How does one navigate and organize information?This is the problem I’ve been tackling within my current role as a VUI designer in the Alexa Info UX org. From a product design perspective, this is something that cuts across a lot of different products and domains, but I do want to take a step back and […]

I decided to share some of my poetry at a South Asian Open Mic Night. Although I signed up with some form of raw adrenaline, I was literally shaking when I read my two pieces out loud. I haven’t been that vulnerable in front of an audience in a long time. The performances I’ve done […]

I originally wrote this as a Toastmasters speech but thought I’d share as it has a lot of thoughts around performance, comedy, and learning. I work on Alexa, a virtual assistant that help users to carry out tasks in their day. I work as a voice UX designer, which means I actually write the words […]

This was a year of healing. From moving homes to moving jobs, it was about acknowledgement that I wasn’t in a good place and pulling myself out of it. This year was about establishing boundaries and routines so that I could move forward rather than continually floundering like a fish out of water. When thinking […]

When you start a new job, everyone gives you bits of advice to take your co-workers out for coffee, or study up before your first day. What they don’t tell you is how to navigate the first couple days, weeks, and months if you’re coming out of a toxic environment. I call this “Professional PTSD”. […]