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Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • The future is a place where …

    The future is a place where anything can be different. Even things that seem impossible to change today. Jane McGonigalInstitute for the Future Read more

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  • What we do accumulates

    You may tell yourself, “Just this once.” But when you keep coming back to it, it becomes a habit. And when it becomes a habit, it becomes a routine. Then you won’t think much about doing it anymore. You just do it. That’s why you really need to pay close attention to what you expose… Read more

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  • Decisions and uncertainties — COVID-19 edition

    It’s one thing to live away from a big city and live life at a slower pace. Another if the pace becomes slower because of external constraints such as government-imposed lockdowns, closed establishments, limited transportation, and health precautionary measures. Since last year, we were taken aback by the disruption COVID-19 brought. It forced us to… Read more

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  • COVID-19 has a face

    And you see its face from someone interviewed on TV, who is afraid of contracting the virus. You see it in the faces of those who have been feeling unwell for the past few days, only to find out that they got it. You see it in the hungry fathers, mothers, and children’s faces for… Read more

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  • Losing ground by the minute

    I don’t know how many times I have already talked about consistency in this blog. But the idea was initially drilled by my grade school journalism coach and solidified by the people I’ve come to meet physically, from books I read and from podcasts I listen to. But yeah, if you think you’re losing ground… Read more

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  • Patterns of change

    Everything you’ll be reading in this post is from the Institute for the Future. During any period of major disruption or crisis, there are four patters of change. And they are as follows: Growth This pattern of change is a story of more. Current trends and conditions, both good and bad, continue to grow as… Read more

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  • Focus on the future

    I came across this quote in one of the courses I took recently. And this hit me right into my heart. I can say I really needed to hear this, and maybe you do too. So here it goes: “We do not get to choose how we start out in life. We do not get… Read more

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