Work
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When the internet disappeared in 2032
Inspired by the scenario: The day the internet disappeared (from the Urgent Optimists) The rain poured out of nowhere like the storm kicked out the sunny day. But I am grateful to arrive in the office just in time before I get soaked. It’s a Monday rush, you see, and I still have deadlines. And… Read more
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Thoughts on career growth
You’ll eventually get burned out working day in and day out when you don’t have time to rest. And if you are too lazy to do anything, you won’t be going anywhere either. As I turn 30 in a few years, I’m considering going out of the cycle of looking for money just to buy… Read more
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How an operating system shaped my life
Can you still remember when you used a computer for the very first time? Actually, I cannot remember exactly when, but a vivid memory comes to mind: in third grade at school, I was sitting with my classmate who was hooked on doing paint on a Windows XP computer. And ever since, I only used… Read more
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Why we dress up
On regular days, we don’t mind being in our pajamas the whole time, especially when we are working from home. So it doesn’t matter what we wear as long as we’re comfortable wearing them. But on special occasions, we spend on the clothes we wear, the makeup we put on, and the accessories we adorn… Read more
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Two years in and we’re still here
It’s incredible how the two years have passed, and I’m still here; you are. But I’m still missing a lot of blog posts, and I’m still trying to catch up by writing them one by one. How hard is it to build a habit? But one thing I’ve learned throughout these two years of creating… Read more
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The gift of wandering on a work week
Unlike most people I know, I have the liberty of time at work because we are task-based and not time-based. And this is one of the days when we work and simultaneously be in the moment of being a human, enjoying the place and the people. Spending a few days at Hotel Kimberly for our… Read more
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Anger prowls at the door, but we can choose not to
Arriving home after a grocery run today, I realized I’d got a missing item the packer must have missed putting in my shopping bag. And as I thought it through, the benefit of taking back the item from the store still outweighs the cost of returning to the store to get it. It’s true that… Read more
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