Work
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Letting go of the things you used to do
Have you ever built a routine that brought you to a place you wanted to be? If you did, that’s wonderful! Congratulations! However, sooner or later, you will realize that what got you here won’t exactly get you there. And yes, that’s what exactly happened to me. I learned (after stressful days and nights) that Read more
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Doing meaningful work
Can you still remember when, days before graduation, you’re dreamy about how you could change the part of your world? But then, just a few months into the workforce, you realize that systems are already in place. If you are unfortunate, you might be under systems that eat you up until you bow down to Read more
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Hybrid work is the future?
I’ve read articles about how hybrid work is the future. If not for the pandemic, I wouldn’t even get the feel of what a work from home feels like. And after a year of working from home, I have already built work routines that kept me sane. Yes, working from home is so flexible that Read more
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Where to go next?
Growing up isn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be. It’s not linear like how my well-meaning teachers sold it when I was young. Do this, and you’ll be that. After achieving this, you’ll head out to the next and continue to reach more extraordinary things. No one exactly told me at school how Read more
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Working for food
The stomach decides for many things, including the work you want to be engaged in. What? For me, it is. As much as you want to explore projects you believe would benefit the people you seek to serve, you look for work that pays instead. Because you need to eat. Even if the work treats Read more
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Academic Twitter
Hello there! 👋 I finally created my personal Twitter account recently, so feel free to follow me (aside from my Twitter account for this blog which you can follow here). Frankly, I don’t know how to use Twitter (yet), but I see many academics and researchers making the most of it. Plus, I never thought Read more
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A quick break
Sometimes, when there are so many things running in your head, you might begin to lose some sleep. And an hour less becomes two the next day, until all the sleepless hours accumulate. Even though you feel extra tired today, you continue to work because you can’t afford to take a break. And like a Read more
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