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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Where do bad decisions come from?

    In making decisions, your own mind may be your worst enemy. from the 1998 HBR article The Hidden Traps in Decision Making From the article, there are well-documented psychological traps that undermine our decision making. They are as follows: Just click on the psychological trap you want to explore further. The anchoring trap The status-quo Read more

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  • Misleading stories

    You need to be careful what you listen to repeatedly because you might eventually mistake the lie for truth. Take this marketing ploy as an example. Branding often involves retelling the same fictional story again and again, until people become convinced it is the truth. What images come to mind when you think about Coca-Cola? Read more

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  • The future of energy market: Energy-as-a-Service

    Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) is a delivery model that combines hardware, software and services. Solutions should combine demand management and energy efficiency services, facilitate the adoption of renewable and other decentralised supply sources, and also optimise the balance between demand and supply. from the publication of Deloitte on Energy-as-a-Service: The lights are on. Is anyone home? So Read more

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  • Rabble-rousers

    The malice they spread is contagious, viral. And if you are not careful with your biases, it’ll be easy for you to take sides. However, just like every division, not taking a side is also interpreted as taking a side. But do you really grasp how complex human relationships are? As difficult as it is Read more

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  • Letter No. 7

    Dear reader from the future, I wonder if CubeSats (or cube satellites) are as common as mobile phones in your time. The first time I heard about CubeSats was when I took my specialization in Futures Thinking at Coursera. I am not sure if Coursera is still the same by the time you’re reading this, but I Read more

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  • What is school for?

    What is school for?

    Here’s a TEDTalk given by Seth Godin where he raised provocative questions about what school is for. In 2012, he wrote a manifesto about what school is for, entitled Stop Stealing Dreams, which you can access here. You can also download its eBook version here, and it’s free. And if you are a Filipino interested Read more

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  • Addicted to stats

    Since mobile devices are almost always with you, it became easy to check your stats from time to time. You want to be updated with how many people reacted or commented on your social media post and how many page views or site visits you received. You might have even espoused the idea that high Read more

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