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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Work that benefits others

    Isn’t it so easy to be caught up with the administrative side of work? Finish the report by noon. Submit this by 5 PM. And while you’re finding yourself reacting to deadlines instead of proactively launching ideas and testing your hypothesis (yes, I work as a researcher), you begin to wonder who will benefit your… Read more

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  • Are you ready when the Internet disappears?

    This scenario is based from our monthly scenario club at the Urgent Optimists. Urgent Optimists is a community that brings “together people who want to feel authentically hopeful about the future, and who are working to create positive transformation in society and in their own lives.” I’m a member of Urgent Optimists, and I think… Read more

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  • Good with words (Midjourney edition)

    I am at a loss for words. I have this picture in my head, but the words that seem fitting to describe it slip out of the tip of my tongue. The image was clear in my mind. A clean city with solar photovoltaics installed on the rooftops. I imagined it as an aerial shot,… Read more

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  • Lonely people doing crazy things

    In my previous blog post, I told you how this taxi driver shared hilarious stories. I never really asked for them, but he shared them freely as if you were paying for entertainment, buckled in a front seat of a comedy bar. He talked about his driving experience–how different people expect him to do the… Read more

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  • The entertainer behind the wheel

    I used to be creeped out by taxi drivers being extra talkative. One, we just met. So it’s awkward to be caught in a small place and be forced to talk back to a total stranger, yes? And two, there are a lot of things running in my head that having another voice seems overkill.… Read more

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  • Why do you download an app?

    When you go to the app store, you are there for various reasons: You want to download a specific app. You want to explore new apps under a particular category. It’s getting late, and you don’t want to sleep yet, so you want to do something with your time, and downloading an app at the… Read more

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  • Milk tea together

    When I say milk tea, I really mean bubble tea. Want to catch up with a friend? Grab some milk tea together. Want a place to stay while waiting for someone? Go to a milk tea shop and get some milk tea. Are you fond of coffee and at the same time, would you like… Read more

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jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

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