Category Archives for lifestyle
Learning to Question Everything
As a child, I never really questioned things that were told to me. Even though I ended up an engineer, I don’t remember spending hours taking things apart to see how they worked, and trying to put them back together. … Continue reading
Opting Out of New Year’s Resolutions
Every year around this time, people start asking if I’ve made any New Year’s resolutions. I don’t remember ever making any resolutions in recent years, mostly because I feel like it’s a hopeless cause, and it seems arbitrary to only … Continue reading
Work/Life Balance at a Startup — Just a Pipedream?
This post has been a long time coming, and it’s something that’s been on my mind for quite awhile now. I don’t have all the answers, or really any answers. I don’t even know if there are right answers for … Continue reading
Does Working at a Startup Ever Get Hectic?
I woke up at 6:45am today (much to the confusion of our cat Zorro and dog Kepler) to spend the day at the UC Berkeley EECS Startup Fair. Met a lot of interesting students (wow there are a lot of … Continue reading
My Experiences as a CS Student
I didn’t decide to major in Computer Science until the end of my sophomore year in college. It was one of those decisions that was so blatantly obvious, it makes you wonder why you never thought of it in the … Continue reading
Looking for Book Recommendations!
Since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved to read. I have fond memories of going to the library every week and bringing back 10-20 books. I still love reading, though since I joined a startup, I’ve had to … Continue reading
The Benefits of Being a Female Software Engineer
There aren’t a lot of female software engineers out there, but being one is not all that bad! I love being a software engineer, for many reasons that are not gender-specific: the excitement of new releases that impact real users, … Continue reading
My First Three Days with a Data Plan
I finally got a data plan. Just over two years ago, when I received my first Android phone (G1) at Google, not having a data plan was fairly typical. Sure, some people had iPhones, but a lot were also upgrading … Continue reading
99 Days at a Startup
Tomorrow will be my 100th day working at Pulse, so I thought it would be a good time to reflect on my past 99 days working at a startup. Last year, I read Tim Ferriss’s Four-Hour Work Week and thought to … Continue reading
Why I Play Minecraft (from a former non-gamer)
A few weeks ago, I wouldn’t have considered myself a gamer by any means. I don’t really see the point of first-person shooters, but maybe that’s because for the first few times I played Halo I would either get stuck … Continue reading