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Finding fulfillment outside of work part 2

9/2/2024

Alternative title: The end is just the beginning 🙂 A little over a year ago, I had left my first professional job since college very disillusioned with the idea of work (I don’t dream of labor). When Gen Z (and I see you Millennials too) were young, we were promised a different future — one […]

Solo Traveling Through Europe!

12/29/2023

After I left my last job, I wanted to go on some sort of voyage but I didn’t know where. Europe seemed like less of a daunting place to visit solo and I, luckily, had some friends there that I can visit! Why solo? Well, timeline was the biggest reason. For one, I left my […]

Designing a thoughtful habit tracker: Part 1

12/10/2023

(un)comfy potato – I think we all have times where we feel lazy like a couch potato but in order to achieve our goals, we have to be uncomfortable and step outside of our comfort zone. Hence, the name “uncomfy”. But I wanted a gentler habit tracker that would both be easy to use and […]

Finding fulfillment outside of work

11/11/2023

On the plane, I was listening to a podcast in Japanese by Learn Japanese with Tanaka-san (highly recommend btw). The topic was on careers. This line resonated with me: I was so torn between choosing a safe path or taking a risky path. I consulted a friend and she said, “Choosing a new path may […]