Blog
This is a collection of stories and daily musings.
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Healthy ocean, healthy you
When overfishing, plastic pollution, climate change and other factors threaten ocean health, the ripples of risk run far and wide. And not just along the coasts, but all over the world. We must prioritize the ocean’s health so it can help to sustain us. — from 9 Ways You Depend on a Healthy Ocean Here’s how the ocean helps… Read more
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Trapped in a four-walled space (with a low ceiling)
Being on vacation removes the guilt of doing everything else but work. You can focus on delighting in the sea breeze blowing, the waves crashing, the coconut trees rustling, and all the food and trinkets the market is selling. Isn’t it nice to enjoy being human, walking in the streets, blending in with everybody, and… Read more
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Hello, consequences
Sometimes, I don’t feel like doing the things I ought to do. It’s like a phase of rebellion after working relentlessly to meet a deadline, where procrastination just wants to spend time with me, and I’m okay about it as if in reckless abandon. We enjoy the day together, hand in hand. Being in the… Read more
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Late-night musings #12
While preparing for our trip, I turned to social media to find an island tour/activity coordinator. After being convinced by the collective reviews and photos, I inquired; following further clarifications, we settled for a 13% downpayment and arranged our schedule of activities. During our first meeting, we exchanged a few greetings and went right on… Read more
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Replacing old habits
Awareness has played a significant role in my on-and-off relationship with social media. So, if you’ve been reading some of my blog posts, like this one, and they resonate with you, you must be yearning for some habit changes like I do. So how to change one habit to another? The journal article Psychology of Habit (2016) shows that… Read more
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Desalinating water, present stories, and the future climate
While reading this ecological narrative about future climate landscapes, the writing about how to desalinate water reminded me of a documentary I watched this week. The documentary is about a group of people living on an island without potable water. I am troubled by what I have seen and wonder how much I don’t know… Read more
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I am no longer bound
Since I decided to stop checking Facebook every morning by disabling the app from my Android phone, which means that the icon isn’t visible in the app list anymore, I started looking for a substitute habit right after waking up. And I found the comfort of being connected to the outside world again—at least concerning… Read more
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