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Reflections on becoming

  • Moving out, moving in

    We could accumulate stuff over time. Some are even capable of almost stripping themselves bare with only necessities, making it easy for them to pack up and move out. But in my experience, I acquire stuff that helps my daily routine become manageable, including acquiring organizers and shelves just to put things in place. The Read more

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  • Plan B

    Sticking to only one path while being in a complex system may be frustrating when things you don’t have control over start to change how things go. But by creating alternative courses of action, you allow yourself to be flexible with any of your identified scenarios. During our wedding planning, we already know the facts, Read more

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  • Fragrance as a cue

    Can you remember moments when you’ve associated memory with a scent? From What the nose knows: Smell and memory seem to be so closely linked because of the brain’s anatomy, said Harvard’s Venkatesh Murthy, Raymond Leo Erikson Life Sciences Professor and chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. There were even moments when Read more

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  • Decisions and ripple effects

    We’re constantly confronted with decisions that could become too overwhelming if we lose focus on what we want to achieve in life. Often, I lose track of my mission and vision, too, making it easy to do things that only consume time and nothing more, such as scrolling the never-ending social media feeds. When making Read more

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  • Leaving notes for our future selves

    If you are working on a project that takes time to finish, it helps to write down even random thoughts or ideas about a specific topic for later reference. As a habit, my colleague and I write notes we have for our academic paper in bullets. These notes consist of reminders and ideas we can’t Read more

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Reflections on becoming

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