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  • Moving on from past successes

    As I ruminate on my past successes, I am haunted by what got you here won’t get you there idea. And it’s true. We must keep improving at what we do, creating new things, and acquiring new skills we’ve never done before so we can progress. However, when we are so preoccupied with the has Read more

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  • My workplace in a bag

    I still thought about Seth Godin’s ‘Goodbye to the Office‘ blog post from 12 years ago. Here it goes: Factories used to be arranged in a straight line. That’s because there was one steam engine, and it turned a shaft. All the machines were set up along the shaft, with a belt giving each of Read more

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  • China and the future of energy

    As I was searching the net for any content on the future of energy, I stumbled upon this Bloomberg Original detailing the role of China in the future of energy. In just 17 minutes, you’d glean a lot of insights into how the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter plans to reach net zero in 2060. Read more

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  • When the internet disappeared in 2032

    Inspired by the scenario: The day the internet disappeared (from the Urgent Optimists) The rain poured out of nowhere like the storm kicked out the sunny day. But I am grateful to arrive in the office just in time before I get soaked. It’s a Monday rush, you see, and I still have deadlines. And Read more

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  • Everything begins with a thought

    Did you ever wonder why you did what you did? Most of the time, you’ve thought about it passionately before committing it. “Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow an action, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a life.” And we control the thoughts we sow–the thoughts we continually allow our minds to dwell Read more

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  • Thoughts on career growth

    You’ll eventually get burned out working day in and day out when you don’t have time to rest. And if you are too lazy to do anything, you won’t be going anywhere either. As I turn 30 in a few years, I’m considering going out of the cycle of looking for money just to buy Read more

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  • How an operating system shaped my life

    Can you still remember when you used a computer for the very first time? Actually, I cannot remember exactly when, but a vivid memory comes to mind: in third grade at school, I was sitting with my classmate who was hooked on doing paint on a Windows XP computer. And ever since, I only used Read more

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