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# 👋 Welcome! Start Here

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First time here? This blog covers **AI/Technology**, **Personal Growth**, and **Travel**. Pick a path below and start with 5 curated posts.

> Above is a draggable 3D knowledge galaxy — that's me: the core is myself, orbited by my identities and the fields I focus on. Drag to rotate, click any node to dive in.

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## 🎯 Choose Your Path

### 🤖 If You're Into AI & Technology

For developers curious about AI, LLMs, Kubernetes, and Go engineering.

**Start with these 5 posts:**

1. **[AI Agent: From Locke to OpenClaw](/ai-technology/posts/agent-identity-from-locke-to-openclaw/)** — Exploring AI identity and agent evolution
2. **[Sora Ease Guide: Mastering Sora AI for Developers](/ai-technology/posts/sora-ease-guide-mastering-sora-ai-for-developers/)** — Practical Sora AI development guide
3. **[Kubernetes: One Article to Get Started Quickly](/ai-technology/posts/kubernetes-an-article-to-get-started-quickly/)** — K8s quick start for beginners
4. **[The Art of Asking Questions in Open Source Communities](/ai-technology/posts/the-art-of-asking-questions-in-open-source-communities/)** — How to engage with open source
5. **[Go Release Tools](/ai-technology/posts/go-release-tools/)** — Go engineering and tooling

[→ Browse all AI & Technology posts](/ai-technology/)

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### 🌱 If You Care About Personal Growth

For those on a journey of self-discovery, annual reviews, and metacognitive upgrades.

**Start with these 5 posts:**

1. **[2025 Annual Review](/growth/posts/2025-annual-review/)** — Deep reflection on a year of growth
2. **[Weight of Self in AI Age](/growth/posts/weight-of-self-in-ai-age/)** — Identity and meaning in the AI era
3. **[Flow State: A Complete Guide](/growth/posts/flow-state/)** — How to enter flow and stay there
4. **[GTD & The Four Quadrant Rule Practice](/growth/posts/gtd-and-the-four-quadrant-rule-practice/)** — Productivity that actually works
5. **[Stage Growth of Open Source](/growth/posts/stage-growth-of-open-source/)** — Open source as a growth path

[→ Browse all Growth & Life posts](/growth/)

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### ✈️ If You Love Travel & Adventure

For digital nomads, adventure seekers, and culture explorers.

**Start with these posts:**

1. **[Travel Footprints — Interactive Map](/travel/)** — Follow my journeys across 9 countries
2. **[In 2023, I Was Wandering at the Edge of the World](/growth/posts/in-2023-i-was-wandering-at-the-edge-of-the-world/)** — A year of nomadic life
3. **[Japan Travel 2025 (Chinese)](/zh/growth/posts/japan-travel-2025/)** — Mount Fuji summit and beyond

[→ View complete travel documentation](/travel/)

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## 📍 About This Blog

This blog is where I share:

- **AI & Open Source** — Kubernetes, Go, LLM apps, agent frameworks
- **Personal Growth** — Annual reviews, metacognition, flow state, productivity
- **Travel & Nomad Life** — 9 countries, 35+ cities, 400+ km hiking

I'm **[Xinwei Xiong (cubxxw)](/about/)** — an AI entrepreneur, open source contributor, and digital nomad. My loyalty is to adventure.

[→ Learn more about me](/about/)

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## 📬 Stay Connected

- **[GitHub](https://github.com/cubxxw)** — Open source contributions
- **[Buy Me a Coffee](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cubxxw)** — Support my work
- **[RSS](/index.xml)** — Subscribe to updates
- **[Email](mailto:3293172751nss@gmail.com)** — Reach out directly

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