Self Improvement

Optimising Love | Mai Le

“Have you ever thought about optimising love?”, she asked, after a few…

Know what I don’t know

Over two years ago, I said farewell to LSE and embarked on the journey of a working adult. Immersing myself in excitement and the partial relief that my formal education was finally over, I looked forward to a life engineered under my total control. “Here comes my complete freedom”, I…

11 cold hard truths about helping others

Some brief thoughts came to my min over the last few months about helping others that I…

One hour at a time

“I don’t have enough time”, said I to the Señor when he asked why I didn’t exercise daily.

“Everyday I work until really late, average out 12–14 hours a day. Subtracting sleep time, I only have about 3 hours for myself every day”. I continued. “There are many things I…

23 things I learnt by 23

The following list is in no particular order:

1. Everyone’s deepest desire is to be loved…

Power is like a lady

Last month, I purchased a Netflix subscription. I then certainly did what everyone else presumably did when they first had their Netflix account: Starting to watch “House of Cards”. In compensations for my late-night hours finishing all 5 seasons in one week, the show and the notion of power…

I am not …. enough

Five years ago, as a high school senior, I was applying to read Economics at universities in the UK. Even with the predicted grade of A*A*A*A A for Further Maths, Maths, Chemistry, Economics and Physics, a senior leadership position in the school Student Union, a 8.5/9 score in IELTS and two…

Want to be stronger? Introspection and Repeating Fears

People don’t grow mature with time. They grow mature with experiences, in particular, with handling experiences. In this article, I’ll share with you a few thoughts on how to be stronger and increase the “depth” of you and your…