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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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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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Eyes on the prize
Nothing is too tiring when you’ve set your heart on the goal. It even feels like you can do so many things with your time. Without purpose, it is easy to stray away and come up with many excuses. But when your eyes are on the prize, there’s no time to waste. Read more
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Food pill for the poor
What if, by just taking a pill, you’ll never go hungry again for the next few days? This question was raised by a lawmaker in the Philippines during the confirmation hearing of the Department of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. When I first heard it, I found the idea attractive because it seemed… Read more
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