Jan 24Member-onlyThings I’ve Learned About Public SpeakingNow these are things that work for me…so I can’t say they’ll work for everyone. It should go without saying, but these are all “within reason”, because at some point it would just be incompetence. And it also might be ill-advised to take public speaking advice from a comic for…Public Speaking5 min readPublic Speaking5 min read
Jan 20Member-onlySlow IS fast.For the longest time, I’ve known that I move too quickly. I move faster than my brain can think. I’m always moving, and going, and going. I’ve heard it from my mom. As a kid, I was somewhat clumsy, and my mom always told me to just slow down. She…Anxiety6 min readAnxiety6 min read
Jan 19Goals: Semester 4Alright y’all, this is somehow already my last semester with classes. I’m truly enjoying my time as a PhD student because it feels like the last time where I’ll have a lot of people to catch me. I guess I don’t know what it’s like out there, after all of…4 min read4 min read
Dec 25, 2022A semester (#3) wrap-upWell, that was one hell of a semester. Everyone who told me that your PhD just gets harder…was very right. I mean, I knew it was true, but you don’t really get it until you go through it, you know? …Goals5 min readGoals5 min read
Dec 16, 2022Member-onlyThe Art of Collaboration and Asking for HelpRecently I’ve been wrestling with asking for help when I need it and learning to rely on others because of everything that’s been going on at work. …Personal Development5 min readPersonal Development5 min read
Nov 1, 2022“On drowning…and feeling like no one can hear you”.I wrote this 7 months ago: I like the irony of this title because I’m a (relatively) strong water-treader. But that’s just the point. I’m used to fighting through stuff but for the first time in a long time, I feel like I’ve hit a wall. I feel like I…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Oct 27, 2022Member-onlyStrength in the sound of silenceSilence to me, is a horrifying sound. I realized I wrote about it awhile back, here. It was more about waiting “with bated breath” during one-on-one important conversations, about how I try to fill uncomfortable silences so I don’t have to hear the truth from people. But today I think…Personal Development6 min readPersonal Development6 min read
Oct 20, 2022Member-onlyThe utility of being a worrier — and how to take advantage of it.I’m a worrywart. Mainly because my mom told me so. It’s never been fun, though. It’s like this never-ending pressure on your shoulders, and even when you stop worrying random life issues — you start to worry that you’re not worried about anything. There’s always something to latch onto. And…Worry4 min readWorry4 min read
Oct 4, 2022On Being Kinder To YourselfFirst of all, why is it that I can never spell curiosity correctly the first time? Because curious has that extra “u” and it just trips me up every time! Second, is it secondly? …Kindness4 min readKindness4 min read
Sep 21, 2022Member-onlyOn the greatest compliment someone can give youSometimes it’s fun to think about this. For me, it’s never about “hard work”, or “effort”, because I personally know I’m always 100%, all-in on everything I do (which, by the way, is not all that it’s cracked up to be, trust me). …Self-awareness4 min readSelf-awareness4 min read