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About

Who Frank Zhang is, what he writes about, and why this site exists.

Hi, I am Frank Zhang.

This site mostly covers four kinds of writing: macOS troubleshooting, Vim and productivity tools, AI reflections, and long-term learning.

I want it to be more than a place to publish posts. I want it to become a durable knowledge base that is searchable, reusable, and easy to reference.

What I am writing now

1. macOS and system troubleshooting

Most of these posts come from real incidents.

I try to keep the symptoms, the diagnostic path, the verification steps, and the final fix together instead of only writing down a quick answer.

2. Vim and productivity tools

I care a lot about editors and workflows.

Instead of piling up commands, I prefer to explain why a behavior happens. Once you understand the mechanics, a tool becomes part of your capability rather than a list of tricks to memorize.

3. AI tools and cognitive reflection

I follow AI for the productivity gains, but I care just as much about the blind spots that come with using it.

So this site is not only about “how powerful a tool is”. It is also about how to avoid losing judgment while working with AI.

4. Learning systems and long-term growth

I am also interested in retrospectives, metacognition, and long-term learning systems.

These topics are not “purely technical”, but I think they matter because the limits of a person are often defined more by how they learn than by any single tool.

Why this site exists

I built this site for three reasons:

  1. To preserve real experience: keep the fixes and lessons somewhere I can reuse later.
  2. To own a stable publishing space: I prefer a place that I control instead of depending entirely on a social platform.
  3. To build a long-term personal brand: keep turning capability, thought, and practice into something coherent instead of scattering it across chats and notes.

Who this site is for

You will probably like it here if you:

  • want to know how to diagnose and verify, not just copy a quick fix;
  • care about the mechanics behind tools;
  • care about both efficiency and long-term growth;
  • want a technical thinking space that is not controlled by platform churn.

Where to start

If this is your first visit, I recommend:

One more thing

If you are also working through macOS, Vim, AI workflows, or learning systems, the feedback page is the easiest way to reach me privately.