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Let’s write to our future selves

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on July 2, 2020June 30, 2020

A while ago, my best friend mentioned how she got an email from her past…

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How architects life will be different after the COVID-19 crisis

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 29, 2020July 29, 2020

Many many many years ago, before any one of us knew the words like COVID19,…

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Three more powerful, memorable quotes

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on April 2, 2020March 31, 2020

We all need a little extra strength boost in these times.

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Why planning a vacation early is a bad idea

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on March 24, 2020March 23, 2020

My vacation happened a month ago. Although it was only a month, it feels much…

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An emotional person’s thoughts on…getting your life together

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on February 6, 2020February 5, 2020

I’ve been gifted a book called Get Your Sh*t Together (gee bestie, thanks for the…

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Being the best version of you

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on January 2, 2020June 7, 2020

We’ve all heard “be the best version of yourself”, but were do we start?

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Three lessons from 2019 – Career, health, honesty

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on December 5, 2019December 3, 2019

I know it’s a little early for a review post, but my birthday’s coming up…

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Why you need a solo trip in your 20’s

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on October 3, 2019October 1, 2019

Packing your bags and getting away from everyone and everything can do you a lot…

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5 questions you like to ask the contractors at the first meeting but afraid to

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 20, 2019January 3, 2026

“Do you have secrets to selecting the right contractors for YOUR project?” I get asked…

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Four things you don’t owe anybody

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on September 5, 2019August 26, 2019

Life gets better once you learn to give these four things wisely.

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How I made the hiring mistake by trusting myself too much

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 13, 2019November 12, 2019

I know I trust myself too much when it comes to making decisions.  Way too…

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3 Things I believed as a teen that changed with time

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on August 1, 2019July 30, 2019

Just for the record I AM forever 19! I’ve immortalized myself at that age!

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What is self love?

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on July 4, 2019June 27, 2019

Do you love yourself? That’s a loaded question, isn’t it.

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Aimlessness – When you don’t feel like you’re getting enough done

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on May 2, 2019October 22, 2019

Do you also have a constant nagging feeling of falling behind? Do you feel like…

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Why you need to have Hat Attitude!

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 23, 2019January 3, 2026

Design is Design! I have always believed in the sentiment above…. Well, more correctly design…

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Past New Yorker as a tourist?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on March 26, 2019September 12, 2019

  I could never consider myself as a tourist when it comes to New York…

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We value “this” more than money or status.

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on March 13, 2019January 2, 2025

HEALTH that is. These days we are constantly bombarded with the emphasis on being healthy;…

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Talking Minimal

  • by June
  • Posted on March 12, 2019January 3, 2026

Design is a key factor that orients how our daily life functions and constantly influences…

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An emotional person’s musings on…growth

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on March 7, 2019September 12, 2019

Growth is painful, disorienting, and you feel like everything you knew had been built on…

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A lesson in character- when life shakes you…

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on March 5, 2019January 2, 2025

I read something interesting on Facebook and it took a long time to fully internalize.…

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