Life

Want To Become Successful? Do These 10 Things Immediately.

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” — Benjamin Franklin

The Greatest Thing Money Can Buy

Money can buy a lot of things. But one thing clearly stands above the…

What To Do When You Have a Crush on Your Best Friend

You’ve known each other for, who knows how long. You know what they like to eat, their favorite hang out spots, their favorite sayings… Maybe you have even started noticing how they smell, or you’ve started wanting to be closer to them…

台北最後的鄉下風景，嘗試擁抱新生活的兩河之島：社子島

社子島是島嗎？

從認知裡第一次知道這個地名，來自於2014年台北市長選舉。

How to Stop Yourself from Hating Other People

In this day and age, it may seem nearly impossible to not dislike someone. There…

How to Read and Enjoy More Books in Less Time (and Still Have a Life)

My Year of Saying Yes

I’ve always been a person of “what ifs”. What if the cat gets sick right before we leave on our big trip? What if I get…

The Lost Art of Patience

Is patience an art? I’m not sure. I’m also not sure if it’s lost because that implies having had it in the first…

My Irrational Love for Below Deck

I can’t stop watching Bravo’s maritime masterpiece.

Finance 203 —從「買樓」看「租樓」

一個 Law Of One Price 的應用

先說些 Finance 103 的基礎教學

Use Imagination To Exploit The Law Of Attraction

To Achieve Your Goals, You Need To Dream Them

Let’s Talk Guilt, Remorse & Shame

Here we are, a chat about something that everybody hates, but everybody’s felt and experienced it…

Netflix's Insatiable Is Painfully Shallow

And I'm saying this as a fat girl.

Do You Ever Still Miss the People Who Left You?

What does it say about me when I can’t seem to forget them?

How to unburn!

50 insights, lessons, routines, and mindset updates from my self-prescribed boot camp…

The Biggest Lever to Manufacture Your Quality of Life and Financial Peace

The Earth is Rich, so are the Animals and Plants… Why are Humans Poor?

That Eye, The Sky: In Conversation with Tim Winton

The iconic Australian author talks to us about what inspired his best-selling novel all those years ago.

Time is a figment of our collective imagination

Carlo Rovelli made my brain explode

Meditation can be our 21st Century Saviour

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you.” — Buddha

According to a recent study by Harvard business review , the average CEO works 62.5 hours a week…

My First Lesson In Buddhism: Do No Harm

A Look Into My Buddhist Journey

Is Seeking Freedom Shallow And Meaningless?

I used to seek freedom like it was the ultimate goal. As if having all of the…

How Blaming the Victims Became Our Favorite Game

And turned into a hot and deadly trend

What “Eighth Grade” Taught Me About Myself

Whatever Happened to the Bygone Days of Pipe Smoking?

Inspiration in Death

I had reservations about writing this as well as sharing it. Today would have been my dad’s 73rd birthday and I can’t help but think about where the time has gone. Writing has provided the necessary outlet to express thoughts, ask questions, and simply wonder. The recent death of my father…

How the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel accidentally defeated the American Legion

And how it named a disease and revolutionized hygiene

The Twinge in My Left Foot, Or What is Your Body Telling You?

“Band of Brothers, You Should Rent it Sometime”

Depression: The Logical Conclusion To a World without Beauty

I was just talking with a new friend…

The real reason you can’t get in shape

I’m the kind of guy who makes it approximately 30 days into P90X… twice a year for six years.

What Are You Looking Forward to Next?

Don’t forget about today.

The Importance Of Evolving

The Daily Grind #44

It’s Time To Wise Up Because My Love For Writing Is Under Attack

And Just What in the Heck is a “Baggage Claim Low”??

Doings Things for Acceptance

I am writing my first article for Medium about something I recently discovered about myself. This might also…

And then I realised I knew nothing about… Changes.

Before moving to the topic, let me throw out a few words about me. Married, catdad of 3, IT guy. I’ve been through a lot, in a good way, to the point I consider myself blessed. I had the opportunity to work, study, live and get together with…

Why Write, Tho?

“Why write, tho?,” I asked myself.

It was a serious question because there was nothing even remotely traumatic happening to me. Not even the faint whiff of a potential storm, the worst possible ingredients to write with. My job was rewarding, my friends loved me, my partner…

A daughter's open letter

To her mom and dad

Astrology August 14th 2018. Raw, Naked Divine Feminine.

“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.”

Sun Tzu, The Art of War

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”

Once Again

Once again, she will look up at the sky
The Sun, the Earth, the Moon, Mars and its heart
All lined up for a while.

How to Make Life Better When it Sucks

If you ask anyone if they could have something that they don’t currently have, pretty much…

Ikigai: Discover Your Reason For Being

Be honest, how many times have you questioned the meaning of life, or what your place is in…

THE HIPPO-CRITE

Episode II: They have us Hipponotised

(Disclaimer: All opinions in this piece solely belong to an overweight, eccentric amphibian we found loitering around the Gymkhana. If you, the reader, feel ever so slighted, you are welcome to drop a mail at…

To the one who broke her heart

You don’t realise what you have done, do you?

Why You Should Stop Being So Worried

Is Your Burden Actually Too Heavy For You?

Na Corda Bamba

Ao longo de nossa vida, somos compelidos a seguir em frente, mesmo que por caminhos…

Why do I feel lost when I know so much is going for me?

My Zero Secrets Life

Well, it's about as close to zero as it gets.

It’s Not You (Or Them)

How do you talk with someone on your team about a mistake without making them feel defensive? The skill is being able to bring your feedback in context — not so much the words you use but the place from which they come. It’s simpler than it sounds. Think of one person at work you need to…

Love Is For The Broken People

So quit thinking you’re not good enough.

Karma and Spiti.

Even I was trekking in difficult terrains, my mind was filled with her thoughts. Every evening I was eager to come back to the…

The Last Hurrah of a Hungry Poet

Three times we met in the space of a single month. I don’t care what anyone else thinks. That’s not a…

I Will Never Be A Forbes 30 Under 30

And I’m Okay With That

The Ultimate Life Advice I Would Tell Myself | Amber Hawken | Dip. Mindfulness CBT

How to handle suffering without breaking apart? Part 2

During times of suffering, we become shell shocked, we don’t know what to say. We see this happening with Job and his friends as well. They sit in silence for a full seven days but then it all changes.

How to Stop Being Disappointed in Yourself

You don’t need me to tell you that the world we live in is one FULL of distractions.

Building Great Concentration is Necessary to Achieve Your Goals

不是不願做個良善的人，而是…..

面對無理之人的生存守則

過去我很多文章提到關於良善或快樂的故事與概念，我非常認同每個人都應該要有良善的行動或思想，但讀者們會不會提出疑問?

naturist

From the collection of poems, life in poetry.

The Woman in Seat 7B who changed my life

It was that dreaded day that I realized I would no longer be living as a free spirit in…

It’s Not Supposed To Hurt This Much

It’s not supposed to hurt this much
when you’re dead

Put your feet up…

relaxation

Or down. Really does not matter.

Life Leaves Scars, Yet a Beautiful Heart

a poem

August 2018 — A New Life Starts Now.

Stuff for August I am working on: Mindset, achieving goals, writing more, develop better focus, help more people and so on. I want writing to be my vehicle for this. One of my main goals is to write more. I recently bought a year’s subscription to Medium because I enjoy people’s writing…

I Am Horrible at Taking Unwanted Criticism

Really, I know that criticism of itself isn’t a bad thing. I genuinely want to find…

How to Battle Epic Laziness

I’m probably the laziest person you’ll ever meet.

Day 362

2,920

Time. It’s a strange thing. Sometimes elastic, pulled like taffy, stretched and extended. Then, with a snap, the slender tendrils contract, condensing and sticking together in a gelatinous mass, solid and frozen.

Weathering The Storm

a poem

I caught you out when I saw you the other day.

The journey of nihilism

“If you could be either God’s worst enemy or nothing, which would you…

When Good Is Good Enough

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect you can be good.”

John Steinbeck

I’m Tired Of Social Media

A Rant

Seesaw Conjecture

This article talks of optimization using a seesaw as an example. 
This is a philosophical piece.

Processes are the reason everything exists. 
Materialistic, psychological and relative value can be channelled through processes.

The First Step In The Success Game

Everyone has a plan for success, a routine to follow, a checklist to fill and a ritual to adhere to…

WTF am I doing?

I recently posted a question on LinkedIn asking for advice (see help!) on how team leaders manage their teams and their extended teams. Ya see, I recently graduated from being a team lead to being THE team lead. While I’m excited to finally make the leap in my career after almost decade of leading…

For What It’s Worth

We all think we’re going to outlive our plans.

Do not die before your body dies

Planning your imagination is burying yourself alive.

Thank GOD for Netflix really. And YouTube on my very smart TV. That is how I purposely zone out. Otherwise my mind is always on, on, on. And it’s tiring.

I work faster than the average bear. As such I end up taking too many projects on if I don’t watch myself. Lately I’ve been purposely saying no a lot more, not taking…

Checking in

Life of a College Runner: Progress

Hello dear readers! This week, I’m a little bit late in getting it done. Yes, I’m writing this on Tuesday instead of Monday. I’ve had a lot going on and no time to write.

Biophilia has always been there in every human, I believe, but is mostly subdued because of the race in which we all have been put — the race to “progress” and “success”. It would be a relief and a dream-come-true if indeed people adopt what you have conveyed here.

I’m happy that you failed?

So I’m about to be 20 years old and yes I may be newer to the world than anyone else and maybe met fewer people than anyone else but along with the experience of 20 years living on this planet AND I’m not an introvert, I love meeting new people, making new friends and I like…

Two Thoughts for a Torrid Tuesday

All I’m allowed on any given day. Don’t want to overtax myself.

It’s Copacetic

To hold and to have. Very, very different things. It’s the difference between an open palm and a closed hand; the difference between…

Humans Shouldn’t Travel Back in Time

Forget the quantum physical implications,
Or the Grandfather Paradox.

It really is okay to let go

A few years ago, I knew I desperately needed a wardrobe change, I looked in my closet and immediately got…

Don’t Go Looking for Answers

It’s easy to feel stuck in the search.

Whats, whens, and whys? Why not be so Righteous?

When do you feel the proudest?

You are sitting behind the wheel of a fully equipped metallic black Porsche 911 amongst the cheaper price sedans and trucks at lights. Are you going to envy a Lamborghini Urus next to you…

Support Local Theater

Receive tenfold what you give

I think more people, Americans even, are fully aware that predatory capitalism has destroyed much of the United States. But I don’t think we know how to fight against a system that has spent a lot of time organizing its power and how that power can be kept. And I don’t know, yet, how to help rebuild unions in this country.

6 Routes to Your Own Special Glow (you only need ONE)

How not to Judge Others and Become Better

Judgement is universal. One can never escape a judgement. You can be rich or poor —…

How To Tell If You Really Love Doing What You Are Doing

2018.8.11

港都閱語：囧星人來啦！
不讀不會死，為什麼要閱讀？

Sometimes yellow can feel blue too.

I saw your sweater in my closet and my first thought was “I cannot…

From the pages of my memory…..

“We don’t meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason.” Unknown

Bittersweet

Life is always surprising me. Ever since you came into my life on October of 2017, my emotions get the best of me. I was never the type to get hung up on a guy… ever. I’m the shy type who always had new crushes every week. But since you came into my life, I would always compare other guys to you. Funny…

It’s not enough

Reading that post about 10 things to do before 8am is not enough.

Sharing that post about 8 things successful people do every day is not enough.

Sending your friend that post about how to become a digital nomad is not enough.

A Letter From the Editor

A conversation on a heartbreak, how to code, and 8 habits everyone should try

Succumbing to Nostalgia

Photo by Alexa Gaul on Unsplash

Grief

Dear M, B, T and Q,

I think it’s clear to all of us that Mom’s not totally herself lately. Sure, we still laugh and dance…

Total wipeout!

I woke up for marmite on toast again! We had a pretty chilled morning with us all just doing colouring in for three hours. There wasn’t much else (exciting) we could do. It was horizontal raining and the tide didn’t turn until half past 2!

Instant Replay

So it has happened again. A situation in your life which you were sure you had put behind you. You were so absolutely positive you…

Through My Grandmother’s Eyes

I have given birth to five children.

Birds Worms….¿