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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Artificial desires

    I grew up mainly owning hand-me-down clothes, and it made sense to me. Why buy a new one when you can get one for free? Things weren’t designed for obsolescence; they seemed built to last like the stand fan and refrigerator we had growing up which were older than I was. As a second-born child Read more

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  • Slidebean on startups and tech

    After watching documentaries on tech busts, I stumbled through suggested content Slidebean, a YouTube channel of “documentaries about startups, tech, and their impact on society.” Every content is well-researched and oh I was hooked! Why? Because Slidebean talks about startups and tech that shaped my world growing up! Learning about their stories enabled me to Read more

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  • Delay compounds

    Holding off a task to a later date doesn’t change how much time a task needs to get done. All you do is delay the inevitable. The consequences of the delay only compound the effort required, the effort which you’ve been trying to evade early on, hoping it would be minimized later. And now look Read more

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  • Consistently shipping “good enough”

    Consistently pouring out time to do “good enough” work—no, not perfect, because perfect almost always never happens—would attract a following without you pushing them to believe in your work. They just do. Waiting for the “perfect” condition or the “perfect” outcome takes a lot of time, and nobody ships perfect because they always need more Read more

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  • Why do we have to see each other face-to-face?

    I find it amusing how my brain takes time to get familiar with people I have seen virtually (in stills or action) the moment I see them face-to-face. It feels like the virtual representation of a person often mutes features that make them more human and personable. I remember meeting a colleague I’ve only met Read more

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  • I am not just a woman

    I never really questioned why it was most men who pioneered so many things, just as we were taught in school, until I watched this: Why do women struggle to get the credit they deserve? From experience, there were times when I was expected to side-step and take on a support role by default—like every Read more

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  • Lost in the nuance

    I can remember a bleak image of my mother setting up a Motorola landline so that we could call her and she could reach out to us whenever she was at work. Having her set it up at home was also exciting, as one always gets when getting a new tech. Reaching out to our Read more

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jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

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