Levon Arakelyan

I’m Levon Arakelyan, a software engineer and independent maker based in Armenia. I build software, design loudspeakers through Arakelyan Acoustics, and tend to get very interested in how things work.This extends to tennis, photography, and making espresso at home, where a perfectly ordinary cup of coffee can become a technical investigation.

My books grow out of questions I’ve had to take seriously in my own life: why earning well doesn’t always buy you freedom, how to give something your attention when you care about a dozen other things, and when thinking harder stops being useful. I like getting into the details, including the ones that make my own decisions look less flattering.

When I have time, I also develop and run algorithmic trading strategies. Someday I’d like to learn to compose music. There’s already a piano taking up a substantial part of my apartment, so at least that part is arranged.