Book Summaries and Podcast Notes: Are they useful?

Every day we go faster. We have more information, more technological breakthroughs, global events and development. We want to keep up. We shove them up our heads as fast as we could. The more we know, the more we don’t know. We are innundated with books and podcasts. Book summary services are popping up everywhere.…

I’m an Inspiration(?): Living with Limited Mobility

So I guess I need to start accepting the fact that people feel inspired by me just existing and doing normal activities…. It always rubs me the wrong way when people say they find me inspiring. I get approached all the time by strangers, telling me “semangat”. A word of encouragement in Indonesian – roughly…

Reverse Engineering a Good Day

Reverse Engineering a Good Day

I thought I have cracked the code to having a good day. I’ve been tracking my time and activities on spreadsheets since Dec 2018. I know the hours I sleep, the things I eat, my mental clarity, my physical fitness, what I consumed that day, what I produced aka achieved that day (non work related),…

Cheatsheets for synchronous and asynchronous communication – Part 5 – Emails (Practical phrases and scripts for non-native English speaker working in Tech)

Welcome to the fifth part of Practical Phrases and Scripts for Non-Native English Speakers Working in Tech. This time I will share with you a framework and checklist you can use to write effective business emails. Grab attention, get the action or information you need, and do it swiftly — saving your and other people’s…

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