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Month: January 2021

Mental energy as a resource

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about mental energy. There are days when I feel extremely productive and days when I feel demotivated for no obvious reason. There could be a variety of reasons for why I feel a certain way on any given day. To debug this further, I want to share my … Continue reading Mental energy as a resource →

Surviving Engineer Uncategorized 5 Comments January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 8 Minutes

Dealing with procrastination

dealing with procrastination

I had been putting off writing my weekly post since I couldn't finalize what to write about. So I am writing this meta post to capture my feelings on dealing with procrastination and to also get my writing done for the week 🙂 Why do we procrastinate? I recently came across this explanation for procrastination: … Continue reading Dealing with procrastination →

Surviving Engineer Uncategorized 2 Comments January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 3 Minutes

Most interesting interview experiences

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Job interviews fascinate me. It is one of the few situations where it is socially acceptable to judge one another 😉 I have plenty of interesting interview experiences as a candidate - both good and bad. I am writing this post to share the impact these experiences had on me. No company names will be … Continue reading Most interesting interview experiences →

Surviving Engineer Uncategorized 5 Comments January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 4 Minutes

What I have gained from being a mentor

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One of my personal goals for 2020 was to take a more active role in mentoring others. Looking back, this was one of the best decisions I made last year. I got the opportunity to serve as a mentor to folks both at work and other avenues. As a form of reflection, I'd like to … Continue reading What I have gained from being a mentor →

Surviving Engineer Uncategorized 1 Comment January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 3 Minutes

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