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Problem Solving Is Overrated (I Should Know, I Teach It)

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on May 15, 2025May 14, 2025

Confessions of a Design Thinker: Discovering Systems Thinking revealed the surprising truth about inefficiency in my Problem Solving technique.

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Small Tips for Getting a Better and Simpler Life

  • by Guest
  • Posted on May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Time to get back to discipline practice you promised yourself back in January!

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Can You Bee-Live It’s Spring? How to Spring Clean & Decorate

  • by Guest
  • Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025

How designers spring clean

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Big progress from small progress

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  • Posted on May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Progress compounds. Tiny steps build surprising momentum.

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The Weird Time Warp of AI Writing: Why My ‘Quick Drafts’ Now Take Longer Than Ever

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 29, 2025

Less writer’s block, more decision fatigue.

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Are there benefits to entering Student Architecture Competitions?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 24, 2025April 23, 2025

Win even if you lose.

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The Counterintuitive Networking Secret Most Professionals Miss  

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

Why Indirect Approaches Win

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I don’t use social media that often until recently…. A LinkedIn Story

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 10, 2025April 15, 2025

Passive user who kept scrolling until a few weeks ago.

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What is better? Problem Solver or Designer?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

I hated that marketing email. Until I realized it was right. The difference between “Designer” and “Problem Solver” isn’t what you think—and the truth might change how you see your entire career.

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Who decides what’s ‘Affordable’ Housing in Toronto?

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

The Missing Voices in the Debate: Toronto’s housing debate might question your assumptions.

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Top 5 comments I received in my blogging journey

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Blogging is definitely not dead

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The Art of Not Knowing: How to Learn Without Full Understanding

  • by Guest
  • Posted on March 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Can you learn without understanding? The answer might surprise you.

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10 Genius Home Office Upgrades That Cost Almost Nothing

  • by Guest
  • Posted on February 25, 2025January 3, 2026

My office makeover cost less than I expected—because I did this first.

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“I’ll miss winter” said no one ever, until today

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  • Posted on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Winter traditions: skating, snowball fights… eating ice cream outside?”

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Design Ideas Are Like Motivation; They Always Come AFTER, Not Before

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

Ideas follow action, not the other way around

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What If Happiness Isn’t Where You’ve Been Looking?

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

What if joy isn’t earned, but found?

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How a Cup of Coffee Changed My Perspective on Leadership

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

The Day I Took a Career Risk (And What It Taught Me About Leadership)

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New beginnings for emotionally sensitive people

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  • Posted on January 14, 2025January 14, 2025

New Year’s reflections often focus on bold resolutions and dramatic transformations—but what if growth is quieter than we expect? Read our guest’s story.

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New Year, New Semester: Why Teaching Design Always Feels Like a Fresh Sketchbook

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

Starting new semester, I share insights on teaching a design studio classes and why first-day jitters happen

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What Student Final Design Presentations Tell Me About My Own Life

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on January 7, 2025January 7, 2025

Lessons I Learned from My Students

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