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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • I’m so into it

    If you find yourself deeply engaged doing something, you’ve probably felt what it’s like to be in the zone.  When you are in the zone, you’re so captivated by what you’re doing that it excites you to get it done. And so you put in more hours without grumbling about staying up late for something you enjoyed Read more

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  • Not-urgent but important tasks

    When we have an urgent, important task that requires our focus and time to get it done, we want to shortcut the reward system in our brain so that we work on not-urgent but important (often requires less focus and time) tasks instead. Finishing them feels rewarding, but we never made any progress on what Read more

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  • Overcoming self-imposed limitations

    Overcoming self-imposed limitations begins with saying, “I can.” When babies are still learning to walk, you never hear them say, “I can’t walk, might as well stop learning how to walk.” Instead, they take steps to make it happen, such as standing up and putting one foot in front of the other. They may fall Read more

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  • Escaping real-life stressors

    Gaming allows us to immerse ourselves in new experiences and challenges (with less cost to none) and disconnect from real-life obligations by offering control, achievement, and temporary escape from our responsibilities. But if we consistently spend our waking hours playing computer games, like everything done in excess, it could result in problems like: 1. Neglect Read more

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  • “Out of mind, out of sight” mentality

    Just because you can’t see the mess you’ve hidden in the dark doesn’t mean you did not take part in hiding it away, nor it ever existed. It’s better to do things right rather than double the effort of making things right, the ones you could have done right in the first place. Read more

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  • Blinded by ego

    When all we can think about is ourselves, then it becomes challenging to see things beyond ourselves. Thinking that the spotlight only revolves around us blinds us from seeing reality. Having an inflated sense of entitlement, thinking that we are the central figure in every encounter we have in this life, affects how we think Read more

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  • Theory can only take you so far

    A theory provides a starting point, but understanding it alone shouldn’t be the goal. Instead, we have to move beyond the theory and use what we learned to understand and apply them to the real world, addressing real problems. As we begin to explore its applications, we’ll soon get confronted with how theories are often Read more

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jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

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