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Everyday Stories, Lived

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  • The helpful critic

    Feedbacks, when taken for granted, become wasted opportunities to become better. And if you’re on the receiving end, instead of frowning about the helpful critic, you must humble yourself and take the learning to heart. Why? Because feedback makes you better than what you used to be. And it takes fresh eyes for you to Read more

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  • Increase minimum wage to lift unemployment?

    Presidentiables often campaign about raising the minimum wage to decrease unemployment rates and attract locals to remain in the country instead of working abroad. That sounds like a good idea, right? And being part of the working class, receiving extra incentives could open doors for a better lifestyle. For example, you can buy better food Read more

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  • Change changes

    We might not have the power to change the world, but we can change a generation by how we interact with systems and people. Our choices are never made in isolation. Initially, we may think that no one sees what we do and no one will know. But eventually, the word spreads, and the act Read more

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  • When is it okay to delay a reply?

    Since we had access to instant messaging, with our mobile devices at the reach of our hands most of the time, we might feel bad whenever we’re unable to respond to messages right away. But is the feeling justifiable? From What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?: Granted, there can be real consequences to Read more

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  • We used to be explorers

    Now, all I can think of (most of the time) is how to finish a task faster. From What Children Lose When Their Brains Develop Too Fast: Brains start out being more “plastic,” as neuroscientists say—more open to experience, better at learning. As we grow older, our brains become more efficient but less flexible, better Read more

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  • A, B, C, D, E, F, G, … how I wonder what you are

    Did you try singing it? How many times have you mixed up the ABC’s and the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? Maybe you do sometimes. Perhaps you don’t. But for some of us who get confused about which ending is a part of which story, we try to make sense of them and often mix up Read more

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  • D for dilly-dally, D for deadlines

    There are times when we don’t feel like doing the very thing we’re supposed to do. Haven’t you ever procrastinated before? Until the deadline knocks at your door. Right after the holidays were over. Deadlines are gut-wrenching and nerve-wracking, don’t you think? The last time I tried to beat it was an hour ago. And Read more

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