Jan
22
The 40% that makes it worth it
I used to wonder what Directors and VPs do all day. Whenever people would ask at an All Team meeting,
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Julie Qiu
Tech lead based in NYC, aspiring to be a better writer in 2024. Working on the Google Cloud SDK and Generative AI. Former security lead for the Go language team. Learn more at julieqiu.dev.
Jan
21
Public speaking in 2014
I've come a long way on my journey with public speaking.
While preparing for my upcoming presentation for
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Jan
20
Delegate the 5-minute task
I used to frequently find myself agreeing to take on quick 5-minute tasks.
* "We need to send an email
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Jan
19
Naming the meta-conversation
The other day, my friend/co-worker and I found ourselves in a weird conversation.
The two of us work EST
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Jan
18
Open Decision-Making: A Quote
I've been working on a talk for our All Team on Tuesday, and John Ousterhout's paper
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Jan
17
Happy birthday, James!
Today was my fiancée James' 39th birthday! Here's what we did to celebrate:
Singlish
Kicked off the
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Jan
16
Exercising in 2023
Before 2023, exercising wasn't a regular part of my routine. I would occasionally go for a run here
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Jan
15
One More Month of Wedding Planning
Wedding planning has been quite the journey. I hear there are people who have been dreaming about their wedding since
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Jan
14
A formula for dating apps
Like many single people living in NYC, I spent a good portion of my 20s on dating apps. I used
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Jan
13
How to create a budget that works for you
I wrote this post sometime last year. Now that theviewfromjq.com is up and running, I'm sharing it
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