Blog
This is a collection of stories and daily musings.
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The agony of the slog
The year-long process of writing a paper includes: 🌿 I have reached a point where I no longer know if what I do makes sense. However, my believing friends and family convinced me that it did and helped me get out of my black hole. So here I am now at the other side of Read more
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When you’ve been prepared for something bigger
In 2020, I explored how to produce podcast episodes and went through the learning phase of juggling content creation with pre- and post-production. My tasks include: topic ideation, writing the material, recording, audio editing, and promotion. The pandemic really squeezed the creatives out of us, and it felt that at that moment, I really wanted Read more
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Making my homescreen boring (again)
In 2020, I set my phone to monochrome to help me overcome my phone addiction (which I wrote about in my previous blog). However, once I was able to manage my relationship with my mobile device, I eventually reverted to using my phone in technicolor. When the tools started to rule over me Snapping out Read more
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The day I decided to deGoogle my life
Like having a pebble in my shoe, I’ve been feeling a little uncomfortable—which did not happen overnight but has been building up like grit—having ads in my email inbox. I don’t feel like I have the right to be full-on uncomfortable because I am using the service for free, but I am disturbed about how Read more
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Snackable content
You almost reached your screen time limit for today. Dismiss. The same way I keep reaching for the chips that are crunchy but soft in the mouth, with almost no friction between munching one handful and the next. Sometimes I think I am too good for the system. I am a grown up with free Read more
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Late-night musings #28
Manners don’t often come with degrees. One can be highly educated but without manners. Read more
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Disparity in educational access
Was there anything I’d like to change (if I could) while being in college? Yes. And that would be part of a research team while studying. I wish I had access to research teams before, access to resources that would enable me to improve how I conduct my research, and connections to research-affiliated instructors/professors. We Read more
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