How excel changed my life

Why we should all learn to use Excel

“The software itself doesn’t make you smarter…but somehow, it gives you credibility.”

The most annoying thing about hypocrites

Why hypocrites are not “special”

What’s the most annoying thing about hypocrites? Is it because:

• They don’t practice what they preach?
• They know what the rules are but still break…

5 things I learned from applying to grad school a 2nd time

What I learned this application cycle

“What I learnt was that some things don’t change, and some do.”

Privileges — Part 2

Why we should check our biases

“What I learned from this — and the course too — is we can all benefit from checking our own biases.”

“No.”

Getting turned down is one of the worst feelings in the world.

To work so hard and think you have a chance but to have it crumble because of someone else’s decision is very hard to take in. After realizing of the situation, not only are you sad and frustrated, but it is important to also…

The asterisk beside your name

What watching the 2019 CrossFit games reminded me of

“We want other people to think and acknowledge us the same way we feel.”

Pen Pals

Writing letters is an art that’s becoming lost in the digitized, modern world, but it’s an important one.

There’s something about having a pen pal that’s different than just texting your friends. There’s less…

Street rat? No problem.

What rewatching Disney OGs like Aladdin and Lion King has taught me

Unknowingly, the movies that I loved and enjoyed so much as a little kid had an instrumental effect on me today. It changed me. It taught me how to be principled.

Are you happy?

What is happiness to you?

How do you define happiness? Is it glitz & glamour or do you strive for true happiness? The little things that count?

I went over to a friend’s house today to celebrate housewarming. She had recently bought a…

Your life’s networks: Part 2 — Support Systems

The importance of support systems

During my graduate studies I had to take several courses where we had to analyze information systems including using different modelling techniques, two of which were the i* (i-star) and…