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Mika Aldaba
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5 days ago

Hvordan jeg fik mit første job

At finde sit første job i Danmark som udlænding er ligesom at lede efter en nål i en høstak — men det er heldigvis ikke umuligt. Jeg var overbevist om, at jeg ville få et jobtilbud fra det firma, hvor jeg havde arbejdet som studerende. …

Denmark

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Hvordan jeg fik mit første job
Hvordan jeg fik mit første job
Denmark

8 min read


May 16

Facing the Dark Side of Imposter Syndrome

On the second session for the Female Leadership Academy, we had the bombastic The Dude from The Big Lebowski Claus Raasted going slide free with us at KPMG. Sometimes the best presentations are the ones that don’t happen on Powerpoint. Among the many tools discussed involved power posing, curiosity as…

Imposter Syndrome

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Facing the Dark Side of Imposter Syndrome
Facing the Dark Side of Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome

4 min read


May 2

Maximize your potential: play to your strengths

Alongside 30 top young professionals in Denmark, I was selected to join the Female Leadership Academy. In this programme, we will attend 6 workshops hosted by 6 companies in Copenhagen. I will write about what we did and everything I learned through our activities. In our first session, we had…

Leadership

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Maximize your potential: play to your strengths
Maximize your potential: play to your strengths
Leadership

4 min read


Apr 18

What I Learned from Coffee Meetings

Based on how many times I’ve been to the Coffee Collective branches in Copenhagen, I should be getting some kind of membership award. It is my go-to place in the center because of the cozy atmosphere and perfect coffee flavours. It is a cafe where I run into friends often…

Networking

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What I Learned from Coffee Meetings
What I Learned from Coffee Meetings
Networking

4 min read


Mar 29

How much of my workday as a consultant can Chat GPT automate?

Everyone and their mum is using Chat GPT these days. Literally. My own mum is using Chat GPT to help her on her work with innovation policy and research. My own typical workday as a consultant in a data and analytics team is rife for AI augmentation. However, when most…

ChatGPT

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How much of my workday as a consultant can Chat GPT automate?
How much of my workday as a consultant can Chat GPT automate?
ChatGPT

3 min read


Mar 20

AI won’t replace artists

Last January, I went to Oslo and visited the Munch museum. I was deeply touched by the experience and thought it was profound. Visiting exhibits is almost like my religion. …

AI

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AI won’t replace artists
AI won’t replace artists
AI

3 min read


Mar 6

An Ode to Winterbathing, the hobby that saved my life

When I first moved to Denmark, it was smack dab in the middle of winter. I still remember the kind of cold that seeps inside your bones during that first cold wave. Does every winter get easier? Not really. Doing hygge activities certainly helped. …

Winterbathing

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An Ode to Winterbathing, the hobby that saved my life
An Ode to Winterbathing, the hobby that saved my life
Winterbathing

3 min read


Feb 26

How I Lost Money from Confusing UX

Every now and then, as a UX designer, I will have a bad online experience that pushes me to write, reflect, be vulnerable and learn from it. Here was one such incident with my current bank. I had just been to the Philippines for a month last December and spent…

UX

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How I Lost Money from Confusing UX
How I Lost Money from Confusing UX
UX

3 min read


Feb 13

5 Observations on Danish Design

Living in Denmark is like living in a design museum and getting a free education on it. After 5 years in Copenhagen, sometimes I want to use a time machine and see the city all over again with fresh eyes. I sincerely thought that it was beautiful everywhere I looked…

Danish Design

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5 Observations on Danish Design
5 Observations on Danish Design
Danish Design

5 min read


Feb 2

5 ting efter 5 år

Hold kæft, hvor tiden flyver. Nu fejrer jeg mit femårs jubilæum i Danmark. Det er den længste tid jeg har boet i et land andet end Filippinerne hvor jeg blev født. Selvom jeg har haft nogle af mine dårligste oplevelser af mit liv her, har jeg ligeledes haft de bedste…

7 min read

5 ting efter 5 år
5 ting efter 5 år

7 min read

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Mika Aldaba

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