Work
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Learning without borders
If you can get access to the internet, you now have a choice. Consume content purposely (for upskilling/reskilling). Consume content mindlessly (to silence the mind when boredome strikes). The first choice happens with intent. And if you care enough to extract change whenever possible (even accessing the internet), you’d be surprised that you can actually… Read more
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Tension, discomfort, and learning
Every time we begin a project we have never done before, we feel incompetent and it doesn’t feel good (at all). And because of this discomfort, most of us hide instead. But for the few of us who decided to show up despite the tension we are feeling inside, to those of us who chose… Read more
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The scarcity mindset
When you have a scarcity mindset, you find it reasonable to hold on to what little you have. Because you think that giving away means having less. However, there’s a paradox that comes with generosity. That the more you give, the more you receive. From my previous post, I explained how generosity compounds. And the… Read more
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Connections, promotions, and cumulative advantage
As an aspiring researcher, I would like to make my writing better. Because what I really want is to get my ideas across without having to spend countless hours translating them from mind to paper. So you’re right. That’s the reason why I keep writing every day, even if I don’t like it. Because I… Read more
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There’s no guarantee
When we decide to begin doing things we’ve never done before, we might hesitate to push towards the unknown just because we don’t know whether it will work out (or not). And the thing about starting new things is that there’s no guarantee it will work out. But do it anyway. Because you’ll never know… Read more
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I have no idea
When we encounter new things or ideas, either those that were not done before or things that only a select few know about, most of us succumb to dismiss them altogether. Just because we don’t have any idea about it. But looking back to our younger selves, we don’t know better then. So we humbly… Read more
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Driving, awareness, and responsibility
After being on the road for almost a day, I realized that driving isn’t all about going from Point A to Point B. Yes, you have the skills on how to maneuver the wheels, but driving goes beyond that. Especially when you are on the road, with other people also heading out to their destinations,… Read more