Year: 2021
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It’s hard to get blocked when you’re moving. Even if you’re not moving in the direction that you had in mind that morning. — The Practice: Shipping Creative Work If you’ve already heard about us being “creatures of habit,” that’s most likely true. Because we don’t think much about whether we should brush our teeth…
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It’s fascinating how our definitions affect our perception of people and circumstances. So it pays to have a heart check first before adding color to what’s going on around you. I have to admit that it feels like my life has trickled since 2020 (frozen in time). But then again, we need to go back…
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If you have been in this state at a point in time (maybe the last week, yesterday, or today), this is for you. This is for us who sometimes find ourselves doing everything but the work we should finish today (or was the deadline yesterday?) Now that you’re here, why not stay for quite a…
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While at an international energy conference, I met a researcher who is fond of not only doing energy research but also drawing architectural spaces. He mentioned that the air-cooling of old buildings fascinated him because they never needed any air conditioning. But he also emphasized how much of the global temperatures are changing, hence, building…
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For months now, some of us are working within the comforts of our home. And working from our homes is wonderful until we find the routine of ‘wake up-eat-work-rest-sleep’ combo all happening in one place too much to bear. After spending most of my hours in front of my computer screen (like some of you…
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When we fail to evoke the response we hope to make, we may be tempted to stop doing the work we decided to pursue. However, it’s worth considering the fact that maybe, the idea we have now is for other kinds of people. That what we exactly need is to continue shipping the work until…
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Dear reader from the future, With all that’s happening in my time, I couldn’t help but think about how things will converge or come about in the future, where you are. The pandemic I’ve been telling you about in my past letters is getting an upsurge globally, and it’s not just about people dying all…
jessa 