Hiep Tran

Use Time With Love

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 14:45:56 +0700

How do you use your time every day?

What activity do you spend most of your time on?

Are you happy, or are you tired at the end of the day?

Are you truly living, or just existing in this universe?

These questions lead to the most valuable thing we have —

but often fail to recognize:

Our time.

Let it be.

Why is time so valuable?

Because our life is finite.

The Story Of Zenta

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:23:34 +0700

My mind changed a lot after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Before, I used to chase external rewards, things outside of my control. But after the pandemic, I began asking myself what truly matters. I spent more time reading philosophy and reflecting on life with questions like:

Who am I? What am I doing? Why am I doing it?

And one day in 2021, I found a beautiful message from Naval:

“A calm mind, a fit body, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought - they must be earned.”

My Personal Manifesto

Tue, 06 May 2025 05:27:22 +0700

Live Free. Build Deep. Serve True.

I choose freedom over comfort.

I will not live in a cage, even if it’s safe. I will face storms, hunger, and the unknown — because I was born to fly, not to be fed.
I build inner wealth.

Money is not the goal — clarity, time, and freedom are. I limit desires, not potential. I save, I invest, I build assets that serve my values.

Designing a Life That Matters

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:55:03 +0700

Sometimes, I feel lost in emotions.

They shift quickly.

One moment, I’m focused.

The next, I’m chasing what others are doing.

That’s FOMO. I recognize it. But just knowing is not enough.

I must learn to trust my path, even when it is quiet.

To do that, I need to find what truly matters to me.

Not what’s popular. Not what’s trending.

But what brings real value and real meaning to me.

Discipline Brings Results

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 04:52:15 +0700

You know what you want.

You know what you need to do.

You start. You do it for a few days.

Then… you stop.

And what do you get from that? Nothing.

The truth is: if you only act when you feel motivated, you’ll never reach your goals.

Discipline is different.

Discipline means doing it even when you don’t feel like it.

Not because you hope it works, but because it’s part of your life.

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:11:57 +0700

Here are some of my favorite quotes that inspire and motivate me:

“Learn to sell, learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable.”
— Naval Ravikant

“I think a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn all the time.” — Charlie Munger

“If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it well enough.”
— Richard Feynman

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
— Peter Drucker

Review of the Year 2024

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:18:24 +0700

As I reflect on the past year, I’m reminded of the moments that shaped my growth and understanding. 2024 was a year of learning, self-discovery, and laying the foundation for the future. I’ve captured five key takeaways from the year—four lessons from 2024 and one guiding thought for 2025—that I’m excited to share.

AI and my job

“AI won’t replace programmers, but rather make it easier for programmers to replace everyone else” - Naval

Why I Started Writing

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:53:05 +0700

Today, AI can generate an essay from our ideas. With AI, I could simply review and publish an essay within minutes instead of spending hours or even days working on it. Using AI saves time and effort; all I’d need is an idea, and AI would handle the rest. It sounds easy, so why am I choosing to write myself?

First, writing is thinking. Writing well requires clear thinking, which isn’t easy. It pushes me to dig deeply into my thoughts and truly understand them. Why do I have certain ideas? How do they connect? Writing forces me to organize and consolidate my knowledge in a way that nothing else does.

Hello, World

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:14:17 +0700

Welcome to my sites! I’m Hiep Tran, and I’m excited to share my journey in the world of software engineering and technology with you.

In this blog, I’ll be posting about:

My Learning Journey: Sharing the resources, tips, and experiences that have shaped my skills and knowledge.
Projects: Updates on the projects I’m working on, including challenges faced and solutions found.
Thoughts on Minimalism: Exploring how a minimalist approach influences my coding style and life in general.

Why “Hello, World!”?

The phrase “Hello, World!” is often the first program written by newcomers to programming. It’s a simple way to demonstrate the basics of syntax and the joy of creating something from scratch. Just like that first program, this blog represents a starting point for my exploration of the tech world.