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This episode I’m recording is the first episode of a mini-series I’ll be doing. It is about my journey heading towards starting a PhD. When I first started working on my application, people around me started finding out too. I think humans are just wired to want to comment on things, be it positive or negative. As expected, I received both positive and negative feedback on what they thought I should be doing instead of pursuing a PhD.

I’ve been wanting to do this podcast for a year now and even planned ideas out. But unexpected things happened like the hospitalisation and this pandemic. Since I’m stuck at home and have a mic and a voice, why not prove all my doubts wrong? It’s scary for me to put myself out here. I can be hard on myself too so this is a real personal challenge but one I’ll take. I think the intention I have for my podcast and website far outweighs the fears I have. I’ve been asked to talk about different areas in life and I’ve managed to consolidate them into a few mini-series. Let me just say, I’m extremely humbled that another human being would be interested in my experiences and this has made me reflect on how much progress I’ve made in life and how I don’t give myself enough credit. So instead of bringing my own self down, I decided to listen to my dear friends instead and believe in my own capabilities for once. I’m diving head first into this whole experience and I hope you’ll join me along for the ride.