The years my laptop can last me through has decreased by more than half since around 10–15 years ago. The first laptop that I received was from Acer. It was among the cheapest at that time, but it lasted me the longest — 6 years in total. My next laptop…

Writing has always been thought of as a way of expressing and communicating ideas in a written (i.e., traditional or digital) manner. But it seemed like that may not necessarily be the case. Writing can also be a way to bring value to your readers and audience. It’s a way…

Humans tend to place meaning every little event, interaction, experience, and change. Even if there is none, to begin with. “She has done very well in this performance review.” Reasons to support the event tend to flood thereafter. For those who are supportive of the person, you may hear “she…

TL;DR — Many companies employed security measures in order to protect their proprietary assets and information, including personal information of their clients, employees and partners. …

As one ages, the opportunity to make mistakes tends to decrease dramatically along with the degree of acceptance of one’s mistake. Depending on the culture of one’s environment, some embrace mistakes while others avoid them (usually Asian cultures). …

Reading is one of the more relaxing pastimes that one could have. And of course, I am not referring to reading as part of study or work (which usually doesn’t align with one’s interest) but as an active choice to read be it a book, an article or even a…

The only time when I think about power is when there are some things which I want to change or protect. Otherwise, power usually doesn’t even pop into my mind at all. Is this naive? Based of French and Raven 1959, there are 6 bases of power: Legitimate, Reward, Expert…

Is it possible for human to really be free? Free from shackles of society’s norms, contracts, laws and regulations, physical constraints, power, and more. The more I think about it, the more impossible it seems. Yet, I can’t help to ask myself: “Why do I desire to be free in…

TL;DR — Ask about the technologies and tools you’ll be using in the role and organisation to sieve out information about the role’s responsibilities and get a better sense of how mature the organisation is in terms of data science structure, workflow and processes. It’s important to ask the right…