Relationships
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Let me now bury the dead
There is a scream so loud it shatters my insides but it never had the chance to escape the vacuum of my heart. It may come about as whimpers but if you’d only see the wreck a silent mourning has caused, how the pieces spread out into the void, you would understand the magnitude of… Read more
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Snackable content
You almost reached your screen time limit for today. Dismiss. The same way I keep reaching for the chips that are crunchy but soft in the mouth, with almost no friction between munching one handful and the next. Sometimes I think I am too good for the system. I am a grown up with free… Read more
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Late-night musings #28
Manners don’t often come with degrees. One can be highly educated but without manners. Read more
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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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