Mateo Shkodra

Information:

Living in Palo Alto (eternally loyal to Mississauga, the best city on earth) (seriously)
Senior at the University of Waterloo
Recovering competitive soccer player
Chelsea FC fan we are winning the prem this year (July 26, 2026)
Sometimes reading fiction and philosophy

Work:

Incoming Jr SWE @ Mechanize
SWE Intern @ Aida, Eudia, Truewind
MLE Intern @ Healthcare Systems R&A
PM Intern @ ContactMonkey

Links:

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the phase I may not be fully out of

The Fall - Albert Camustied for my favourite book ever
The Plague - Albert Camus
The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camuspopular for a reason
The Outsider - Albert Camusmy intro to existentialism
Notes from Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevskygot tired at page 920
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Nietzschetied for my favourite book ever
Fear and Trembling - Søren Kierkegaard
Nausea - Jean-Paul Sartrethere's something about music
Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
Animal Farm - George Orwell

books I recommend and don't fully follow

The Defining Decade - Meg Jay
Can't Hurt Me - David Gogginsopens you to the power of your mind
Digital Minimalism - Cal Newportcontinuously striving towards this ideal
Deep Work - Cal Newport
Atomic Habits - James Clear

do people even read these? July 26, 2026