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Everyday Stories, Lived

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  • The support people

    If you are working with a group of people, you’d surely never miss the support people. They are the dependable ones, and they get the job done. They are actually capable of leading others like you do. But at the same time, they also enjoy working on the sidelines, supporting you. And you become your Read more

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  • Watching comedy from the recommendations list

    It’s fun because the algorithm seems to know your taste. Sure, it learns as you go. But at the same time, as it gets better, the more you’re sucked into a never-ending recommendations list. And dopamine hits are so attractive that you just want to laugh and laugh after one comical skit, then another, letting Read more

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  • Accountability

    It’s easy to tell people how they should be accountable. But does telling them would guarantee you a response? Perhaps not. Because accountability is values-driven. If they see accountability as a sign that they are trustworthy, you don’t have to push somebody to become accountable. They will do it without much nudging from your end. Read more

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  • Everybody has a role

    Despite our difference, it might be surprising to find how everybody fits in a role that keeps an organization alive. Unless that person is totally useless, that person would’ve been kicked out long ago (okay, this doesn’t count those that should have been kicked out but weren’t due to systems in place). But as long Read more

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  • Circles

    There are values we uphold. Hence, when others don’t keep the same behavioral standards we do, we shy away from them. We don’t hate them; no, we don’t. We simply make ourselves scarce around them because they are not the kind of people we linger around with. On occasions when we should be mingling with Read more

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  • Mood

    Mood changes. There are days when we get a bad day, don’t we? And there are reasons. Reasons that we can’t articulate at the moment. So don’t hate people just because their mood changes. Read more

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  • Early risers

    When you know why you have to wake up early and where you are going, it’s easier to convince yourself to get out of bed and be in motion. And once you are set in motion, you find it easier to continue moving. Because when you get up early in the morning, you experience the Read more

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