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Everyday Stories, Lived

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  • Cutting the clutter in nth drafts

    While I was working on my draft for the nth iteration—because I couldn’t remember how many times I had reorganized and refined it—I felt a sudden resistance to deleting some information I found valuable, even when they do not really add more value to the narrative. Perhaps I just wanted to sound knowledgeable, having to… Read more

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  • Letting go of control

    Hopelessness dims the future, making it difficult to imagine what good might come out if you even try to press on through the dark to see if there is an end to it. One can also remain hopeful even when in the dark. While I was going through moments of uncertainty, it certainly felt like… Read more

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  • Life’s uncertainties

    I think about the many ways my life would turn out, like in a role-play game where each choice leads to another set of probabilities, possibilities, and alternatives. However, unlike a game where I can always return to the next save point if I don’t like how things are going, there’s no do-over in real… Read more

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  • “Think before you trust”

    I have been following AI updates to stay in the know, although I don’t delve deeply into the technical discussions—closest would be reading Ethan Mollick’s regular newsletters on “the implications of AI for work, education, and life.“ When I stumbled upon this video yesterday, I was amazed how I had a “shared experience” with Seth… Read more

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  • Cluttered mind

    I can sense how my cluttered mind is affecting my ability to organize all my daily tasks—the tasks I have started but haven’t finished, tasks that are still waiting for closure. And so they overflow and get carried over to the next day, and the next, and the next. I think this is the cost… Read more

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  • On to the next

    So many things have happened in the past few days that I can’t help but think how long the months have been! Like a fish gasping for air while flipping and tumbling on dry land, the reality is starting to sink in, slapping me in the face: one month more and I’ll be out of… Read more

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  • Bed is for sleeping

    Novo knows where he can take long naps during the day when we are out working. Read more

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