career

  • I’m mostly satisfied with what I’ve accomplished so far, but
    • sometimes I feel like I’ve been brainwashed by tech hustle culture to want things that I didn’t want before. I have to step back and remind myself to consider why certain things even matter to me in the first place, and what my long-term goals in life are (cue existential dread) (cue reminder that everyone is on their own path)
  • I want to work on something interesting to me with positive impact on people
    • still figuring out what this is. most things are fine, some absolutely intolerable
    • i want to work somewhere mission-driven - feel like I’m working towards something that actually matters to people
  • I gave a talk for a club this past quarter on my experience as an artist in tech, and how I balance both interests
    • had at least 3 people reach out to me and say they were inspired from that to take action and do something, whether that be start a club or make their first game, which was really cool to hear
    • i enjoy teaching, mentoring, helping people learn

personal

  • I want to never stop expressing myself through art
  • never get complacent or stagnate; there’s always something to be done, something to be learned
  • my life is in my control! never live passively and let things slip me by, always do things with full intention; take full responsibility - this is something I’m constantly working on
  • I speak freely, deeply, to the people I consider dear; I say what I mean
  • Minimize regret
  • Do everything with care

motivation