Life
Unapologetically ambitious
The theme of the event was "Unapologetically Ambitious", but the word ambitious felt alien to me. What is ambition? What is success?
Life
Life
Today is a gift
Yes, I did include a quote from Kung Fu Panda, because Master Shifu is awesome.
Life
Vliegschaamte (Flight Shame)
It is a bit hypocritical. For someone so passionate about climate change to be flying all over the world. Yet, in my head, I’ve always managed to justify it.
Life
How I felt when I graduated
“It will be fun” they said. “You can do anything” they said. “The world is at your feet they said” they said. In some ways it is. Infinite possibilities. How comforting yet absolutely useless.
School
Let's talk about education - why masters?
I currently work for a start-up with 140 mostly American employees with an average employee age of around 25-30 and I’m starting to notice how different my background and experiences are from my colleagues.
Archive
People who (don't) plan
I hate going to the dentist. Why you might ask? Because, at the end of the appointment, they always ask me to make another one in six months’ time.
Life
Sometimes I forget I look different
Racism has always existed. It never left. These things have been happening since… well almost forever probably. And it’s sad.
Archive
Group Dynamics
Somewhere, I suppose I had created this ideal for myself that as I went from primary school to getting my first job, I wouldn’t be facing the same problems. That group work would get easier and more professional and decision making would happen with more structure.
Work
15 Hour Work Week
For the last few weeks I've been bothered by the direction my life is going. What I find disturbing is the fixation of success. It feels like there's been a path paved out for me—but what is success really?
Life
Where are you from 1.0?
It's a trivial question, yet to several people, like me, it's a continuous struggle to answer. After 18 years in Shanghai with Dutch parents, I still don't have a fixed answer.
