highlights:
- skiing the final red with Olivia and listening to RHCP
- stinson beach with Nat, Jesse, OB-4 and Enlli
- ICML party on the balcony with Laura, Tim, Rob, Micah, Jelena & many more
- maid of honour speech at R+A’s wedding
- running from Coldplay to Shangri-La at Glasto with A
- jumping off a moving bus with Yams at BM
- listening to Usmaan’s new beat
- CAIF summer retreat/brunch with fruitflies
- sunset waves on Ipanema Beach with Iq, Audrey and co
- CTRL NeurIPS paper push with Jaixin and Caleb (and not understanding timezones)
lowlights:
- getting too blazed with Wei Ann
- having an allergic reaction to antibiotics / being ill in Berkeley for 2 weeks
- rejected for the 5th time by GDM
- bombing my OAI interview
- arguments with Usmaan
- starting at Anthropic / whilst finishing PhD / whilst moving to the US
things i’ve improved on:
- listening to my body
- academic writing
- journaling for myself and distilling my thoughts
things i still need to learn:
- take holidays and breaks between projects
- be confident in my ability
- focus in highly stimulating places (such as ant)
- to not be consumed by my work
notes:
I’ve also written some memorable personal blogs this year. I’m going to just put the titles as they feel a bit too intimate to share:
- To Whom I Will Become
- The Path Less Travelled, Again
- An Ode to London
- Rain in Berkeley
Shot by Audrey