Lists of 30
400+ lists since around 2012. It's how I think.
Open Lists of 30
It's how I analyze topics and think divergently. There's a list of 30 for everything.
That's the whole thesis.
Clemens Wan
Denver, CO
I've written lists of 30 since around 2012. It's how I analyze topics and think divergently. A year-end review every year since 2008, two books so far, and a 30 under 30 I finished early.
Lists of 30
The books
Clem's Travels
I'm a nerdy Cooper Union electrical engineering grad who studied AI in Osaka and Hamburg. I used to code. I still do, but I used to as well. Now I build tools I actually use, and I've written about every phase of it since 2022.
Clembot
Study
Job Search
A personalized 22-week job-search plan in a spreadsheet you own
AI Thought Leadership
Games
Recipes
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400+ lists since around 2012. It's how I think.
Open Lists of 30
My Life in Lists of 30.
Open Books
Every year since 2008: desires, goals, aspirations, dreams, and fantasies.
30 Principles for Writing Lists of 30. Start here.
I used to be horrified of public speaking. I still get butterflies, but I prepare a lot more.
I mentor because my mentors did. It's the best way I know to say thanks.
Every place I've been, on a globe.
Open Clem's Travels
Adventurous eater. In 2010 and 2011 I photographed every meal I ate.
30 Food Tours.
Studied AI in both. Caught the travel bug in both.
30 Camping Tips.
556 places reviewed on Google.
Open Google Reviews
A nerdy Cooper Union electrical engineering grad.
My Clembot AI journey, written as it happened since 2022.
Open AI
ConsenSys, and a buzzword list for 2015, 2021 and 2023.
Ad-free daily games I build and play.
Open Games
The studio Vinessa and I run.
Open Wanessa Labs
I love cooking. I rarely measure and never follow the recipe.
Open Cooking
Dadding. The reason 40 under 40 has family goals in it.
30 Reasons Why I Love Her.
Our Life in Lists of 30, the second book.
30 Baby Blogposts.
30 Happy Memories.
30 Things to Teach My Future Kid.
Finished a few years early, so I kept adding to it.
In progress. More epic things this time, plus family goals and dadding.
Fun, and a lot of work. The 2020 cooking challenge was the first.
I'm addicted to table tennis.
I treat my life like an optimization problem I keep revisiting.
30 Questions I'd Ask Future Clemens.