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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • I’ve got a question

    The more we ask questions, the more we get braver about asking more. Because, in the end, the one who wins is the one who leaves with a better understanding. It’s okay to feel if your question feels stupid, especially when you don’t have any clue about a specific interest or topic. What’s important is… Read more

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  • The “3-2-1” backup rule

    What is the “3-2-1” backup rule? Have three (3) copies of your data where two (2) copies are stored in separate devices and one (1) is stored in a different physical location. But how much should we invest in storage these days so that we can afford to have this redundancy? Read more

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  • I’m so into it

    If you find yourself deeply engaged doing something, you’ve probably felt what it’s like to be in the zone.  When you are in the zone, you’re so captivated by what you’re doing that it excites you to get it done. And so you put in more hours without grumbling about staying up late for something you enjoyed… Read more

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  • Not-urgent but important tasks

    When we have an urgent, important task that requires our focus and time to get it done, we want to shortcut the reward system in our brain so that we work on not-urgent but important (often requires less focus and time) tasks instead. Finishing them feels rewarding, but we never made any progress on what… Read more

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  • Theory can only take you so far

    A theory provides a starting point, but understanding it alone shouldn’t be the goal. Instead, we have to move beyond the theory and use what we learned to understand and apply them to the real world, addressing real problems. As we begin to explore its applications, we’ll soon get confronted with how theories are often… Read more

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  • Too sheltered

    The thing about growing up poor or lacking opportunities and choices is that a person could become resourceful to get out of it and rise from poverty or be consumed by it and surrender to poverty. Some who grew up having things easily and being too sheltered from difficult situations and harsh realities in life… Read more

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  • The interplay of hard work and timing

    There was a woman who grew up in the working class. They didn’t have much back then, but she learned at an early age the value of saving when her neighbor encouraged her to open a bank account while she was still in grade school. Even with the little she has, she developed the habit… Read more

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