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Countercurrent

Notes on the technical, the human, and changing things

countercurrent /koun′tər-kûr″ənt, -kŭr″-/ · noun · A current that flows against the prevailing one.

by Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir

Recent Notes

How to choose where to focus your career path

July 26, 2026 · 11 min read

Before I started university, I was overly focused on the label on my degree, the degree program I would choose, not the career it would enable. This was a common trap, one that most students tend to …

Skills for a countercurrent engineering career

July 19, 2026 · 5 min read

I am an MIT reject, but it was likely one of the best things that ever happened to me. Instead, I was accepted into the engineering program at CMU,1 where you were admitted into two different degree …

Why I chose a countercurrent career

July 18, 2026 · 5 min read

My career started off in a relatively orthodox way. Coming from a family with modest means, I did not want to take risks early in my career. When I started my undergraduate degree at CMU1 I made sure …