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About Me — Noran Azmy

Awesome to meet you.

2 min readFeb 22, 2022

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About Me — Noran Azmy

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I’m a Matt Haig apologist

It’s true. Matt Haig is banal.

4 min readJul 31, 2023

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I’m a Matt Haig apologist

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What I Wish More People Understood About Privilege

1. Having privilege doesn’t mean you’re not a hard worker, or that you don’t deserve to be where you are. It simply means we live in a…

4 min readMar 14, 2022

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What I Wish More People Understood About Privilege

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So What Exactly Is Ramadan?

1. What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the 9th month of the hijri calendar — a lunar calendar observed by Muslims all over the world. It’s the…

3 min readMar 11, 2022

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So What Exactly Is Ramadan?

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Grappling With Identity: Why I Consider Myself a 1.25-Generation Immigrant

Right out of college, I left my parents’ home in Cairo, Egypt, and moved to Europe, marking the start of my independent life as an adult. I…

4 min readMar 7, 2022

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Grappling With Identity: Why I Consider Myself a 1.25-Generation Immigrant

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My Favorite Goal-Setting Exercise

Getting your life together in 15 minutes

3 min readMar 4, 2022

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My Favorite Goal-Setting Exercise

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6 Ways for Software Engineers to Show Impact Outside of Their Teams

Tech companies typically expect senior engineers to show initiative and impact beyond their smaller teams, and in areas outside of coding…

3 min readFeb 28, 2022

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6 Ways for Software Engineers to Show Impact Outside of Their Teams

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7 Reasons You Should Start Crochet, Even If You Don’t Like Crafts or DIY

I took up crochet almost a decade ago when I was in grad school. The lack of time structure in academia meant that I found myself spending…

4 min readFeb 22, 2022

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7 Reasons You Should Start Crochet, Even If You Don’t Like Crafts or DIY

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What I Learned Living With Graves Disease

In August 2018, my regular health checkup showed a spike in my thyroid activity for the first time.

10 min readFeb 20, 2022

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What I Learned Living With Graves Disease

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How Not to Be Perfect

14 lessons in being bad at things

5 min readFeb 19, 2022

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How Not to Be Perfect

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Noran Azmy

Noran Azmy

A software engineer who enjoys writing on a variety of topics, including personal development, productivity, learning, books, politics, and social issues.

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