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Just entered, wish me luck 🤞

What would you do if you had all the money and time in the world? Stop hiding, we can see you - a short essay exploring this question. open.substack.com/pub/allygilber…

@brian_bilston The ultimate branch manager

@Joseph_Fasano_ It’ll become a nice juicy scar to show off to your friends

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A fellow author noted that English sounds like hissing. Naturally, I wrote a haiku, with a sneaky Rick and Morty reference 🐍 Sub to allygilbert.substack.com for more ✍️

@ryrobyrne Thoughts from academic/startup exp: Labs are slow to produce research. Studios sound like a fair alternative, benefitting career prospects. But. Grants are competitive, under-funded and slow. And the university umbrella can limit raising outside investment. Maybe crowdfund?

🧵 Of course this is just an idea, and getting from here to there would be difficult. But I truly believe software thrives in small, autonomous teams, and this matches the size and flexibility of research labs. I would love to hear any thoughts, questions or feedback!

"Sounds great for well-funded labs, but it would widen the gap between rich and less-rich." Actually, university RSE teams would widen the gap, only wealthy institutions could afford them. Studios can collaborate across institutions, democratising access to high-quality tools.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're gonna be shit at whatever you start, so stop delaying the inevitable. Start now.

My mind takes me far but my heart dreams of return. South Africa will always have my heart, while my mind travels back to London.

“What do you say to the haters?” Maria Sakkari: “It’s not very ladylike, but I say fuck them. I don’t give a fuck.” Mood 👏

Inevitably, when the rain calls, the spiders answer.

So often, women feel ignored and undervalued, especially in the workplace. So, I'm sharing a poem and a story to build the confidence of women in our work culture. allygilbert.substack.com/p/on-thriving-… Share with anyone you feel would benefit from a little boost 🥰

Being a woman isn't a sentence to be served. It isn't obedience, sweetness, passivity, or waiting your turn. To me, “woman” means beauty, confidence, empathy, power and agency. Being a woman means having the capacity to achieve greatness, love deeply, and create immeasurably.

@louisanicola_ And a sleep deprived epidemic

What if we don't have an Alzheimers Disease epidemic? What if we have an under-exercised epidemic?

The only way to get your confidence back is to win.

For more stories, ideas and thoughts inspired by bizarre life experiences and shaped by psychology and neuroscience, subscribe to my newsletter, Mindfork 🧠👇 allygilbert.substack.com/about You keep Mindfork's wheels spinning and my pen dancing <3

"Surrendering to joy doesn't mean I'm abandoning you." Read how grief shapes our identity: open.substack.com/pub/allygilber… Inspired by the work of Hua Hsu's memoir which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2023 👁️

Read the full post here - allygilbert.substack.com/p/on-layoffs-a…

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Driving in Cape Town is an extreme sport