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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Decisions and uncertainties — COVID-19 edition

    It’s one thing to live away from a big city and live life at a slower pace. Another if the pace becomes slower because of external constraints such as government-imposed lockdowns, closed establishments, limited transportation, and health precautionary measures. Since last year, we were taken aback by the disruption COVID-19 brought. It forced us to Read more


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  • Losing ground by the minute

    I don’t know how many times I have already talked about consistency in this blog. But the idea was initially drilled by my grade school journalism coach and solidified by the people I’ve come to meet physically, from books I read and from podcasts I listen to. But yeah, if you think you’re losing ground Read more


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  • Meaningful, dignified work

    What does it look like? It’s a kind of work that builds up other people. This is a kind of work that gives and keeps on giving. Perhaps, as an employee or a freelancer, you need to look for it—one whose culture you find yourself fitting. Better yet, if you are an innovator or a Read more


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  • The right to disconnect

    Of course, we have the right to disconnect. And we often tell ourselves a story about how we need a work-life balance. But unconsciously, we succumbed to silence our thoughts through endless social media scrolling or plainly enslaving ourselves with our machines. Feeling bored? Go check Facebook and see what everyone else is up to. Read more


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  • I didn’t have fireworks

    When was the last time you saw one? And when you see one, what do you think is it for? For the most part, people make an effort to spend a lot to blast off explosive powders to make a statement. One that says, “This moment deserves some fireworks,” and the other that says, “I Read more


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  • Playing by the rules

    When you play a game with others but don’t play the same rules, there’s no game anymore. Why? Because you need to play by the rules that you agreed to adhere to for the game to exist. But if you play the game by only doing what is right in your own eyes, it’s not Read more


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  • Access is not enough

    Even if you have the most cutting-edge technology in the palm of your hands, if you don’t know how to use it or maximize its potential, it becomes as common as any tool you have. You might have heard people who are already flourishing in their field tell you that, “What you have in your Read more


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