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Thoughts and musings from my mostly-ordinary-but-occasionally-extraordinary life. Typos expected.
By Yash Kothari · Launched 3 years ago
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Social proof
I know I’m not supposed to do it but I still did it. I started judging the quality of my LinkedIn posts by the number of likes. I would check how the post was doing every couple of hours. I would get discouraged when there wasn’t much engagement. And excited when a post got a…
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Reframing hard things
I believe the best things in life come from hard work — a meaningful career, strong relationships, and good health all require constant effort …
Jul 20
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Working hard
People often talk about work-life balance as a zero-sum game. If we want more balance, we have to sacrifice work outcomes. I don’t think that’s true…
Jun 21
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Being children
For many people, watching sports is a waste of time. For me, watching football (soccer) lets me be a child again. I’m just along for the ride…
May 28
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Taking others for granted
Why do we take our closest friends and family for granted? Why is it that we are the least kind to the people we are closest to? It doesn’t really make…
May 9
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Illusion of intelligence
I remember when I first arrived on campus at Penn. I had a heavy case of imposter syndrome. I was so intimidated by the geniuses I hadn’t yet met. I had…
Apr 15
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No pain, no gain
“No pain, no gain” For so long, I subscribed to this mindset. If I wasn’t in pain, I wasn’t pushing myself hard enough. I wouldn’t admit it but deep…
Apr 5
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You're not special. (And that's okay.)
I grew up in an environment and family where I felt like I needed to be special. That I was destined to achieve something in the world through my life…
Nov 2, 2021
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