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Consistency Matters More Than Intensity

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 27, 2025November 26, 2025

What looks like intensity to you might just be consistency to someone else. The difference isn’t in the work—it’s in how we see it.

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The Hidden Cost of “Figuring It Out Alone”

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 25, 2025November 24, 2025

These days everyone shares their struggles openly—I wish I’d done that a decade ago.

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I met a dream client years ago. Here is what happened at the first meeting.

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 13, 2025January 3, 2026

Editor’s Note (2025): This is an old post. The client’s building sold two years ago…

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Being a connector is a character trait

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

Are you a good judge of a character?

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Describe your ideal week

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 6, 2025November 6, 2025

The better word for “ideal” is “intensional.”

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Commercial ambition matters in design world

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on November 4, 2025November 4, 2025

It is not just about money…although it is a significanct component.

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Fear of unknown is a real fear

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on October 23, 2025January 6, 2026

Procrastination always seemed like laziness—until recently.

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You Can’t Interview Your Way to the Right Consultant

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on October 21, 2025October 20, 2025

Why admitting your limits is what actually builds credibility

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What is better? Net Zero or Passive House?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Choosing between Net Zero and Passive House isn’t about which is better. it’s about understanding what your building actually needs beyond the energy bills.

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How to tell your story through a portfolio in graduate school applications?

  • by Guest
  • Posted on October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

The portfolios that get rejected aren’t the ones with bad design. They’re the ones that look exactly like everyone else’s.

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Unexpected ways blogging has helped me

  • by Guest
  • Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Some people only start things when they know exactly how they’ll end. As a former Type A planner, I get it. But what if I told you that life’s biggest breakthroughs happen when you begin without knowing the outcome? Our guest blogger tells you why.

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The Builder’s Hidden Advantage – The Speed, Cost and Risk Formula That Changes Everything

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Three questions changed how one developer thinks about hiring architects. The third question made him go quiet for a full minute.

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Why architects do not hang out with engineers

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 11, 2025September 10, 2025

The most expensive mistake in construction? Architects and engineers who only meet during crisis mode. Here’s what it’s really costing.

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The Most Common Question My Students Ask “How to start a Design Thesis Project?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on September 9, 2025September 9, 2025

“Struggling to start your big project? Discover the surprising first step that every student overlooks—until now.”

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Summer activities in Toronto for creative souls

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

A creative guide to Toronto summer activities that goes beyond the usual tourist spots.

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Discipline Isn’t Necessary If I Don’t Have This

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 26, 2025August 25, 2025

I spent years building discipline muscles. Then I discovered what actually comes first.

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Why Professional Connections Actually Need Personal Chemistry

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 21, 2025August 21, 2025

Forget “keep it professional” advice – the best work relationships happen when you click as people first

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Stop Building Presentations Like Buildings: advice from a non architect

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

How a biologist turned career advisor discovered that the best architecture presentations follow the same rules as successful scientific observation.

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Procrastination has a new name: Lateral Thinking

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

one month to finish all my projects before the Labour Day

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Am I a consumer or a creator?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

Hint, it is not about eating.

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