Amit Cohen

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Behind AWS S3’s Massive Scale

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“Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence.”

-Alan Watts

"If the going is easy, maybe you are going downhill" — Max Frisch

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52-Brilliant-Questions

A compilation of thought-provoking questions designed to encourage self-reflection, personal growth, and meaningful conversations, curated by Michael Bungay Stanier and contributions from various well-known individuals.

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One-Minute Time Machine - The Short Film that (probably) helped Rick & Morty win an Emmy

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When I was at Google, my very first promotion from Eng 1 to Eng 2 got rejected after 2 years in the role. The feedback from the promo committee was “work on more impactful projects”. I was disappointed, but I also learned that “I’ll just do what I’m told and I’ll get promoted” is simply not true. I needed to rethink my approach.

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Early Career Advice

Impact is so much more important than doing your job right. Based on a LinkedIn post by Irina Stanescu

“I realized that I could lose myself in a character. I could live in a character. It was a choice. And when I finished with that, I took a month to remember who I was. ‘What do I believe? What are my politics? What do I like and dislike?’ It took me a while, and I was depressed going back into my concerns and my politics. But there was a shift that

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