Work
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I was initially attracted to the idea of writing for the algorithm
While learning about blogging and exploring my writing style, a simple online search I did a decade ago led me to various blog posts about how to write for the algorithm—providing me with tips on what topics result in traffic as if traffic is the only goal. When I was still new to the space,… Read more
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Delay compounds
Holding off a task to a later date doesn’t change how much time a task needs to get done. All you do is delay the inevitable. The consequences of the delay only compound the effort required, the effort which you’ve been trying to evade early on, hoping it would be minimized later. And now look… Read more
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Consistently shipping “good enough”
Consistently pouring out time to do “good enough” work—no, not perfect, because perfect almost always never happens—would attract a following without you pushing them to believe in your work. They just do. Waiting for the “perfect” condition or the “perfect” outcome takes a lot of time, and nobody ships perfect because they always need more… Read more
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I am not just a woman
I never really questioned why it was most men who pioneered so many things, just as we were taught in school, until I watched this: Why do women struggle to get the credit they deserve? From experience, there were times when I was expected to side-step and take on a support role by default—like every… Read more
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A phone-free workday
On my way to work, I slipped my hands into my bag (out of habit) and realized I had left my phone at home. For the rest of the time I was traveling to work, I was thinking about the lack and how to compensate. Thinking that I could do the things I used to… Read more
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