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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Are you still living the same way like you were in college?

    Some of us, admit it or not, vowed that we’ll change when we turn 30. With that, I mean that our lifestyle choices would be different now that we’re finally mature enough to know what should be done. We thought that becoming the responsible adult we ought to be would come naturally with age. But… Read more

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  • Where a lot of things is wasted

    In one of his daily devotions, Pastor David Sumrall emphasized that we should not embrace the habit of “just because there is an abundance, you can be wasteful.” And it reminds me of a book about how our manner of consumption has driven us to neglect to live a sustainable lifestyle. There are many points… Read more

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  • Do you want to make a difference?

    If people ask you what you want to be in the next five years, you might answer how it would be the same or different from your today.  Some of you might want to change your world, and as a change seeker, you can’t just let it happen without dipping into the water. You don’t just… Read more

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  • Wasting your time in meetings?

    Landing my first job fresh from undergrad opened me to a world of work full of meetings. Yes, that’s right. Meetings. You can hear the sigh there, somewhere. It was exciting at first, especially the sumptuous food during and after the meetings. But eventually, it became a chore. Meetings, for me, became all one and… Read more

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  • It’s one thing to say that the rules must change

    Another when you need to do the work and cause actual change. As I revisited existing regulations for microgrids in the Philippines, I never realized how much work you have to put in to tell lawmakers what must change. As a matter of fact, you don’t tell regulators what it is in front of their… Read more

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  • We used to be young then, and we didn’t bother

    But when the rain first began to fall, we didn’t see the bigger picture. We didn’t even want to. The bigger picture was for our parents to worry about. We were sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, and focused on more exciting things, like how many days were left before school let out. And Spring Formal and our… Read more

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  • Time-based vs. task-based

    Time-based vs. task-based

    Suggested Reading: Back to the Future? From Time-Based to Task-Based Work by Marina Gorbis Goodbye to the office by Seth Godin Podcast highlights: Not everyone has the liberty to work from home. But if you do, is the boss still buying your time or your productivity? We don’t have to pretend to work anymore like… Read more

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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