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Adventures of a 3rd Culture Kid. Creator & host of 'A Life Less Ordinary' on Apple Podcasts. Instagram: @udhara

Melbourne, Victoria
Joined February 2009
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Here is a prompt you can use to see if GPT-4 can generate fundamentally new explanations, and perhaps new knowledge. Please post anything you discover that may be genuinely novel. —- What’s an example of a phenomenon where humanity as a whole lacks a good explanation for, but, taking into account the full set of human generated knowledge, an explanation is actually possible to generate? Please write the explanation. It must not be a hypothesis that has been previously proposed. A good explanation will be hard to vary.
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Too often we reward people who solve problems while ignoring those who prevent them in the first place. Instead of glorifying those who run around putting out fires, we need to create an organizational culture that empowers everyone to act responsibly at the first sign of smoke.
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"I don't have talent, so I just get up earlier." – Henry Rollins
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Loving being back in Kuala Lumpur’s messy deliciousness. – at Kuala Lumpur City, Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory
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Spending 15 minutes with Shane Parrish's (@shaneparrish) 2022 Personal Annual Report will be the best thing you do today. He offers 7 simple questions to help you evaluate last year and put this year on a path toward productivity and meaning. Link: fsmisc.s3.ca-central-1.amazo…
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Never-gets-old kinda view. En route from SYD to MEL earlier this week on one of VA’s 737-800s. @ New South Wales instagram.com/p/ClKs7PkviDf/… – at Five Ways, New South Wales
When I attempt to reply to one last work email for the day but give up mid-sentence.
Moderna-chic dreamboat @powerpuffpete. Mere hours after our 4th jab. Wearing those side effects like a star 🤩 @ Bad Frankie instagram.com/p/CkDLi6LvLig/… – at Melbourne, Victoria
Busy-week-but-deeply-content-and-deeply-caffeinated face. 📸 courtesy @powerpuffpete @ Captains of Industry - Gentlemans Outfitter and Cafe instagram.com/p/CkAHNWQv2-a/… – at Melbourne, Victoria
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$15M for Depp. $150 billion of lost productivity globally.
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Stunning. 🇱🇰
Despite the chaos going back at home, Sri Lanka won the best national costume award at Mister Global. Designed by Abhishek Pramuditha. I love it so, so much.
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Unless you are being emotionally rewarded for something, you'll eventually stop doing it, no matter how much willpower you have. To stick to a new positive behavior, you must find a way to make it fun, exciting or emotionally valuable in another way.
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His memoir ‘Measure of a Man’ looks at how challenging it was to become this epitome, pushing against limits that would crush most spirits. RIP Sidney Poitier 🤍
Through his groundbreaking roles and singular talent, Sidney Poitier epitomized dignity and grace, revealing the power of movies to bring us closer together. He also opened doors for a generation of actors. Michelle and I send our love to his family and legion of fans.
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Creativity needs high risk appetite.
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Love this.
A brilliant way to show your children the importance of physics and engineering
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People don't actually read. Here's my mini-essay.
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Had a chat with my supremely talented friend @fernchua, award-winning founder of @fernthenewbatik, a sustainable and high-end fashion label rediscovering the elegance of the ancient Asian fabric art form, Batik. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Instead of clickbait with guns in front of Christmas trees, we decided to actually tell you what we accomplished for the community and country this year. 😌 Here’s our 21 wins for 2021 🎆
Few things as great as having an afternoon alone to create - with no expectations, audience or constraints other than the tools at your disposal.