘Y’know, most of what you get taught is lies. It has to...

100 - A Retrospective 💯

August 4, 2021

Hey there, ! ONE. HUNDRED. POSTS. Has time flown or is it just lockdown? The big 100! I think this is one of the only projects I’ve started and continued for...

99 - I am the very model of a modern model-UN-country 🌏

July 28, 2021

Hey there, ! 99th post - so close to the big 100! Please help me fill this out if you can :) > Click here! < Here’s a story of when I realised the power of...

98 - Brainstorming V 💭

July 21, 2021

Hey there, ! We are so very close to the big 100, and yet here I am running out of my backlog during yet another lockdown :D It’s time once again for another...

97 - The Lord of Mars 👑🚀

July 14, 2021

Hey there, ! Finally had my birthday party after many trials and tribulations - what a time: A happy boy with his happy cake :D 📷: Dave Nguyen Anyway...a...

96 - Vince's Gambit ♟️

July 7, 2021

Hey there, ! This is the only ‘games’ related post this year (I checked!)! And it’s only about one game :D (kind of…) 1. I played my first game of chess just...

95 - nudge nudge wink wink 👀😉

June 30, 2021

Hey there, ! By date, this is the 2nd year anniversary of my newsletter. Thank you for being here and letting me monopolise one of the precious inbox slots...

94 - KING POKEMON 👑👾

June 23, 2021

Hey there, ! Gather round, children, and hear the story of King Pokemon, the man who you could have been if you cared enough about Pokemon in the 90’s when...

93 - Cookbooks for Noobs 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳

June 16, 2021

Hey there, ! This one's for the n00b cooks like me, or if you're someone who likes cookbooks (?). If not, jump afterwards - there are some fun links to read...

92 - Influential Book #2: Hogfather 🎅

June 9, 2021

Hey there, ! Influential Book #1: Ender’s Shadow 1. Where does belief come from? I never remember who told me my first ‘nice stories’ about Santa, or the...

91 - Soylent Lasagne 🧃

June 2, 2021

Hey there, ! It’s a weird time, deserving of a weird post. Melbourne is in lockdown once more, and I’ve joined the ISO BIRTHDAY CLUB - a fun day of work...

90 - Predictions ☑️

May 26, 2021

Hey there, ! It's just about to be my birthday (yay me) so I thought it would be fun to make some predictions about where the world / I am gonna be in a...

89 - The Wisdom of the East 🐲

May 19, 2021

Hey there, ! History is a series of lessons passed down over the years, often attained through blood, sweat and tears. These lessons shape a people's culture...

88 - Brainstorming IV 🌙

May 12, 2021

Hey there, ! It’s time for some new brainstorming! Previous posts: here (initial idea post), here (businesses I want to see that don’t exist yet), here...

87 - Weird things on the web 🕸️ #1: NFTs

May 5, 2021

Hey there, ! Heard of NFTs? They’re all the rage at the moment, coming off the back of the crypto-currency hype. It’s become a wonderful examination (at...

86 - SBS OnDemand is really good 🎬

April 28, 2021

Hey there, ! Welcome to a series of short reviews on movies I've watched in the last month or two :D Didn't realise the Oscars were just announced so this is...

84 - They're not just cartoons, they're *stories* 💢

April 21, 2021

Hey there, ! Another one of those meditative reflections on my nerdy interests - skip if you ain’t interested and go to the recommendations section for some...

84 - Vince, the Corrupt Bureaucrat?💰

April 14, 2021

Hey there, ! Another story from the archives (of my brain, not the newsletter). This comes fresh off the back of the Statue of Limitations running out on my...

83 - The Legend of the Condor Heroes 🦅

April 7, 2021

Hey there, ! 1. My parents moved from Hong Kong to Melbourne in the 1980’s. At the time, globalisation wasn’t really a thing yet, and one of the only ways...

82 - Vince gives adVice? 🗣️

March 31, 2021

Hey there, ! Didn't get a lot of actual advice questions, but did get some re: the AMA callout from last week so I'll answer those instead :D Will still keep...

81 - The Pixar Movie Tier List 🎥

March 24, 2021

Hey there, !! It's the DISNEY/PIXAR MOVIE TIER LIST: In going through the list, I noticed that there was an incredible dose of nostalgia with a lot of these...

80 - I liked Soul 👻

March 17, 2021

Hey there, ! Last chance to submit your questions to Vince’s adVice here! Use it as an Ask Me Anything if you can’t think of a question :D 1. So over the...

79 - Manners Maketh Man ♂️

March 10, 2021

Hey there, ! A more serious post that has been on my mind for a while - what does it mean to be a man? It's quite long, so if the topic doesn't sound like...

78 - Brainstorming III 🧠

March 3, 2021

Hey there, ! Previous brainstorms here, here, and here. Today’s theme is: Businesses that take advantage of things you don’t use at home (A lot harder to...

77 - The daredevil club 😈

February 24, 2021

Hey there, ! This is a story of the week that I was part of the 😈 Daredevil Club 😈 ...in Year 2. How frickin' badass does it sound? Being cool in primary...

76 - New gods are created every day

February 17, 2021

Hey there, ! As a non-religious guy, I love thinking about mythology / theology / gods / goddesses. I’ve been playing Hades, an absolutely FANTASTIC game on...

75 - It's the Year of the Ox!

February 10, 2021

恭喜發財! Happy Lunar New Year ! It's that time of year again - ready to get your fortune told?? P.S. I know a lot of you will want to check your fortune from...

74 - Holiday MAGIC

February 3, 2021

Hey there, ! Holiday Magic was this school holiday program that my parents signed me and Steph up for nearly every holiday when we were in primary school. It...

73 - Achievements

January 27, 2021

Hey there, ! I spent my holiday like I think most of you would have - eating, drinking, and watching a crap ton of video content, especially over Christmas....

72 - Reflection

January 20, 2021

Hey there, ! It's been an incredibly relaxing break - I know I haven't seen you for a while but hope you had a great holiday, and you're refreshed for a new...

71 - On the Twelfth Day of Christmas...

December 16, 2020

..Vince made another tier list! This time, it’s the Twelve Days of Christmas Tier List! I’m not even going to consider the cumulative effect of the present...

70 - A Grain of Truth

December 9, 2020

Hey there, ! look at that FOREHEAD From when I was little, I was brought up with a need to know…well, EVERYTHING. I was great at optimising for learning...

69 - They call it YUMMM cha

December 2, 2020

Welcome to another Potentially Interesting tier list, ! If you're new to the newsletter, check out the noodle tier list I did a few weeks ago! Yum Cha is a...

68 - Brainstorming II

November 25, 2020

Hey there, ! Today’s theme is: Absurd products that can only be bought in pairs Temperature control for chopsticks - Heating elements within chopsticks that...

67 - Lockdown's over, if you want it

November 18, 2020

Hey there, ! The quarantine's over here in Melbourne - what a dream! It's a slow start, but it's a start nonetheless. I'm incredibly happy that I get to see...

66 - Create Your Own Adventure

November 11, 2020

Hey there, ! Did you ever read these books? I remember on my Saturday afternoons, after being brought to the library by my parents, I’d eagerly scour the...

65 - Those who remember history

November 4, 2020

Hey there, ! Off the back of the Internet Nation post, one of the key concepts I wanted to expand upon was the idea that ‘things are (relatively) permanent...

64 - A Glorious Accident

October 28, 2020

Hey there, ! We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep - The Tempest, William Shakespeare I’m a freaking nerd, and...

63 - The Worst Season Of Them All

October 21, 2020

Hi ! They say that Melbourne experiences four seasons in one day. The Summer heat, the windy Autumn, the roaring, wet Winter… and Spring, which you will soon...

62 - Internet Nation

October 14, 2020

Strap in, ! Here's an introduction to an idea I want to explore a bit more publicly, even if it sounds like something from the 1990s about the NEW WORLD OF...