I don’t know
when “passion”
started to refer
to what we like.
Passion
used to refer to
something that must be
endured.
Something
for which we are willing
to suffer
greatly.
Category: Short Form
Took an LLM Tutorial
In the preface of my book,
I talked about the layman’s struggle
to understand
software.
10 years since then,
I find myself—
a formally trained computer scientist—
struggling
to understand
software.
Not because I don’t understand
how the software
works,
but because despite knowing
how the software
works,
what it does
is still
bewildering.
Exploration
Often times
what we are doing
is nothing more
than exploring.
At the heart
of an exploration
is the fact
that we don’t know.
We may try to make it seem
like it is more
than a mere exploration,
by saying we have
a question
a vision,
or a hypothesis.
But deep down,
we know
we are simply
exploring.
Fear vs Danger
When using
a table saw,
there is the danger
of severing
our fingers.
What’s remarkable
is that so long as we have
a clear understanding of the danger
in using the table saw
many of us find it sufficient
to work up the courage
to engage with it
despite the danger,
instead of staying stuck
in the thought
of severing our fingers
which merely gives rise
to fear.
A Difficult Case
When someone judges us
a “difficult
case,”
it can be easy
to blame ourselves
for being
a “difficult,
case.”
While this may mean
there is something extraordinary
about us,
it also means
that someone with greater skills
will not not judge us
a “difficult
case.”
p.s: This was inspired by a meeting with a doctor who called my wife a “difficult case,” while asking her to work with another doctor with more experience and skill. An unfortunately common case of compassion without empathy, displayed by many of us, including yours truly, when we take on the role of caregiving.
Arrogance
Sometimes
arrogance can arise
in the presence
of another person
whom
we distrust.
Better Be…
When we hyper-empathize
with someone
or something,
Our self-worth
becomes contingent upon
that someone
or something,
Our self-image
depends on the perception of
that someone
or something.
It can be hard
not to hyper-empathize
with someone
or something.
That someone
or something
better be really important.
Anxiety – Part 2
The more you feel anxious
of something that must be done
the more you need to carve out time
to zoom out
To Overcome
Imposter Syndrome
What if
“imposter syndrome”
is less our lack
of competence,
and more our lack
of information
of how others
really
are.