Category: Blog
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In one of the webinars that the Urgent Optimists regularly offers, I learned about MidJourney. And the moment I joined the open beta community run on Discord, I became so into it that I didn’t want to leave. What’s it about? MidJourney is an AI that generates art from your text prompts, a text-to-image tool.…
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Being in and out of work made me think of the price I have to pay for wanting to work in energy research here in the Philippines. But, aside from the autonomy, I like the thrill of problem-solving, just like how we did it in our graduate studies. Always looking for all the ways to…
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I first heard from Seth Godin about the adoption curve, and it has never left my mind since. And I don’t even stay in one group; instead, I find myself an early adopter for some situations, while most of the time, an early or late adopter. Here’s a helpful resource that discusses the types of adopters in…
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Can you imagine commitments? And when complacency gets the best of you, it’s easy to just park and be where you are most comfortable. And it’s not just about stepping up and fulfilling your responsibilities. It’s also about being accountable for what’s entrusted to you. I can remember an evening when I felt so mentally…
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Quite a few times, I have forgotten the difference between asking God and being assured that God already knows what I want. And today, I was reminded of the difference. If you’ve been a follower of Christ for some time and wondered why your life seems to be at a stall, perhaps you have to…
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As I finish the week (hey, today marks my second week in a new research project), I’m amazed by how we could adapt to a new environment and create new ways of doing things (more like building a new routine). And I’m even more amazed that we could pull off writing a conference paper in…
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Did you ever wonder how fast I could write a 200-word blog post? I used to take hours before I could come up with something to write about. And it takes a lot of musing too. Mostly, my apprehensions about writing words on paper (or typing them on screens like this) are due to my…
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