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academiix · 11 months
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I’ve moved!
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academiix · 11 months
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An Emotional Sando
These past few weeks have been an emotional sando. Two fat chunks of stress layered between three delicate slices of bliss. The meatiness, however, is in the stress. Upon taking a bite, I plug my nose out of caution. It’s all texture and no taste–a little stringy, a little tough. But the moment I unplug, a rush of umami juiciness gushes to my tastebuds. (An aside: try this while eating…
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academiix · 11 months
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"Wow, You've Changed." And Talking to Strangers.
I’ve been thinking about career. Not in the pre-professional hustle context (though I’ve had my fair share of that as well), but from a recruiter or a founder’s perspective. Specifically, I’ve been asking people, what type of person would you want to hire? Who would you choose as your C-Suite? What type of colleague do you want to be seen as? I’d actually not want to be a founder. I’d much…
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academiix · 1 year
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Deeply Disturbed
If I could describe my Advanced Economic Analysis professor in one word, it is animated. Professor Ngai is a petite, slim Chinese woman thriving in a field of old Caucasian men. While many other LSE professors read monotonously from a PowerPoint, she’s constantly moving from the white board to the aisle to the projector, cold-calling on students by name. She weaves personal stories into her…
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academiix · 1 year
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On Lifelong Friendships
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academiix · 1 year
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Loss & Love
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academiix · 1 year
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Uncomfortable Reckonings (identity, intimacy, and insecurities)
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academiix · 1 year
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2022 Review: The Three Seasons
At the end of the year, I do Ali Abdaal’s annual review on Notion. Rather than the substance of the answers to the reflective questions, what intrigues me is how my answers compare to last year. I can split this year into three seasons: Selfish (Jan – May): I pushed people away at times, kept a small social circle and a very predictable weekly routine. Self-discipline was my motto. It impacted…
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academiix · 1 year
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All Roads Lead to Rome
All Roads Lead to Rome
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academiix · 1 year
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December: Shifting Moods
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academiix · 1 year
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November: Press Pause
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academiix · 1 year
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October: Stranger Things
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academiix · 2 years
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September: Self-Discovery
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academiix · 2 years
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Happy weekend guys! Today is such a busy day. Woke up at 9am cuz I went to sleep at 2am because I was busy with work. Today I have to finish 4 hour practice course, study and finish at least half of my assignment. If you’re busy too, you can do it!
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academiix · 2 years
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12:07pm, 06.30.22
my newest complete spread for the summertime. on to a new week!
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academiix · 2 years
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A year ago, I was frantically applying to internships, not thinking I had the right qualifications. I was wrong.
Here’s how I landed an internship in marketing at a tech company (including: cover letter, resume, and interview tips)
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academiix · 2 years
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reading articles and trying to write my term paper (emphasis on trying *sobs*). meanwhile doing some embroidery and trying to survive the hot weather with iced coffee. also making my friends some snacks to eat as they study but it's actually an excuse to procrastinate. ( ꈍᴗꈍ)
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