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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • 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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  • To the people who inspire

    People can definitely tell you how practicing can help you better, and it will hit you differently. “You need more practice” vs. “You’ll get better with practice.” And every time, I feel like the former ends up like an annoyance–that your lack of ability is to blame. Meanwhile, I find the latter more encouraging and… Read more

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  • Are you excited about the future of aviation?

    Now that borders are easing up, we are starting to look forward going back to our flights and travel.  There was even an evening that I felt nostalgic after browsing through the travel photos I had across Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. Ever since airfares became more affordable for the masses, all we could ever… Read more

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  • Angry? Should you vent out?

    We’ve been taught that venting out is good, that it’s essential to let it out every once in a while. Because what happens when we don’t? We might explode. But should we vent out every time we feel like it because we’re angry? From Stop Venting! It Doesn’t Work.: The results consistently find that those… Read more

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  • What if you did it anyway?

    You were about to raise your hand, but then when your perspective seemed to zoom out, allowing you to see how small you are in the crowd, you started to doubt about raising your hand. What was it that I was about to say? Does it even matter? Nah, I’ll pass. I might be wrong… Read more

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  • What it felt like to be an Asian in the crowd

    I’ve been dreaming about becoming global. And that also means that I’ll be interacting with people from different backgrounds and cultures. It’s actually easier to do that behind your keyboards. Allowing people worldwide to see your face as you see theirs (online) is a whole new level of interaction. I realized I am not that… Read more

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  • I’ve thought of all the things that I could do

    However, no matter what the motivation, there’s always a compromise. Others call it opportunity cost. That doing this makes you unable to do that. Sometimes, I even wonder where to begin. I can’t seem to find all the sinkholes that consumed my time. Are you constantly feeling productive all the time? I’m sure I am… Read more

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