Hey, I’m Haikal.

Thanks for stopping by my Substack.

10-second bio

• What am I up to now: graduated medical school, writing online, ghostwriting and weightlifting.

• I'm passionate about scaling my impact as a doctor through education, writing online, and technology.

• I made Switchboard, and helped re-create Roam Essentials.

• I spend my free time reading, watching/playing football and tennis, and playing the guitar.

• Aside from medicine, my interests include digital minimalism, metacognition, psychology, and neuroscience.

What I write about

• 📄 Summaries of academic papers. (It's on the way, I swear)

• 📚 Notes of my favourite books, courses, and podcasts.

• 🛠 Tools for thought such as Roam and Anki

• Anything that interests me, from productivity, habits, and how to learn better.

I'm learning about the things that fascinate me. My Substack is me documenting and sharing what I learned.

A lot of what I write is crap. And that's okay, I'm still learning the skill of writing. I'll get there someday. Join me on my journey, I'm sharing what I'm learning.

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A collection of my best essays (or so I think):

• How a simple transaction changed my life

• Make Learning a Game - A Beginner's Guide to Anki

• How To Read More Books

Favourite books

I like to read. Sometimes, I post highlights of the books I've read here.

I think the best way to learn about someone is by knowing what books they like. So here's mine (last updated January 2024)

• Atomic Habits (yes, I'm very cliche, but this book literally changed my life in 2018)

• Digital Minimalism

• Meditations

• The Defining Decade

• The Courage to Be Disliked

• Hell Yeah or No

• Skulduggery Pleasant

If you want to read more, get a Kindle. And read what you love, until you love to read.

Let's get in touch!

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