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This is an 'optional' essay. SO I guess is an appendage to other more trad stuff like resume and regular recommendations. Making that assumption there should be links from this to the specific projects that you worked on.

My initial impression was to agree with the parent - much more specific. What context did these people say these things about you? I would de-emphasize the personal stuff a bit and foreground the professional.

So when Jesse who you know from 'quid' says X, it has context.

The overall layout is very linear and there are no crosslinks. All a bit overwhelming.

Having someone mouse over a series of photos to get unconnected comments is not a good way to show mastery over data.

At this point - I think the result of your hard work in this case is a liability. All these blurbs and datapoints do not tell a story (and there really are not that many of them).

Give it better structure - connect back to some reference point (resume, etc) and it could work well.

best of luck