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Goodbye office air-conditioning
While at an international energy conference, I met a researcher who is fond of not only doing energy research but also drawing architectural spaces. He mentioned that the air-cooling of old buildings fascinated him because they never needed any air conditioning. But he also emphasized how much of the global temperatures are changing, hence, building Read more
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How ‘soft fascination’ ease up work from home woes
For months now, some of us are working within the comforts of our home. And working from our homes is wonderful until we find the routine of ‘wake up-eat-work-rest-sleep’ combo all happening in one place too much to bear. After spending most of my hours in front of my computer screen (like some of you Read more
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This is not for them, but for you
When we fail to evoke the response we hope to make, we may be tempted to stop doing the work we decided to pursue. However, it’s worth considering the fact that maybe, the idea we have now is for other kinds of people. That what we exactly need is to continue shipping the work until Read more
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Letter no. 12
Dear reader from the future, With all that’s happening in my time, I couldn’t help but think about how things will converge or come about in the future, where you are. The pandemic I’ve been telling you about in my past letters is getting an upsurge globally, and it’s not just about people dying all Read more
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Learning without borders
If you can get access to the internet, you now have a choice. Consume content purposely (for upskilling/reskilling). Consume content mindlessly (to silence the mind when boredome strikes). The first choice happens with intent. And if you care enough to extract change whenever possible (even accessing the internet), you’d be surprised that you can actually Read more
