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  • Is Facebook changing our (Social) lives?

    Isn’t it a question you’ve been wanting to ask for some time now? Well, for a start, if you’re kind of alarmed with how it shapes our society, you might be trying to transcend beyond the flow you get from mindlessly scrolling through your curated Facebook feed. Somehow, there’s no consensus among the existing research… Read more

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  • Buy me a coffee

    You might think that this is another coffee post like the one I previously wrote. However, whereas I encouraged you to consume coffee in moderation in that blog post, this one doesn’t involve an actual coffee at all. And it’s okay that you buy a lot of this one. 😉 How, you say? If you… Read more

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  • The life and death of new brain cells

    I’ve heard some people making many excuses not to learn something new, be that acquiring new skill, knowledge, or experiences. Apparently, whatever you choose to do (or not do) affects the life and death of new brain cells. From The Creative Curve: According to one study, both men and women create over 14,000 new brain… Read more

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  • Our need for learning

    Have you ever wondered how your bosses can quickly provide comments on your recent submission and how their feedback makes a lot of sense? And you’d be like, “How come I haven’t noticed it before?” The thing is, people who know a lot have learned which aspects to look at first. Their experience saves them… Read more

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  • Why we crave company

    You might be a self-proclaimed independent person who’s okay with being alone most of the time. But in the slivers of solo moments, somehow, deep inside, you wish to be with someone, even for a while. I can remember way back when flights are still free of worry and care; I end up befriending most… Read more

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  • Where to go from here

    Where to go from here

    Additional resource: Here’s where you can read more about the book Life is in the Transitions. And you can check out my book notes here. Podcast highlights: If you are caught up between choices, you might be tempted to dwell on what’s comfortable and familiar rather than do what’s promising and life-changing. Because change, most… Read more

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  • Here’s how your thoughts run your life

    At church, we were taught that we need to be careful what we think because it runs our life. Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.Proverbs 4:23 NCV But if you insist that it doesn’t, it’s interesting to note that not only does the Hebrew Bible tells us about it, modern… Read more

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