Day by Day

I’ve recently heard many people say that “people overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in a year.” I reflected on this and realized I definitely have this habit. On a daily basis, I wish there were more time in the day. It’s how I wake up, with […]

Five Tips for Surviving a Job Hunt

When I moved out of my parents’ house in 2017, I had a few months of expenses in savings, no income, and a mission: find a job in a city where I didn’t know anybody. This was my first no-turning-back job hunt. I had no idea that I was entering a forest of fear, isolation, […]

We All Work for Google Now

Hi, my name is Steven and I’ve been working for Google for about 20 years now. I should clarify, I have not been employed by Google, nor has any such arrangement ever been implied. What I mean to say is that for the past 19 years, every time I’ve searched anything on their service or […]

Consumption

Sometimes it feels like a lot. The steady stream of tweets, articles, lists, shows, posts, emails, and notifications. The series your friend says “you gotta watch” and the books on your coffee table you’ve been meaning to read, but have shoved aside countless times to make room for takeout. The list of things that ask […]