Jia Yang Li

Jia Yang Li

Hi there! Welcome to my blog. Here I talk about making an impact, finding purpose and leveling up in all areas of life. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/adventgineering
Sep
24
Things take time

Things take time

Some things just take time to grow, and it can pay to be patient. Got a blog with a shiny
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Sep
17
How I concluded that I should blog to save the planet

How I concluded that I should blog to save the planet

I spent a long time thinking about my career and what I want to do, and my current conclusion is
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Sep
10
If you feel lost, ask yourself these questions

If you feel lost, ask yourself these questions

There are six big questions in life, and they're not just for journalists. That's right - it&
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Sep
03
What can you do about climate change? (Data-driven)

What can you do about climate change? (Data-driven)

In part inspired by Bret Victor's post [http://worrydream.com/ClimateChange/] in a similar vein, from a long
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Aug
27
Logos of wordpress + mailchimp + stripe.

How to build a free landing page with conversion

About 5 months ago I hacked together something really simple with Mailchimp and Stripe. I didn't bother with
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Aug
20
A household income of 24,000 Singapore dollars a year in a household of 1 adult puts you in the top 5.4% of global income.

You don't need three oxygen masks

There's a saying that goes like this: "Put your own oxygen mask on first." It'
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Aug
13
A quick look at meal replacements in Singapore

A quick look at meal replacements in Singapore

I've always wanted to outsource cooking and eating as much as I could. I've been cooking
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Aug
06
How to finish MOOCs in a week (Coursera, edX or any platform)

How to finish MOOCs in a week (Coursera, edX or any platform)

As part of university I had to finish a couple of online courses. I eventually created a system that helped
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Jul
30
Staying local for uni: graduation post-mortem

Staying local for uni: graduation post-mortem

Back at the start of my university life, I had two options - either stay in a local university for free,
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Jul
25
Research as a career

Research as a career

For most of my undergraduate life, I was thinking of doing a PhD or some other form of research, so
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