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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Someday isn’t part of the week

    Talking to my roommate one night, a researcher from a different field, made me realize how much freedom we get to enjoy in doing our work, unhurriedly even when time-bounded. We are given the freedom to think freely at the workplace and consider that work done. Because how else can we solve problems no one Read more

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  • Idiosyncrasies

    The more we get to know a person, the more we learn about their idiosyncrasies. From the New Oxford American Dictionary: id·i·o·syn·cra·sy | ˌidēəˈsiNGkrəsē | noun (plural idiosyncrasies) (usually idiosyncrasies) a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first.  And just because we want the people we deeply care about to act a certain way, we often find their quirks Read more

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  • The hype is over

    Remember when essential oils were the talk of our inner circles? People we know used to tell others how it makes their everyday lives a little extra, compelling us to buy sets of the products they use. Many of my friends jumped into the hype and became a believer. Of course, it’s natural that when Read more

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  • The online people

    We used to meet people face to face. So scheduling a meeting with them is location and time-bound. But now, we can talk to people from different places anytime, all day long, without leaving where we are. While I try to remember what it feels like to talk to people face to face, here’s the Read more

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  • Find the wins

    It’s easy to get lost in the motion of endless work, day in and day out. You wake up, do all the things that need to be done, sleep, repeat. Then a new day comes, and you try to tick off all the boxes in your list. And find yourself too tired to enjoy and Read more

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  • This is not for me

    Knowing to sift through things and label them (what’s for you and what isn’t) could help you focus on the things that make you glad. Why force other things to become something you should like when it isn’t simply for you? It was made for other people and not you. So instead of becoming a Read more

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  • Adjust and let go

    Some things are beyond your control, no matter how you want to orchestrate them the way you want them to be. And in these moments, the next best thing you can do is to adjust your point of view and let go of your frustration. It doesn’t mean that you don’t have to feel anything. Read more

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jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

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