Work
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Gets easier to show up every day
If you’ve been wondering how I come up with something to write every day, I can tell that it felt dreadful as I started out. “What should I write about today?“ “Do I have the right words to say?“ “Will anybody read at all?“ Sure, we write so that somebody reads it. But what I… Read more
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Doing work that no one has done before
While still a student, we were used to receiving handouts containing all the things we needed to study for the semester. And living life was way easier then. Just check the right boxes, show up every day in class, and do well in your exams, and that’s it! Job well done. But now that we… Read more
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We need to eat
Perhaps a researcher is paid well because it’s difficult to think about solutions to problems while also thinking about how to meet her basic needs. But when salaries are delayed, a researcher is forced to look for other ways to keep the lights on, figuratively and literally. And the system shouldn’t blame the researcher and… Read more
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Access to the right tools
When you have access to the right tool, you might be surprised how you can do so many things and achieve new goals just because. I remember how my performance wanes whenever I don’t have the tools to move further. So yes, resources matter. Read more
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Goal-setting and our excuses to be lazy
Starting the year at work while working from home feels different than when you physically return to the office, seeing your colleagues fresh from the holiday thrills. Asking them how their holidays went clearly distinguishes the holiday break from the back-to-work season. And so, implementing the new year’s goals feels promising while the calendar is… Read more
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Three stages of generating ideas
If your work involves generating ideas, you might have already figured out how to create one. But if you think that it’s more on getting a muse or a spur of the moment, you might find it difficult to generate ideas from time to time. However, there is process that makes it more replicable, one… Read more
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What kind of boss do you have?
It’s easy to juggle many things simultaneously but never really have deep work. And how your boss perceives work also affects how you do work. From Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More, here’s a matrix on how to identify what kind of boss you have. Do-More Boss Do-Less… Read more
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