Lisa JY Tan

A Cool Nerd

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Latest Posts

Of Discomfort

The theme of 2021 is discomfort. As I sit here looking at my pictures, reading my reflections of 2021 and looking back at my first post on 2021, my heart…

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Post it Stack

One of my favourite basic things in the world is post it notes. It is just so versatile and user-friendly. I learnt this recently and have been using it frequently…

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Cry

I realised I don’t talk about the hard times enough. I talk about the lessons I learnt after the hard times. But the hard time itself is worth penning down.…

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Of Goo

I love caterpillar because of its strength. Talked about it here and here. In short, caterpillar doesn’t know it is going to become a butterfly. It just goes into a…

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Pruning and Growing

There are pruning seasons in life and there are growing seasons. When I look back on my life, I can tell the greatest growth comes right after you get cut…

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Logos

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic. — Frank Herbert. I…

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Current mood (Dec ’21): When beauty just IS.

Note to self

Dear Lisa, you’ll be fine. Just fine. You’re on the right path. Just make sure you don’t deviate too much or get distracted by the next shiny thing. Focus on the things that matter, and keep building building and building. It may be scary out there, but you have the world’s biggest cheerleaders and supporters behind you. You’ll be fine. Just fine.