hello there, i'm Nettra (pronounced according to spelling: net + tra = nettra).
i'm a global nomad and digital native currently based in Paris. i was born in California, raised in Phnom Penh and loved my three years in New York City.
i am a recovering political scientist keen on helping diverse stakeholders work together towards sustainable solutions to poverty. learning about the impact of technology, entrepreneurship and creativity on society is what gives me energy.
this tumblr helps me keep track of things which have happened to me, as well as the interesting, funny, inspiring and beautiful links i find this on this internet odyssey (read more).
for something more focused and structured (i.e., without photos of cute animals), you may like to browse my online art portfolio or visit my website. you can also find me on twitter, ask me a question or feed my fish.
Kant Help Me by Nettra Pan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Material posted here is my own, unless otherwise stated.
If you find your content here and would like me to remove or attribute it to you, please let me know and I would be happy to oblige.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Have more than you show, speak less than you know.
William Shakespeare via @ga cc dpp1212
You have to be confident in your potential, and aware of your inexperience. And that’s really tough. There are moments when you’ll have a different point of view because you’re a fresh set of eyes; because you don’t care how it’s been done before; because you’re sharp and creative; because there is another way, a better way. But there will also be moments when you have a different point of view because you’re wrong, because you’re 23 and you should shut up and listen to somebody who’s been around the block.
Life Lessons in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit, speech by @jonlovett
JK Rowling, 2008, Harvard Commencement
One of my favorite speeches. It never gets old.
Some takeaways:
- She fears failure, she fears it even when making this speech
- Ways to maintain perspective and venture anyways:
- We won’t remember
- Failure for some resembles other’s ideas of success - We all experience hardship, heartache, failure — and if we are too cautious, we “fail by default”
- Rock bottom reveals essential dreams and relationships - freeing you to focus on what matters to you
- We must imagine a better world for those outside our world
I don’t use a [ringtone] of any kind on my phone. This is so that I am always on offense and never defense.
Dave Morin
This interview has been mocked around the internet presumably because Morin seems extremely privileged, unaware and like he takes himself too seriously.
There are some insightful things in here though (like turning your ringtone off completely — I do that a lot and it is extremely calming. Plus, I admire those who are bold enough to state their preferences and define life by their own terms. And, I enjoy Path.
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
Martin Luther (via @ga)
The question you should really ask yourself this year is: “Is this project important enough to spend my talent and life on? Does it matter to someone?
@hulthin
Great piece, even if you don’t think you are an entrepreneur: Kasper Hulthin: Not Building Something That Matters - The Accelerators - WSJ
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.
Indian Saying
If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and would achieve nothing.
Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)
Thank you for all you did in inspiring women leaders. You will continue to inspire in the centuries to come.
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
Lao Tzu (via jadoor)
Love is the vice of the wise and the wisdom of fools.
Unknown
I would be content to be in the “wise fool” category.
