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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Equally important

    How to deal with equally important tasks? Sort them based on urgency. And if you have to choose between two equally important tasks but can only attend to one (because, of course, you can only attend to one at a time), delegate somebody who could properly represent you. The last thing you want to happen is to… Read more

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  • Doing extra

    If you treat your work with disinterest and lack of dedication, it becomes difficult for you to empathize with people, especially when you do work that requires you to interact with the people you seek to serve. Because doing extra, like working with empathy, is something that the job usually doesn’t really pay for. So… Read more

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  • One-hit-wonder

    Being a one-hit-wonder could make you feel good or bad about yourself, depending on what perspective you choose to stand. If making a hit is the only thing that keeps you working, then it may not sustain you in the long run because you might find it challenging to replicate your initial success. And if… Read more

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  • When a job ends

    I am in a time when people can go in and out of jobs. Not because people quit from their jobs but because the job is already done; a project-based job. Once the project already accomplished its commitments, then it is considered a job well done. And that also means that the people who worked… Read more

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  • Knowledge is potential power

    Access to learning hasn’t been as accessible and decentralized as it is today.  If you want to learn a highly specialized topic, you don’t have to wait for others to be enrolled in the same class as you anymore just so you can book a teacher. Learning can now be taken asynchronously, and you still… Read more

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  • Someday isn’t part of the week

    Talking to my roommate one night, a researcher from a different field, made me realize how much freedom we get to enjoy in doing our work, unhurriedly even when time-bounded. We are given the freedom to think freely at the workplace and consider that work done. Because how else can we solve problems no one… Read more

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  • The hype is over

    Remember when essential oils were the talk of our inner circles? People we know used to tell others how it makes their everyday lives a little extra, compelling us to buy sets of the products they use. Many of my friends jumped into the hype and became a believer. Of course, it’s natural that when… Read more

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