Relationships
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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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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