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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Selfish kids

    After serving my niece her favorite dish, she began to put almost everything on her plate (more than what she could finish), leaving everybody else almost nothing. She is five. It seems that selfishness was the default. But she doesn’t know it. More likely, she doesn’t understand (yet) what it means to share a limited… Read more

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  • What day is it?

    How many childish ways have we lost growing up? Perhaps, our different circumstances molded us and changed us until we became the selves we uphold today. But how fascinating can children evoke emotions we might have forgotten along the way. As my niece keeps dragging me to a calendar we mounted up on the wall… Read more

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  • What we do at parties

    At least we could dress up and become what we want to look like when we go to parties. Because at parties, we want to give the impression of our best selves. But after all the dress-ups and preparations, when should we really do at parties? Is it enough to eat the food and exchange… Read more

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  • Work harder vs. work smarter

    Three years ago, we did a video on working hard vs. working smart, which you can watch here (yep, that’s me from 2019): And perhaps, you strive to do more at work by working harder because you think it’s the best way to show how you’re performing your best. But does doing more mean working… Read more

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  • Working long hours

    Working long hours is easier when you have a goal in mind. Say you want to save up for a house project. When you work at an hourly rate and are allowed to work all you want, whenever and wherever, you put in more hours without complaint. Can you even do that? Yes! When you… Read more

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  • Becoming an innovator at work

    It really is easy to fall into doing things conventionally, especially when the system is hardwired to be that. But when you are in a space where you’re encouraged to explore better ways of doing things, then you must heed the call and go outside the box. Sure, it may require you to think beyond… Read more

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  • Freelance work

    You can almost always make money anytime and anywhere these days with a laptop and a good internet connection. But it takes guts to find a freelance job on top of your day job and the will to put in extra hours just so you can earn a little bit more. Yet, it also takes… Read more

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