Berkeley, Monday September 17, 2018 11:36 AM This post corresponds to Saturday, September 15, 2018 I had an active weekend. I reached some relief after pushing some nights of short sleep for hitting a deadline on Friday. Without too much planning, we ended up celebrating it with Jian, with live music and less than a […]
Priorities
Berkeley, Saturday September 15, 2018 12:00 PM, but this post belongs to Friday, September 14, 2018. When there is enough energy and motivation for doing all my tasks, activities, social life, sports, music, and still keep my life and physical spaces organized , is because things are going well. Thank you Jian. You have made […]
Getting more active on social media
Berkeley, Thursday September 13, 2018 9:56 PM Priorities are important, but starting to pay some attention and sharing some wit in the social media is not too bad. I am moving on with one extra dimension by being active, at some degree, on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. It is time to start sharing what is […]
Commitment
Berkeley, Thursday September 13, 2018 7:00 AM This post belongs to Wednesday September 12. There were additional commitments on the day, which had priorities, and one of them were Jian. There is a script from Luke 16:10: “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person […]
Wit
Berkeley, Wednesday September 12, 2018 00:00 AM I stayed up for more few minutes than expected, still it is good to write something that is in my mind. This post corresponds to Tuesday, September 11, 2018. One of the talents that must surprise me in people is wit. Is that a born talent or learned […]
Being coached has a high value because one is challenged more frequently
Berkeley, Monday, September 10, 2018 10:58 PM I had two meetings today where, though I was challenged, I just learned additional wisdom from senior Faculty just by interacting with them in my own work. I am happy to be under pressure that I am working those days, and performing extensive literature review in my field. […]
Getting ready for THE week
Berkeley, Sunday September 9, 2018 9:51 PM I am 7 minutes away for going to my room and going to bed. I am working at the library of I-House. From my extension from Friday to Monday, I have added a summary of two authors more. One of them Ian McHarg, who wrote the most influential […]
Coherence and respect
Berkeley, Saturday September 8, 2018 11:40 PM The only way to gain respect from others is by showing respect. Today, it was an interesting day, still creative in the morning. I woke up at 6:40 AM, did laundry, met Jian, and we went for breakfast together at downtown Berkeley. Her favorite cafeteria, PiQ. It was […]
Updates from Friday
Berkeley, Saturday September 8, 2018 10:26 AM While I am writing this post on Saturday, this corresponds to a quick summary of Friday September 7, activities. It was an very active day, and I run of out time at the end for writing the blog. Despite getting a short sleep, the day started at 7:06 […]
Progress report for the day
Berkeley, Friday September 7, 2018 2:02 AM I am nearby reaching a deadline. This post corresponds to Thursday, September 6, 2018. The brain worked as my energy allowed during the day. I did some progress in my essay, did the reading for a class, administrative work, and defined the speakers for the coming next two […]
