Feb
11
Kindness starts with boundaries
Like many people, I have a hard time with setting and maintaining my boundaries. While I love to help other
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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.
Feb
10
New York Bagels
For the last two weekends, my friend has been coming over every Sunday to do wedding prep with me. On
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Feb
09
Let the small things bother you
People often like to give the advice of "don't sweat the small stuff" and "let
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Feb
08
Channeling Wanda
You have exhausted my patience. But I do hope you understand, that even now, what's about to happen,
Feb
07
My Leadership Style
Today someone said to me:
I really enjoy your leadership style. Upbeat, clear, fun, and assertive.
Hearing this compliment was
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Feb
06
Chasing your own north star
Many years ago, I found myself caught in the middle of some organizational politics. I was stuck in a deadlock
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Feb
05
Earning trust through curiosity
The other day, Seth Godin wrote this in his blog post titled Coercion:
One way to look at power is
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Feb
04
Our strengths, their struggles
When I hang out with my software engineer friends, we often find ourselves complaining about work, particularly about the people
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Feb
03
Finding Sunshine
Sometimes the world feels really bleak. Despite our best efforts, everything feels difficult and terrible, and we just want to
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Feb
02
Easy like Friday mornings
This week has been incredibly hectic, and what feels good to me right now is giving myself the permission to
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