Blog
This is a collection of stories and daily musings.
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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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Now ready for questions
How to refine your work? By subjecting your work to questioning, to scrutiny. Other eyes—fresh eyes—help you see the things you don’t see or learned to unsee. If you don’t want to go through the discomfort of being in the spotlight, you are missing out on the opportunity to improve your work—a kind of work… Read more
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