jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • Stuck with so many choices

    Something feels wrong. Very wrong. As I was thinking about what to do next, or perhaps, how to best make use of my time, I paused. Not that I have to, but it seemed the right thing to do at the time. I wondered why I always felt I needed to hurry to do the… Read more


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  • Doing meaningful work

    Can you still remember when, days before graduation, you’re dreamy about how you could change the part of your world? But then, just a few months into the workforce, you realize that systems are already in place. If you are unfortunate, you might be under systems that eat you up until you bow down to… Read more


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  • Getting hooked with notifications (again)

    How many times did some of us tell ourselves, “Back to work now.” But then, moments later, we find ourselves down the bottomless pit of our social media feeds? What is it in these endless and random chatters that we keep coming back to swipe refresh? Is it affirmation? Is it validation? Or do we… Read more


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  • Hybrid work is the future?

    I’ve read articles about how hybrid work is the future. If not for the pandemic, I wouldn’t even get the feel of what a work from home feels like. And after a year of working from home, I have already built work routines that kept me sane. Yes, working from home is so flexible that… Read more


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  • Climate change and the alpacas of Peru

    Is climate change real? I can say that it is. It’s just felt differently wherever you are in the world. Take, for example, this story about “the once-verdant mountain pastures where alpacas graze are drying out from climate change.” You might be unable to imagine what it’s like to live in Peru (well, I’ve never… Read more


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  • When in pain

    Sometimes, when you are under excruciating pain, things seem to disappear in the background as if the pain is the only thing there is. And it takes a conscious decision whether to transcend above the pain or allow yourself to be consumed by it. Read more


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  • Where to go next?

    Growing up isn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be. It’s not linear like how my well-meaning teachers sold it when I was young. Do this, and you’ll be that. After achieving this, you’ll head out to the next and continue to reach more extraordinary things. No one exactly told me at school how… Read more


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