A year in perspective

Tomorrow marks the last class of my law school.

A little more than a year ago today, when I made the decision to apply and to return back to graduate school for a second time, never would I have imagined what 2019–2020 would have given me. Never in my wildest…

The power of networks.

The power of networks. When I was younger, despite being as strong academically than any other applicant and has superb extracurriculars, I was turned down again and again because I didn’t have a network. As a second generation Canadian, I couldn’t ride on the coattails of my parents like…

The 0 record issue.

Keeping a log, a journal, a record of something is a good practice. It’s a tool to remind you of something. What’s that something? It can be

• Reminding you of what’s been done (e.g. tracking tasks)
• What’s been wrong (e.g. issues tracker)

It’s you, not me.

It’s you, not me = a blame game.

Before you say that, did you think about whether it’s truly them and not yourselves? Humans are selfish. Humans like to think they’re the best.

I.

Humans are selfish creature. We intuitively and instinctively think about “I” as a default. If it’s anything that watching Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking taught me, is that the gift of thinking about “we” doesn’t come naturally. It takes time and it takes effort, and above all, it takes a certain maturity to reach that…

Price comparing

It’s fine when you’re shopping and trying to figure out the best bang for your buck, or which applicant to hire, but this method doesn’t work when there’s an issue. It only works where there’s a choice.