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Amma's Shrimp Curry
By measuring out the oil and coconut milk ahead of time, it's possible to make a high protein, lower calorie version of Amma's Shrimp Curry. This is a common strategy I employ with fats to control for total calories. Per serving (makes 4 servings): 35g protein/10g fat/0g carbs
High Protein Alfredo Sauce
A sauce so creamy, smooth, and cheesy it’ll piss off Italians. And satisfy Americans. Per serving (makes 5 servings): 19g protein/8g fat/19g carbs OR 150 calories I like to serve it with pasta and chicken. I’ll show you how to cook the chicken in a later
Ask For a Raise
With inflation skyrocketing, getting a raise could mean the difference between keeping a roof over your head and being homeless. So I start every 1-on-1 with this question: “When’s my next raise?” I wasn’t always like this. For the first 5 years of my career, I wasn’t
How To Give Your All
After quitting my job to start my own company, I became paralyzed with fear. I would lie in my bed worried about whether I’d ever be able to find another job. I was watching my savings dwindle. One day my co-founder, Sahil, asked if I wanted to go on
Colloquial-Written Tamil
People want to connect with each other. The easiest way is to speak the language, the way people do, colloquially. I want to minimize the time it takes to accomplish that in Tamil. When I first started learning Tamil, I concentrated on the formal flavor. I didn’t realize the
How I Learned Tamil In My 30s (And How You Can Do It Too)
I learned a hyper-specific regional dialect of Tamil from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka (SL) while never having left New York City. In fact, I’ve never even been to SL. I used to think this was impossible, until I did it myself. My Why When I was 23,
How to Migrate From Ghost to Substack (Pt 1)
Last week, I migrated the TTT newsletter from Ghost to Substack for 2 reasons 1. Better email deliverability 2. Network effects to grow the community Since switching, I've grown subscribers over 10%. It's not just me, see this thread from Louie Bacaj... In a prior role, systems my team and
How to Add Value: Reduce Urgent Crises
In 2015, I quit my job to start a company with some buddies of mine. I did 14 hour days. I built real-time data pipelines with Kafka. I’m still impressed with what we built. But after 9 months, we ran out of money. I was so tired. I couldn’
How To Ask For A Raise
I got a 48% raise this year. I didn’t threaten to quit. I didn’t get competing offers. Even with inflation at 17%. I thought you had to do both, but luckily I saw this LinkedIn post from Louie Bacaj in Feb 2022 - during Performance Reviews. Let me
Brag Doc: Why and How?
I started keeping a Brag Doc at work in Aug 2018. I learned about them from Julia Evans on Twitter. The premise is simple. You’re already doing awesome work, therefore, you should get recognized for it. Since I started, I’ve been promoted every year - except for 1.
