Reflections

My name is Toma and I’m Market Growth Lead — the lead of the team, which is working on Polkadot ecosystem development every single day. We have already created one of the most powerful tools in the whole ecosystem — OpenBrush — a tool for smart contract development on Polkadot…

During my early 20s, I felt like I needed to “fix” a few things in order to live a better life. Therefore, I did some reflection (through in-depth observations, brainstorming, and reading several books), then I poured it into writing. Let me share my thoughts with you, as well as…

For a brief moment, I thought about continuing through my content calendar. I have a draft ready to edit. But today is not an appropriate time to write about crossword puzzles. I can barely concentrate on the daily work I have to do. The truth is…I’m not sure I have…

Story by Madhumitha Ardhanari I recently watched the film ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ and realised how profound it was for my life and social change journey. For the uninitiated, it is an absurdist comedy drama where a woman jumps through various alternative universes to vanquish an unknown evil. I…

“The only journey is the one within.” — Rainer Maria Rilke As a closing for my Software Engineering Project article series, I want to reflect on all the journey that I’ve been through for the past ~4 months. Many things have happened along the way, but the experience is worth…

A trip to the past evokes happiness, grief and love — Written by Finn Wendt After a long 23 hours cramped in my family’s dead-bug-pelted van, we finally rolled into the gravel parking lot of the Sunlac Inn in Lakota, North Dakota. It was 10 p.m. on a sticky July night and the lone buzzing light pole barely illuminated the two-story…

Let’s talk about the pressure to perform We often hear stories in the news about performers and artists who are struggling with the pressures that come with the profession that they are in and honestly rightfully so. My sister and I were having a conversation recently that really got me thinking about this concept. I know how…

A couple of weeks ago, I went to watch “For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy” at the Royal Court Theatre with my boy, Sam (shoutout Tag Agency for the free tickets). The play sees six young black men open up in group therapy…