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Everyday Stories, Lived

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  • The Jevons Paradox

    I never knew about it until I read it from The Ministry for the Future. Here’s a snippet from the book explaining what it is all about (Chapter 40): Jevons Paradox proposes that increases in efficiency in the use of a resource lead to an overall increase in the use of that resource, not a… Read more

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  • Late-night musings #9

    The feeling of “everyone else is getting ahead except me” could haunt you into a series of unforgiving mental tirades until you get so tired of them that you succumb to sleep. And then, you wake up wondering what you’re doing wrong that everyone else seems to be doing right. Yet they say each of… Read more

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  • Does having too much free time still make you happy?

    What does having “too much free time” look like? While reading a blog post about upskilling, I was redirected to another online resource about how “too much free time won’t make you happier in life.” From Too much free time won’t make you happier,’ says psychologist—how many hours you really need in a day: …two… Read more

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  • Wasting time

    “It’s such a shame to waste time. We always think we have so much of it.” Pauline “Posey” Benetto, For One More Day How do we waste time? Wasting time begins with a lack of goals. Without direction on what we should accomplish before the day ends, we find ourselves in aimless activities without a… Read more

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  • Stepping back

    These days, I’ve been watching documentaries about various topics, such as geopolitics, economics, healthcare, education, energy, and the environment. Some of them were aired a decade ago or even more. And what interests me is how current events make more sense the farther you step back in time. Indeed, the signals of change indicate what… Read more

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  • What teamwork helped us achieve

    A year ago, I was tasked to supervise a small team of volunteers and ensure that we produce radio episodes weekly. The managerial aspect seems straightforward, such as making a system the volunteers can easily follow and ensuring that we stick to that system. Building a system was the first step, but I can attribute… Read more

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  • Beyond ticking off a checkbox

    It’s easy to be caught up in your to-do lists and drown in the unending workload. But having a goal gives you a reason to continue despite the sacrifices and the tiring days. Getting things done to achieve a goal is way more rewarding than getting things done for the sake of ticking off a… Read more

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