Category: 4. Live Less Bad
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2024 In Random Things
Hamilton and musicalsJing’s continuous evolutionMom’s healthTrump, Musk, and Big TechAITide Free and Gentle Hamilton and MusicalsWe went to the UK in the summer. I came back after a week, and they stayed another three weeks. It was a sunny and eventful summer. Jing went to two summer schools. One was an art-related day camp, and…
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Protected: 2024 in Work
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2024 in Books
STATS: 44 books33 Audiobooks11 Kindle books3 unfinished books2.3x listening speed0 Chinese booksE in Diversity score (7 Female Authors) CATEGORIES: Business & Money – 11Biographies & Memoirs – 9Science & Math – 6Politics & Social Sciences – 6Self-Help – 5Literature & Fiction – 3History – 2Christian Books & Bibles – 1 Awards: Most Enjoyable:Disrupting the Game:…
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13 Attitudes From “Meditations For Mortals”
13 attitudes from, yep, you guessed it, ChatGPT, based on the notes I took from Oliver Burkeman’s wonderful book “Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.” Short Guide Based on Your Notes: Finding Purpose in Midlife
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Quit Quitting
This will be the fourth time I attempt to quit smoking. The first time I quit was when I was with one of my ex-girlfriends. I managed to stop for about three weeks but picked it back up after we had a fight. The second time was with another ex-girlfriend. I stopped for maybe a…
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Protected: Justice & Ego
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I Executed a Re-org
Yesterday, we executed a re-org. I let 6 people go. This is the 5th re-org/mass layoff I have been involved in- Accenture in 2001, Cyberware in 2002, Nike “category offense” in 2009, Apple “incident” in 2012. Phew. Everything started 2 days ago. All of a sudden, it became real. The names I had previously provided…
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Acceptance
There is wisdom in knowing where you are, staying there, using what you have, doing what you can, and be okay with that.
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ChatGPT = 🛟
I wrote the below in 20 minutes, entirely with ChatGPT. I did in on a whim. It was something I felt I needed as I was struggling through the aftermath of an episode with my family. I was very depressed and stuck. The Circle of The Grind Last night, I went to an event organized…
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The Joy of Modern-Day Reading
I’m currently reading two books: Nexus by Harari and Meditation For Mortals by Burkeman. I’m enjoying both. They help me figure out how to live my life. I first came across Harari not because of his book Sapiens but because Harari was a serious meditation practitioner. And when I learned about his book, I didn’t…