Personal essays by Quraish Rahmatulloh.

Thoughts on work,
learning, and building
a better life.

Lessons, stories, and reflections from work, self-development, and life.

Latest Essays

A reflection on Indonesia’s recurring absurdities, fragile institutions, and the exhausting distance between its potential and reality.

Poverty isn't just about being lazy or not hustling hard enough. A lot of the reasons we're struggling are invisible.

Happy is not a destination. It is a state of being you get to choose, again and again, in the middle of an ordinary day.

The better you become at your job, the more work you receive—as if competence were something that needed to be punished.

A reflection on why social media feels like connection, but so often functions like a performance.

When our representatives forget the represented.

Yeah just find me.

It's always been you.

Somewhere between growth and the need to be seen

A letter to myself: have I failed

Not all work stress ends when the working hours are over.

Lucky isn't always random. Sometimes it's the result of surviving days you never talked about.

A quiet guide to self-respect, presence, and becoming better.