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The cost of resilience
Most of the time, we adore systems. Because a lack of a system means chaos. And when everyone leads, no one leads — meaning there’s no one totally responsible when things go awry. And we get frustrated being in jobs without a system, do we? Just as systems make a foundation for everything we build Read more
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Do you worry?
Perhaps, we all do. And as humans, it’s normal to worry about things (however, it’s important to remember where our stability and security rests). But for some people, they take worrying to the next level. How? By thinking about all the things that went wrong and could go wrong. From How to stop overthinking: The Read more
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Going digital
Aren’t we living two (seemingly separate) worlds these days? One where we get to physically interact with things and people, and the other, a virtual place where we can gather together no matter where we are in the world. Take, for example, this blog. I admit that I will never reach people across the globe Read more
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Road trips, pit stops, and gas stations
From my previous post on banning new gas stations, I talked about the role of funding or grants in ushering in new systems. But as I think about this kind of future where gas stations become obsolete (yes, like the abandoned ones in the movies), I can’t help think about how road trips will evolve. Read more
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The dilemma of consumerism
They say, the more you have, the better you feel in life. But is it always the case? Why is it that people never seem to stop buying if having more is the solution? Apparently, as it turned out, having more goods is simply a marketing ploy that is insatiable unless you are wise enough Read more
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School felt like a factory
I can remember how the thought occurred to me one day, but the words on how to exactly describe it failed to present themselves to me. The idea was that when you don’t fit into the identified average, then you don’t have a future or a life after school. The definition of success reflected on Read more
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How to avoid self-criticism
There are times when we overanalyze our shortcomings and the shame we feel of that (often minor) unintentional but embarrassing blunder is exaggerated. The feeling even overwhelms some of us which end up as a beastly howl or total isolation. Yes, there are stories we tell ourselves, and sometimes, we get so hard on ourselves, Read more
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