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Milestone: Short back and forth in German with a barista in Berlin

Yesterday marks a milestone in my “learning German” journey. I met a UPAA Germany [https://upaagermany.org/] (UP Alumni Association) alumna in Oslo Kaffebar, a coffee shop here in Berlin. The barista didn’t switch to English the moment he heard me speak. Not only did I order in German,

Currently Writing: “Are you good enough to find work abroad? It's likely you are. You just don’t know it, yet.”

While working on outlining Gen Propel [https://genpropel.com/]’s Skillshare course, an idea for an article arose. The working title is, “Are you good enough to find work abroad? It's likely you are. You just don’t know it, yet.” I'm still organizing my thoughts.

Planning the intro video for Gen Propel's Skillshare course

Today, I wrote the key concepts and talking points for the (1) Intro and the (2) Class Project of our Skillshare course [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/caveday/]. Here’s a screenshot for the Intro: One reason we decided to create on Skillshare is so we can use their resources to

Caveday

Yesterday, while searching for 'online coworking' services, I discovered Caveday [https://www.caveday.org/?via=chiara]. Caveday facilitates daily group focus sessions on Zoom. To my delight and surprise, I was able to sign up for a session less than an hour after I discovered it. It was

Monthly-ish Personal Update (Jul 2021)

At Gen Propel, we completed the first cohort of our job hunting abroad course. I was a mentor in Building a Second Brain (course on personal knowledge management) and did five talks with up to 150+ participants. I'm inline skating and playing the harmonica.

Health and fitness should be public goods

Why? Because people’s health has a decisive impact on the outcome of their work. This quote from Epidemics and Society [https://amzn.to/3er7uJz] solidified it for me. > In its turn, disease frequently had a decisive impact on the course of military campaigns and therefore on international politics

My terror of phone calls: A story

"Find 100 people and talk to them." is the advice I give the most, especially when searching for a job, changing careers, and starting a business. A common objection, shown in both words and inaction, is fear and lack of confidence in talking to people. People assume I&

Tiago Forte on Procrastination

I was reviewing Building a Second Brain 11 [https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/] and Tiago expressed one of the most profound ideas I’ve ever encountered on procrastination. A student asked a question, > Do you have tasks that are just forever on your To-Do List? And here’s Tiago’

How I invest

Some people ask me how I invest so I wrote down the answer here. Please note: I’m not an expert. This is not financial advice. I’ve only read a few books on personal finance and this is how I act on that information. What I do: * I don&

Monthly-ish Personal Update (Mar 2021)

Starting a cohort-based course on job hunting abroad. Finding scenius in Compound Writing. Moved chiaracokieng.com to Ghost.