Books
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Listening to book summaries
Books brought me to places I never imagined I could without leaving home (or wherever I am). Books opened my mind to what’s possible. My earliest memory of books is second-hand ones our neighbors eagerly discard during their cleanup. Together with my sister, we happily choose the ones we like, and for me, they are… Read more
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Biosphere collapse, avoidance, and narcissism
When things are going well, it’s kind of challenging to imagine what it’s like to be in a world where everything seems to be falling apart. But with global catastrophic events increasing over time due to climate change, one could wonder what it would be like when systems are on the brink of collapse. Here’s… Read more
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Tsundoku and making time for reading
I used to dream of getting access to books like one has access to physical libraries. And now that the internet has made e-books readily available in just one click, collecting literature and letting them pile up to be read later (Really? You still have time?) has become a lot easier. Tsundoku, they call it.… Read more
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Reading a novel, watching a movie
Reading a novel pushes your mind to imagine things based on how you interpret the words of its author. But seeing its interpretation in a motion picture makes the story more alive. It’s a bonus to see it in the movie just as you imagined. All the better when your mind is opened to new… Read more
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Chapter 6 from Station Eleven
After watching a replay of a book reading at the Urgent Optimists, I really find the book Station Eleven riveting. It even hits differently now that I am reading it two years into the pandemic. Though the pandemic in the novel is much worse that what we went through, I still find Chapter 6 (An… Read more
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I’m still learning how to speak and write
Being a kid is both exciting and challenging. Exciting because you know there’s so much ahead of you. Challenging because there are still so many things that you have to understand and learn. When I was still in grade school, you’d usually see me writing about things I’d like to talk about in my notebooks.… Read more
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What I learned about life after spending 19 years in school (eBook)
It has been my childhood dream to publish a book. I can remember how I used to obsess about publishing when I was still in high school. But back then, I understand how challenging it would be for me, coming from a small city in a developing country. Publishing isn’t like what I used to… Read more
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