Gathering thoughts…
A world of little thoughts.
The internet has given rise to a new genre of humorous content and I personally love it! The ones I find particularly amusing are around wine and comparing it to life. ''Yoga Class? I thought you said Pour a Glass''. You get the drift. When did wine become such an ubiquitous part of corporate lore? I for one of course…
Aqui em São Paulo tem uma padaria chamada olivier. É de um apresentador e chef famosinho e, sinceramente, vale o hype. Eu, que gosto de coisa boa, não resisti. No final do ano, convenci cinco amigas do trabalho a irem lá comigo para um cafézinho de finalização do ano. Chegamos, sentamos e eu e mais uma das meninas…
Used to feel anxious and NOT wanting to do any work because feels like it’s forced But now I feel - it’s OKAY to just go with the flow ESPECIALLY that will get you to where you want Rather than wasting time feeling bad and not good about it Think of it as a learning experience! Everything might be new If you just…
I am the type who like analogies. I understand things better with analogies. I am aware that this type of thinking is not dynamic, and perhaps out of touch with reality. But as a thought exercise i enjoy doing this in my head. sometimes it helps me avoid bad startup ideas outright. And many times it makes me believe a…
Step 4 - There are some things you keep ready in advance, like 2 finely chopped tomatoes, a bunch of coriander leaves, and half lemon. Now add them all to the the cooker. And stir them well. In the figure of eight..? Yes, try. The tomatoes will release a lot of water. Keep stirring well to mash the tomatoes…
'People don't quit companies, they quit managers'. Just like the way companies do background checks, you also need to do background checks on managers/teams/companies. Oftentimes we don't put in the effort for two reasons - 1) lack of choice, we need this job 2) we don't even know how to do it. Glassdoor reviews can…
Ontem eu fui assistir as quase três horas de agente secreto. Antes de partir pro conteúdo do filme, preciso exaltar o charme do Wagner Moura. Pelo amor de deus, o homem TEM O MOLHO. o jeito que ele fala, que ele olha e se mexe... Mexe comigo. Mas sobre o filme. Interessante a construção da narrativa e como no final…
Writing a weekly newsletter is challenging and energizing. But two? That's a different animal. As i continue this 100-day project -- writing content, art, formatting, frequency, whether or not to offer paid subscriptions and etc -- it suddenly occurs to me i still have to write content for my weekly,…
The big picture is tempting, especially if you’ve been there before. You think you know exactly how to get there. There’s a problem focusing on the big picture. Whether it’s familiar or new, there are many distractions. Having that big picture in mind is needed as a goal. The options you have to reach the goal can be…
Many times I have thoughts that is quite unnecessary? In the end of the day it doesn’t matter When it comes to story telling Details are king Though some unimportant filler words “I heard this story from another guy, he said” “Then he said, when he was sitting on the chair, he was trembling” I don’t think the story is…
"What types of jobs are you looking for?" It was an obvious, straightforward question. But to be honest, I didn't really have an answer. I was in business school. I know. I know. (I'll talk more about the pros and cons of business school later.) There is a glut of information about startups. Search twitter, tech news…
Maybe there’s more way to go about it. Why I feel anxious when something is not going my way - is because I was not used to acting or behaving this way. Too much of my own comfort zone. So to not feel anxious - be comfortable in feeling uncomfortable. Know that you’ll fail no matter what in the first place and it’s…
A student made a comment in class about "planting the bomb." His teacher asked what he meant, to which he responded by making fart noises. The teacher reported him to admin, admin called the police, and the police hauled the boy off and detained him for making a bomb threat at school. This is a real story from a…
The room was silent and my body was motionless. But my mind was agitated. I’d been sitting cross-legged on the floor for over an hour, with sweat dripping down my brow, and intense pain radiating from my knees. It felt like they were being crushed by giant invisible fists that were provoked by my stillness. I needed a…
The most common productivity hinderer is social media. It's effortless, brainless and in some cases harmless. But it's also one more thing which we usually forget- useless. We watch hundreds of posts, scroll through so many videos in a single day and are bombarded with so many information in a single day that it…
I woke up today with anger. I’m just so angry and so frustrated. Nelson told me about how he reacted to Pandu saying that your girlfriend is only not on your side, don’t talk. He was so upset then that I wasn’t on his side. And now he realises that he never thought about it from my side. That unless I saw the logic,…
Recentemente Tia Laura arrumou suas coisinhas, preparou um antepasto que só ela sabia fazer e o deixou curando em cima da mesa, tirou o pó dos ombros e pegou aquele elevador que só sobe, não desce; e se foi. Com o poder de tranquilizar quem quer que fosse, ajudar como podia todos ao seu redor, sempre tinha aquele…
another Saturday alone. its as if i have been jogging in place for years and year and years. maybe its time for huge change. massive uprooting of my pattern. What i desire is companionship and desire leads too suffering. perhaps what i want lies within companionship. What exactly is it about companionship is…
We recently started to teach my daughter to read after she started writing letters and asking about how certain words are spelled. My son has taken to math like his father and is quite the human computer. I ordered some books for them and my wife and I have begun teaching them to read and do higher order math outside…
Of a 5 year long relationship, I have continued to focus on a few key incidents that occurred much earlier on, and these incidents have coloured every single thing in our relationship. While I never remembered any of the positives ever again in the future, any of the slightest negatives later had an exponential…
memories over memories. its over but i’ll carry them in my heart forever. what would’ve been? we dont know. but i'll never stop hoping that everything will be alright.
A simple answer is - because I want to learn how to do things in and around a website. A no-code website of growcket will be a playground for me to experiment and practice a lot of things like: 1. SEO - How can I rank my website higher than existing ones. 2. Content - Practice of writing. 3. Insights - What type of…
I recently broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years. And within 2 weeks i was back on hinge. At first I loved being on the app. The validation of women liking you for your looks with no idea how your personality would grate against theirs. Swiping, swiping, chatting, chatting. Plenty is waxed on how great the validation…
I'm not saying I've discovered the secret to happiness, but daily fiber supplements and a bidet is working out great for me.
I have a love-hate relationship with most activists. I admire those that fight for things they believe in, irrespective of personal recognition. But I detest the other kind. The loud ones that play attention-seeking status games shrouded in holier-than-though claims. I get irrationally triggered when I see them…
Now in the early years of my fourth decade as an adult, am trying to determine what will end up being my go to cocktail in this decade. Wine has and will always remain my trusted and loyal companion at home. Beer will be that calm, peaceful and silent friend walking by my side. But a cocktail will take on a…
e ai? voltei! a vida é curta pra escrever tanto e eu tô tentando me acostumar que, sim, algumas memórias vão se perder mesmo. a escrita, pra mim, tem um pouco dessa tentativa de não esquecer o que eu vivi, mas.... passei o carnaval em salvador com o meu namorado. em são paulo, já não sou muito afim dessa festa…
"For my theme song, my leather black jeans on" are the two first bars on Kanye's song "Black Skin Head" from his album "Yeezus". If you don't know the background of the album, Yeezus, it's basically a huge "fuck you" to the entire hip-hop industry and it's Kanye truly accepting who he is as a person and doing whatever…
Seriously? It makes me cringe when I hear people say this re: political violence, insurrectionism, or far-right extremism. I mean, I was watching TV on January 6th just like you were. Pretty clearly, that was us. Here's the thing: That's always been us, at least in part. We've always been more than one people. What's…
Mais uma rede social? Mais uma "plataforma"? Pois é, eu me defini como um "arroz de festa" em uma conversa, alguns dias atrás. Toda rede social ou plataforma de comunicação que aparece eu tenho curiosidade de conhecer e experimentar. No fim, acabo usando mesmo só umas poucas, e cada vez mais raramente. Mas quando tive…
On a recent trip with my friends, I asked them if they were ok telling me how much they were worth i.e. how much money they had in the bank. During the trip, I had skirted around the question by asking what their "number" was. But that evening, I just asked if they'd be ok telling me. I've been thinking a lot about…
https://winnielim.org/journal/where-i-can-take-off-my-mask/ This one feels so like my life except I didn't have that social medium to share things up until now. Really thinking of making this place my own. Hope I can stay consistent with it.
Recently, I had a conversation with the mother of a friend. She asked me what I’m planning to do after finishing my undergraduate studies this summer. Saying that I don’t want to pursue a master’s degree and rather start working directly was already hard for her to comprehend. Then she asked, “So where are you going…
“We are splinters and mosaics; not, as they used to hold, immaculate, monolithic, consistent wholes.” schreef Virginia Woolf in een van haar dagboeken. Wanneer ik schrijf raak ik soms gefrustreerd met de manier waarop ik mijn gedachtenstromen volg, laat dwalen en met vele omwegen weer terug probeer te leiden. Ik denk…
Today marks the end of my three-month study abroad in Cambridge. It's been a wonderful journey, filled with profound learning, unforgettable experiences, and a deep affection for the city. Initially, the thought of this chapter closing is saddening, and it's natural to feel this way. Transience often conjures feelings…
Not living inside yourself To be confidence means being prepared And doing all sort of things right No matter how small they are and picking things up So even you go to the elevator Look at the surroundings and take it in Observe and learn Especially when you’re outside try to find what’s new perspectives that could…
recentemente, recebi a notícia de que estava com uma infecção em decorrencia de um corpo estranho no meu corpito tão territorialista e fechado. toma-lhe dez dias de antibiótico. nesse meio tempo, viajei pro mato grosso, ponto central do brasil, para um evento sobre sementes. uma loucura de calor na rua + frio nos…
i've been talking to a newish friend a lot lately and i am getting oversaturated with him! SATT. gnuag g'ha he is great in some ways; tenacity of spirit, willingness to try, writes great music but my god i know other people with spirit, willingness and talent and who ALSO have verbal intelligence and philosophical…
The last few months have been brutal for businesses. Layoff announcements, the world over, are seeing all labor go from being valuable to dispensable in no time. Isn't it a bit baffling that businesses don't pause celebrity-led campaigns while they make all the "tough calls?" A few of the big ed-tech companies in…
ahhh dont let design go around in circles, indefinitely. it must stop at some point, when is that point...
I saw the movie, the score stole the show, and Zuck was in my memory, not cool. life carried on and being snide about Facebook and Mark became easy and status quo. Then I read a a blog and the author remarked about how smart Mark was and how he was the fastest learning she ever met. And I thought to myself “have I…
the most sexy people is people who knows what they’re doing Doing what’s important to them and achieving them Not by watching others living their lives, that’s very unsexy Doing what you loved to do And doing it is kinda sexy and it happens by doing And by doing you need discipline That’s why you gotta protect your…
Dead trees still cast shadows
No words can pin down what we call reality, but words too are real
Similar or familiar. Like-minded. Something old and new. Wabi Sabi. Perfection. A gift from me to you. Happy memories. Warm fuzzies. Like a nod to the golden. Best friends. Your favourite jumper. Positivity. Feeling eternally soulful. Confidence in dressing. Lace up. Your humble tribe. Where kindness shared, is…
The Idea or the Thing, which one you value more or look at it the opposite way which will you regret more? missing the idea: I never think of falling in love with you Or miss the thing: I think I have fallen in love with you Now I wonder what it would be like If we had fallen in love together
you once told me that i looked beautiful. what choice did i have but to manifest your vision? you were my beholder i saw you seeing me
Some days i just sit and wonder if there is any purpose of life or we are here to find a job, earn money and spend it again on our daily needs. There is no end to this and this is a vicious cycle. We wake up everyday and go to work not because we love it but because we need to either keep ourselves busy or we need to…
