Designing TIME OFFICIAL™ and Moving My Thesis ForwardThis week, I focused on building a five-screen speculative app for my thesis — TIME OFFICIAL™, a bureaucratic platform where users must…23h agoA response icon123h agoA response icon1
Rest Visa OfficeLately, while working on the Rest Visa Office, I’ve been caught in a strange feeling:Nov 11A response icon2Nov 11A response icon2
Somewhere Between Burnout and ClarityFilling out the Thesis Affirmation Form was, honestly, a bit painful — not because I didn’t know what I wanted to say, but because putting…Nov 3A response icon2Nov 3A response icon2
Three Ways to Pause: Seeing, Deciding, and Being AllowedThis week, I tried to move my research on pause from abstraction into something tangible — not just a concept, but tools that could live…Oct 27A response icon1Oct 27A response icon1
The Boundaries of Pause: When Rest Becomes InstitutionalizedLately, I’ve started to shift my focus from individuals to systems — not asking whether students want to rest, but how institutions…Oct 20A response icon2Oct 20A response icon2
The Marketed PauseThis week, I spoke with Jing Lin, a college counselor who has worked in Shanghai’s international school system for nearly a decade. She has…Oct 13A response icon3Oct 13A response icon3
The Courage to PauseIn recent times, I’ve become increasingly aware that “pausing” is never just an individual decision. It may appear to be a personal choice…Oct 6A response icon3Oct 6A response icon3
Pause: When Rest Is Swallowed by the Logic of PerformanceAfter my interview with Sirui Lan, I kept replaying in my mind something he said quietly but heavily: “I know it’s a gap, but every day I…Sep 29A response icon4Sep 29A response icon4
Pause: Privilege, Stigma, and Real ValueOver the past week, I began trying to understand the gap year from a “journalist’s” perspective. So I carried questions with me and…Sep 22A response icon5Sep 22A response icon5
Blog post_2Pause: A Right to Rest or a Privilege for the Few?Sep 15A response icon2Sep 15A response icon2