The Nerdy Notes

After ghosting my blog page for a solid month (classic me), I’m back—like that one colleague of yours who always promises to leave by 6 PM but mysteriously stays till midnight.  Welcome to the workplace, where your college degrees mean as much as a Hogwarts letter in the Muggle world—cute, but not exactly useful. Here, the real education begins, and no one hands out syllabi. If you’ve ever binge-watched "The Office," "Suits," or "Mad Men," congratulations, you have completed Corporate 101.  But let’s break it down further—so you don’t end up as the intern who thinks ‘circle back’ is a yoga pose. 1. Game of Desks: The Unwritten Hierarchy Remember "Game of Thrones"? The corporate world is kind of like that, except instead of swords, people wield emails CC’d to managers.  The juniors are the Jon Snows—clueless, honorable, and repeatedly told, “You know nothing.” The managers are definitely Daenerys—riding in on some visionary idea, making speeches a...

It’s Friday evening today.  The end of the week, and the end of the month. That weird in-between moment where you’re feeling both accomplished and low-key panicked. Payday just hit (or is about to), and for a split second, you feel rich.  But then—boom—rent, EMIs that one "treat yourself" moment, and suddenly, you're questioning every life decision. Money is weird. Sometimes it feels like it disappears overnight, other times it stacks up just enough to let you breathe.  And let’s be real—most of us weren’t exactly given a crash course on "How Not to Go Broke 101."  But understanding how your brain sees money? That’s the game-changer.  1. Your Money Mindset = Your Money Reality Ever heard of “scarcity mindset” vs. “abundance mindset”? It’s real.  If you’re always thinking, “I’m broke, I’ll never have enough,” your brain literally wires itself to believe it.  You hesitate to invest, to take opportunities, to think long-term. On the flip side, an abundan...

The debate between freelancing and corporate jobs is as old as the gig economy itself.  With remote work booming, Gen Z and millennials are constantly weighing their options—do you want the flexibility of being your own boss, or the stability of a structured corporate career?  If you’re stuck at this crossroads, let’s break it down. 1. Stability vs. Freedom Corporate Jobs: Offer a steady paycheck, benefits, and job security. Have a fixed work schedule, ensuring a structured routine. Provide career progression with promotions and raises. Freelancing: Gives you the freedom to choose projects and clients. No fixed income—your earnings depend on your workload and rates. Allows flexibility in work hours and location. 👉 Ask yourself: Do you thrive in structure and stability, or do you prefer flexibility and control over your schedule? 2. Work-Life Balance: A Myth or Reality? Corporate Jobs: Fixed hours but often come with overtime, tight deadlines, and office politics. Paid time o...

Most of us didn’t grow up dreaming about writing reports, answering emails, or sitting through endless Zoom calls. Yet, here we are—trapped in the 9-5 cycle, living for weekends and wondering if this is really what adulthood is all about.  Whether you’re a few years into the grind or just stepping into the workforce, you’ve probably had this thought at some point:  "Is this really it?" Maybe your job started off exciting, but now feels like a never-ending loop of the same tasks. Or maybe you took the job for the paycheck, but the work itself?  Either way, feeling unmotivated at work is painfully common- especially when you don’t see the point in what you’re doing.  But that doesn’t mean you have to let boredom drain your motivation. So, let's talk about how you can reignite your drive—even in the most uninspiring roles.  1. Find Meaning in the Mundane It’s easy to label your job as “boring,” but have you ever asked  why ?  Sometimes, it’s not the job i...

I know you won’t read this till the end.  That’s the problem, right? You’ll skim a little, get a notification, check your phone, maybe switch to another tab, and boom—15 minutes gone. Trust me, I get it. I’m Gen-Z too, and our attention spans have been absolutely cooked. I’ve tried everything—Pomodoro timers, blocking apps, even putting my phone in another room—but somehow, I find myself 30 minutes deep into a YouTube documentary about why octopuses has 3 hearts.  No idea how I got there!  So, why is it so damn hard to focus? And more importantly, how do we fix it?  Let’s talk science, work culture, and some brutally real solutions.  The Morning Mind Spiral: Welcome to the Chaos Every morning, it’s the same drill. You wake up, maybe half-motivated, maybe already exhausted. The moment you start work, the mental battlefield begins: 💭 “Okay, today I’ll be super productive.” 💭 “Just need to get through emails first.” (20 minutes later—still in emails.) 💭 “Wait, ...

Dedicated to the overworked, the overwhelmed, and the coffee-dependent. Let’s be honest—grind culture has us all in a chokehold. If you’re constantly running on caffeine, surviving back-to-back meetings, and answering emails at 11 PM, you might be this 🤏close to burnout.  And no, “pushing through” won’t fix it. If you’re already in the workforce (or about to enter it), you either know or will soon realize that burnout is real —and it doesn’t care how ambitious, efficient, or caffeine-fueled you are. So, before you avoid turning into a burnt-out, over-caffeinated zombie. Let’s talk  balance.  What is Burnout? (A.K.A. The Work-Life Horror Movie) Burnout isn’t just feeling tired. It’s the "I hate everything, and my soul is evaporating" kind of exhaustion. Symptoms include:  Drinking coffee at 10 PM and still feeling nothing.  Forgetting what day it is because work has become your personality.  Feeling irrationally angry at you fam for asking a simple "Did y...

Hey there, human (I assume?). You know that one co-worker who never takes a lunch break, always volunteers for extra work, and somehow still has time for a side hustle?  Yeah, Artificial Intelligence is that guy. Of course, we're always side-eyeing him… but we also kind of rely on him at times.😏  In 2025, AI isn’t just working overtime; it’s working all the time . With tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, and more flooding the market, AI’s here to simplify our work and save us hours of time.  In fact, the blog you’re reading right now?  Yeah, about 84% of it was written by ChatGPT. The other 16%? That’s me, your friendly neighborhood blogger- sprinkling in some personality, the one who added typos, made some weird punctuations and threw in a dramatic pause or two for that “totally written-by-a-human” feel. But, let’s be real—most of the content you’re scrolling through daily, from blogs to product descriptions, and those amazingly relatable tweets?  AI is doi...