About Adrian

Hi, I'm Adrian. I'm based in Singapore, and I run MindsetShelf, a small site about personal-growth reading, journaling, and learning languages.

I speak English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, which is why the site also has a section for people learning Mandarin or English.

What you'll find here

Practical guides to mindset books, book summaries versus reading the full book, journaling methods, and language-learning tools. I try to be honest about what each option is good for, who it suits, and when a free option or a library copy is the better choice.

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