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Aiming for simplicity
I was explaining to a friend about the complexity of an exercise movement called the Power Clean. It’s a movement that combines a deadlift, triple…
Apr 13
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Dealing with bad kids
As a problematic kid growing up in Middle School, I pushed the boundaries of the rules. If I couldn’t wrestle with my friends in an area, we would move…
Apr 5
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Scott Nguyen
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March 2024
(Un)common knowledge
In elementary class, everyone had to present on their favorite planet. Each kid took their turn, and as you guessed it, Jupiter or Mars was their…
Mar 30
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Scott Nguyen
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Life so far is great, despite what everyone says
I live a mundane life — sleep, eat, see friends, work, read, and repeat. If there’s a multi-verse with different versions of myself, I’d argue this…
Mar 22
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Go See Your Friends
I remembered the best parts about school — seeing my friends every day. Whether it was enduring an hour and a half of chemistry and math, or it was…
Mar 15
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Scott Nguyen
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Keep wearing them down
I had a guy friend who swears on his life that he would never date this particular girl. He would go on and on about all of her negative traits and that…
Mar 10
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Acceptance will drive you crazy
I was watching Kung Fu Panda 2, and the antagonist’s conviction and behaviors eerily parallel how I went about my life as a child — doing things for…
Mar 1
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February 2024
How to develop a snitch culture
On a lovely morning at 8:33 AM, my supervisor pulled me into her office to discuss some issues other people were having with me. I wasn’t taken back but…
Feb 26
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Networking kinda sucks when you're younger
I was fortunate to be invited to an old college business club meeting where alumni and new members could interact and network. I had a great time…
Feb 17
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Not asking hurts everybody
It was a tiring long day after doing payroll for over a few hundred people, and just when I thought I was finished, my boss told me an important detail…
Feb 10
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Scott Nguyen
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Only fun when you're good at it
Any time my students ask me when does it becomes fun, my answer is always when you get good at it. In this case, it was soccer and they were total…
Feb 2
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January 2024
The parable of the plank
Death-defying stunts like scaling a building or walking across a thin plank while hundreds of feet off the ground are fascinating to me. How can one sum…
Jan 26
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