28 learnings from my life

As I reflect on my life on my favorite day — my birthday eve, I am reminded of some exciting lessons I have gathered in my life.

Urvashi Saxena
4 min readAug 15, 2023
Photo by Link Hoang on Unsplash
  1. Be kind. Smile. And take criticism with a dash of happiness.
  2. Identify your comfort food and learn how to make it. For me, it’s biryani & chai!
  3. Don’t underestimate the power of a good book and a cup of tea.
  4. Keep your friends and family close!! They are who you can lean on.
  5. Some evenings can be comfort takeout and a rerun of your favorite sitcom.
  6. Find tasks that fulfill three purposes — one which can be monetized for sustenance; one which is a hobby for yourself; one which is a passion preferably serves a purpose. For some people, one task could fulfill all three goals, for some people, it’s three or more. For me — it’s Engineering; Cooking/Reading; Hosting & Awareness of Tech!
  7. Make playlists for different eras of your life and different season! It’s so fun to revisit them after years!!
  8. Take a lot of pictures — moments that are worth capturing, and moments that aren’t camera perfect. It’s such a cool idea to take a stroll through the memory lane with pictures!
  9. Find your place in nature! I…

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Urvashi Saxena

Product Leader. Software Engineer. UI/UX Designer. Virginia Lover! Food & Chai Enthusiast. 👩‍💻☕️ Support my writing with https://ko-fi.com/urvashisaxena ☕️