Tag: work
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Who are you, if you don’t count work?
This question may sound strange, until you think about how you normally introduce yourself. I bet one of the first things you’ll say when meeting a new person will be about your job and occupation. For better or worse, what you do for a living is a significant part of everyone’s identity. But if you…
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Control is overrated
I recently wrote about the vicious cycle of dieting, binge eating, and yoyo, that had its grip on me ever since I remember. I only managed to escape it when instead of trying to control what I eat, I started listening to my body and watching it react to different kinds of food. If you…
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Don’t expect me to share your passion
“So you’re telling me you don’t apply a hair mask even just once per week? Are you too busy to do this or simply too lazy?” A few months ago I wrote that this is what hairdressers always say to me. Just as I expected, it happened again. It’s funny how for the person who…
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Indignity
It is an indignity to make anything less than an art out of your work. Charles Eisenstein, The Ascent of Humanity
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Whatever you think is basic, it’s only basic to you
All the hairdressers I know cringe when they hear about my hair care routine. It’s rather non-existent: I wash my hair, apply a conditioner, brush it for 5 minutes, and that’s pretty much it. When it’s windy I might tie it up in a loose side braid so it doesn’t get all tangled up. I…
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How to tell responsibility from people pleasing
My fiancé just wrote a great article about coding, responsibility, and how software development is mostly about managing egos of everyone involved. This made me think about my own relationship with responsibility, which has been so far quite complicated and confusing. I’m a highly sensitive person and an emotional sponge. Noticing other people’s emotions and…
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To communicate is to meet people where they are
I fix WordPress sites for a living. This is obviously not the case for people who reach out to me for help. In theory, I’m well aware that our customers don’t dedicate as much of their time and energy to troubleshooting their websites as I do, and that a new WooCommerce version coming out is…
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Busy is a choice
When I lived in Korea, it shocked me how everyone perceived ‘busy‘ as a badge of honor. It meant you’re a productive member of your group and people can rely on your sacrifice. It meant you’re working hard and should be praised for it. I remember how I told my colleague once that everyone was…
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