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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • 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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  • Expectations and labeling

    Expectations and labeling

    Podcast highlights: And who are you really? Mostly, we label whatever we can label because labeling helps us process whatever is going on around us without having to spend so much energy in the future. “…society compels each of us to conform to certain narrow expectations in order to succeed in school, our career, and… 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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  • Meaningful, dignified work

    What does it look like? It’s a kind of work that builds up other people. This is a kind of work that gives and keeps on giving. Perhaps, as an employee or a freelancer, you need to look for it—one whose culture you find yourself fitting. Better yet, if you are an innovator or a… Read more

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