Category: Blog
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Hopelessness dims the future, making it difficult to imagine what good might come out if you even try to press on through the dark to see if there is an end to it. One can also remain hopeful even when in the dark. While I was going through moments of uncertainty, it certainly felt like…
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I think about the many ways my life would turn out, like in a role-play game where each choice leads to another set of probabilities, possibilities, and alternatives. However, unlike a game where I can always return to the next save point if I don’t like how things are going, there’s no do-over in real…
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I have been following AI updates to stay in the know, although I don’t delve deeply into the technical discussions—closest would be reading Ethan Mollick’s regular newsletters on “the implications of AI for work, education, and life.“ When I stumbled upon this video yesterday, I was amazed how I had a “shared experience” with Seth…
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I can sense how my cluttered mind is affecting my ability to organize all my daily tasks—the tasks I have started but haven’t finished, tasks that are still waiting for closure. And so they overflow and get carried over to the next day, and the next, and the next. I think this is the cost…
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So many things have happened in the past few days that I can’t help but think how long the months have been! Like a fish gasping for air while flipping and tumbling on dry land, the reality is starting to sink in, slapping me in the face: one month more and I’ll be out of…
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While on my way home, I thought about electric vehicles as I mentally sort the cars that we pass by. It must be nice to own an electric car, signaling that you care for the environment. However, after watching a documentary from 7 News Spotlight, I realized that my initial idea of electric vehicles was…
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I was taught that if I just worked hard, I’d have the opportunity to escape poverty. The formulaic approach seemed straightforward and doable from my perspective. Work hard, get ahead—a simple equation I believed in without question. Until I didn’t. Upon deeper reflection on this approach and after watching hours of documentaries about the cyclical…