Relationships
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Now ready for questions
How to refine your work? By subjecting your work to questioning, to scrutiny. Other eyes—fresh eyes—help you see the things you don’t see or learned to unsee. If you don’t want to go through the discomfort of being in the spotlight, you are missing out on the opportunity to improve your work—a kind of work Read more
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Past and future selves
I empathize with the people around me because I recall what it was like to be in their situation. It feels like I’m reliving those moments from my past, reflecting on how I would want to be treated if I were in their shoes. It feels like I’m doing things on the outside, looking in, Read more
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Why do we have to see each other face-to-face?
I find it amusing how my brain takes time to get familiar with people I have seen virtually (in stills or action) the moment I see them face-to-face. It feels like the virtual representation of a person often mutes features that make them more human and personable. I remember meeting a colleague I’ve only met Read more
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Lost in the nuance
I can remember a bleak image of my mother setting up a Motorola landline so that we could call her and she could reach out to us whenever she was at work. Having her set it up at home was also exciting, as one always gets when getting a new tech. Reaching out to our Read more
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A place is only as good as our company
When my friend and I were walking along a street with fine restaurants all lined up and filled with people in conversation and laughter, I told her how nice it is to be in one and experience what it’s like to enjoy the ambiance and their menu. But the experience won’t be as fulfilling as Read more
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Talking to an AI
When I was told I’d be interviewed by an AI, I had the assumption that the experience would feel detached. Because how can I relate to someone without a face? I relied so much on verbal AND non-verbal cues during interviews that I needed to see the facial expressions and movements of my interviewer to Read more
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The liberation I felt after reducing my Facebook use
After spending hours reading long reads, I suddenly had a burst of desire to create something tangible that others could interact with, such as this blog post. I was feeling the excitement to type and get something published, feeling the overflow of thoughts and ideas that I could no longer contain inside my head. I Read more
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