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Yasin Ghasemi

I've studied mining engineering, have taught English for 10 years, and have finally decided to become a researcher. Join me on my research adventures or boring daily stuff.

Shocks come in all sizes and shapes. But it is an art to remain stoic and respond wisely.
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Being Dismissed: The Start of a New Chapter in My Life

by Yasin Ghasemi

I have much to talk about today!

Yesterday started all well: a cold but lovely autumn working day. I arrived first at work. I immediately came here to write my journal. Made a short to-do list for the 5-hour workday. Had some breakfast. And started working. 

At around 9 am, the CEO furiously replied to one of my text messages in a group chat and belittled all of us. I was shocked and angry. How does a person – CEO of a company here -almost unaware of a matter, think they have the right to shout out at others? He wrote his messages in the group chat, but I was reading the messages with his shouting voice.

I sent a text message to our marketing director. I told her we needed to talk. She didn’t reply. I left her a message saying the CEO needed to know he was wrong and didn’t have to shout at us. It finished work and left the company. She called, and we talked about it for a bit. She was upset, too.

Later, the Chairman of the Board called. He started talking about SEO optimization. I was like, dude, I’m not the owner of this shit at work; you’ve reached the wrong person. Then suddenly, he said I was fired and wasn’t performing well at work. I was fucking fired over a phone call! I admit I was shocked a bit. I didn’t see that coming. At least, I thought if I ever got fired, I’d get a warning before it, not that I was fired like I’d committed a violent crime. I felt like Sam Altman. It gave me some stupid confidence.

I remained stoic. I wanted to quit for a long time. A few weeks after getting hired, I witnessed things that made me rethink my employment. But I had to stay there because of my military service. I had plans to leave the company after serving in the military. So, it is almost a month before I go to serve in the military, and I have become jobless.

I didn’t do much. I just came home, relaxed, and shared this news with my parents and close friends. This was just on time. I needed one month to handle some personal matters. And this time was given to me on a silver platter. I was happy. It is time to rest and recover. It is time to publish an academic paper. It’s time to morph BluLexi into something serious. It’s time to focus on me more than ever. Let’s aim for the best and shoot for the moon.

Let’s see what happens tomorrow. 

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Coding, tea, and friendly get-togethers
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Workday Adventures: Coding, Tea, and Friendly Get-togethers

by Yasin Ghasemi

Good morning, beautiful people.
Yesterday’s bitter cold made for a slow start, taking me a good two hours into late morning to feel warm. I spent most of my morning writing yesterday’s blog post and experimenting with DALL-E 3.

The good news is that the coding issue has been resolved, and the bug is fixed. Before resuming my coding work, I remembered solving a similar problem four months ago. After checking my old files, I found a beautifully written Python script that worked well but didn’t interact with other files.

With some help from GPT and a substantial prompt, I identified the issue—just three lines of useless code ruining a DataFrame. A warm cup of tea and a chunky prompt later, I had a beautiful Python script. Testing it will have to wait until today since I was in a rush; let’s hope I finish the project today.

The atmosphere was surprisingly good at work, partly because senior directors were absent. They were either working remotely or elsewhere, sparing us from sudden delegations of unpleasant tasks. I relished the focus.

The day’s highlight was meeting a friend after work, our first get-together in nearly a month. We delved into various topics, from my trip to Istanbul to her struggles as a young woman in the Iranian community and the influence of society on life choices. It was enlightening.

I realized that societal pressure often drives major life decisions. People find partners or immigrate to fit in rather than out of genuine desire. It’s frustrating. I, too, am searching for a new romantic partner and contemplating immigration, but many around me do these things to maintain appearances, not fulfill true needs.

Enough of the philosophical musings; let’s dive into work. Today promises to be a beautiful day.
Hasta la vista, amigos!

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An utterly cold morning run, while thinking about coding and stuff!
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Life Revived: Resuming My 4-Month Coding Project

by Yasin Ghasemi

Hi 🥱

As a person who has lived all of his Life in warmer climates, I should say that it was utterly cold this morning – though it was only 2°C! It hit me quite hard. I was wearing proper winter clothing, yet almost all of my morning energy was drained. That really sucks. It’s 9 am, and I feel like it’s 6 pm.

However, I enjoyed the company of one of my running mates, Mr. Rahimi, who accompanied me for the 14 km, even though one of his toes was a bit achy. I forgot to mention that the weather was spotless and beautiful, adding a touch of beauty to my Life. The sky was blue. Snow-capped mountains of far away could be clearly seen, making me appreciate the wonders of Life. I loved it overall, but I still feel cold 🥶

Aside from that, I’m happy to report that I started working on my coding project yesterday after 4 months! The onboarding process, knowing where I’d left off, took a while. But I started it nonetheless, breathing new Life into my project. GPT4 is really helpful. I love using it to simplify my Life. There’s a process step, though, that’s a bit buggy. I couldn’t solve the issue with the code yesterday, but I won’t let it disrupt my Life. I should do it today. I hope it doesn’t take long and can be solved fairly quickly to save me time in Life.

I need to work on the text for the paper, too. When I think of it, I see myself far behind the schedule, which stresses me out in Life. But there’s no way I can do it better. The push has come to shove! Gotta spend my entire time and energy on it before it’s too late in Life.

There’s also another thing that’s kept my mind busy for the past few months. I have started working on a joint project with my cousin Pouya. We’re harnessing the power of GPT to help learners of English learn better and faster, improving their Life skills. The first feature of the app we’re building together is up and running, which is a big milestone in our project and Life. I’m so excited. I believe we can do much more together to enhance people’s Lives.

Another feature will be released in a few days or so. We haven’t built a solid business model around it yet, but we’re optimistic about its potential in changing Lives. We’ll figure that out as we go by. For now, it’s free to use for the public, making it accessible to anyone seeking to improve their Life. It’s not indexed on Google, though. That should be done soon to reach a wider audience and impact more Lives.

About work, I don’t have any exciting new updates. I did some boring tasks yesterday, like translating brochures and some texts. I’m trying to manage my weekly workload in a way that doesn’t drain my energy much, preserving my energy for Life. And I don’t have many English tutoring sessions these days. I left early yesterday. That helped me sleep sooner and better, contributing to a healthier Life. I think I should work less. But since I need money, I should think about the ways I can earn money to support my Life. That’s serious. Because if I keep working like this, I’ll be dead before long, and that’s not how I want my Life to end!

Can’t wait for tomorrow to bring new opportunities and experiences to my Life!
See ya 👋🏼

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Struggling with code, work conflicts, and low mood. Today's goal: finish code and academic paper. Routine tasks at work too.
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Mood Swings and Mastering Code

by Yasin Ghasemi

Hello hello hello

Unfortunately, I’m here to report that I couldn’t review my code yesterday and optimize it for one last time. It’s shameful. I have to finish it by the end of today; otherwise, I’ll go mad. So, that’s the main objective for today. But before I delve into today’s goals, let’s discuss yesterday.

Yesterday started with an enormous amount of enthusiasm and excitement. I wrote the blog post, and then suddenly, an overload of work hit me in the face! One of my superiors started a quarrel over a fundamentally unimportant task, which ruined my mood, and I was furious. I wanted only to get the task done and deliver it to her, and be done with it.

I did that and even completed another task that was a bit less boring. I designed a business plan for the company from scratch, utilizing GPT4 to finish the job in about 4 hours. GPT is really useful, and I love it. However, my mood was ruined, and my energy was drained, leading me to leave early. It took 3/15 hours to arrive home, though! That’s basically how yesterday went on. Time flies, and that workload flew by pretty fast.

Today, the most important task is doing the academic paper thingy. I really hate it when a task is half done like this; when it is almost over, and I give up doing it or distract myself to procrastinate and leave it be. I MUST finish it off. I’m sure I can do it, and it won’t take a great deal of time. I just have to do some copy-paste. Don’t be afraid of it, Yasin. You’ve got this boy.

I also have some routine tasks I have to follow up at work. I have to make some unnecessary changes to the business plan I talked about earlier. I also should review current company marketing material, like brochures, and see how we could improve them.

So, that’s it for today. I just hope tomorrow I’ll come here happily sharing the news of finishing the coding project ✌🏼

Until then 🎩

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Chronicles of a New Journaler

by Yasin Ghasemi

Hi everyone 👋🏼

This is my very first journaling experience. I’ve planned to come here and write about my routines on a daily basis. I’m curious to know how long I can hold it and to see if I can make it a habit. So, the plan is to write about the previous day and lay the plan for the day ahead.

Let’s talk about today. Today, I’m very excited as I’m writing my first journal. I’m working on a project and it has turned out to be fruitful, bringing deep satisfaction. The morning run was joyful, a short yet intensive session. I should mention that I misunderstood the workout plan, running less than intended! But I still enjoyed it.

The focus of running workouts from now on is trying my best to do negative splits. What it is, I’ll explain another time. That intensive workout, though brief, made me slightly sleepy. So, I’m calling all pop icons to come to my rescue! Short music sessions help me get energetic; I’m unsure if it’s true for everyone.

About the day ahead of me, I have so much on my plate; both in my personal life and my job. Job-related, there are some shitty tasks that I need to handle. I don’t wanna nag about them right now and right here – I’m trying my best not to. Let’s talk about the personal stuff I should organize today.

I have to start working on the residuals of my thesis paper. After my graduation, I planned to write an academic paper. GPT significantly optimized my code and made it publishing-ready. However, a small part remained incomplete, causing my interest in the project to wane.

It’s time to refocus and complete it today. I believe it won’t be too challenging and can be finished in an hour or two. The urgency has set in, and I must prioritize this task. It’s my top priority, and I’m determined to finish it today 🤞🏼.

So, that’s it for today.
Until tomorrow 🎩

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