10 Weeks

Some reflections on curating personal life, happiness, and software development.

10 Weeks 10 Weeks Some reflections on curating personal life, happiness, and software development. Eric Zhang • March 10, 2022 So far this year, I’ve lived in London for 4 weeks and New York for 6 weeks. Here’s what I’ve learned so far from existing as an individual. Time really makes a bigger impression when you’re in new and uncomfortable situations. For example, the things that I remember from my first semester of college are: writing music at the first-year arts program, being scared of talking to upperclassmen in my compilers class, having a crazy 6 weekends in a row of inter-state travel

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