How to Get the Most Out of Your Resources
There is a new word that I learned recently: tsundoku. It’s a Japanese word that means “buying reading materials without reading them.” When I first learned about the word, it struck me because it...
View Article5 Life Lessons From Having My Wife’s Purse Snatched
A few years ago, I had a bad experience: as I was riding a motorcycle with my wife, my wife’s purse was snatched. After realizing what happened (it took me a second or two), I tried to pursue the...
View ArticleDeveloping a Heart of Giving
What attitude do you think would make the world a better place? While there might be other answers to this question, I believe that a key attitude is the attitude of giving. You see, almost everything...
View ArticleThe Mindset for Making the Right Decisions in Life
The way you make decisions is essential. After all, your life is just the result of your decisions. So how do you make the right decisions in life? I found something interesting in the book summary of...
View ArticleThe Importance of Staying Balanced
To live a full life, there is an important principle you need to remember. The principle is stay balanced. Violating this principle will only lead you to misery. There are five aspects of life that you...
View ArticleA Proven Key to Turning Your Life Around
When your life is in a mess, what is the key to turning it around? I thought about it when I read the story of Jon Shafer. Shafer is the lead designer of Civilization V, a video game that was released...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Every Opportunity
Do you want to reach your full potential? To do so, you need to make the most of every opportunity. The fact is, you have many opportunities in life. In fact, you have them daily. The question is...
View ArticleAre You Willing to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone?
I read the book summary of Hit Refresh recently. It’s an autobiography of Satya Nadella, the third CEO of Microsoft. It tells the story of how the young Nadella was obsessed with cricket and wanted to...
View ArticleInvesting in Yourself: Your Key to a Better Future
Do you want to have a better future? One thing you should do for that is investing. That means making some sacrifice now (e.g. setting aside a portion of your income) for a greater reward in the future...
View ArticleHow to Be Your Best Self: Three Lessons From History
Do you want to be your best self? Do you want to become the best that you can be? I just finished Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s an insightful book that contains many...
View ArticleHow to Be Motivated at Work: 5 Simple Tips
A while back, I read Personal Finance for Dummies. I found statements in the book that intrigued me: “Many people toil away at work, dreaming about a future in which they can … do what they want, when...
View ArticleHow to Live a Happy Life: A Quick Guide
Everyone wants to live a happy life. But how can we achieve it? How can we be happy in life? Well, I believe we can find a solution by using a theory in psychology called Maslow’s hierarchy of needs....
View ArticleLiving an Adventurous Life
I read an article a while back about what makes a good life. It says that an important element of a good life is something called “psychological richness.” Here is an excerpt: According to this view, a...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Thrive in 2021
As we are ending 2020 and approaching 2021, a question came to my mind: how can we thrive in 2021? 2020, needless to say, has been a challenging year. The word “unprecedented” seems to be used again...
View ArticleTwo Life Lessons I Learned From Reading This Kind of War
I recently read This Kind of War by T.R. Fehrenbach. It’s a history book about the Korean War. It had sat in my Kindle library for a while and one day I decided to read just a bit of it. But then I...
View ArticleBeing Playful but Resourceful: Two Qualities for an Adventurous Life
I’m currently reading A Man for All Markets, a memoir by Edward O. Thorp. It chronicles his story as a mathematics professor who tried to beat the casinos in gambling games. Later, he did something...
View ArticleHow To Be Excited About Your Day
Do you want to be excited about your day? Do you want to go through your day with enthusiasm? While I still have a lot to improve, I can attest that I’m often excited about my day. As a result, I go...
View ArticleStamina, Not Just Competence: A Key to Winning in Life
A while back, I found a quote that got me thinking: “Amateurs think about tactics. But professionals think about logistics.” I first heard it in an episode of Hardcore History podcast. It talks about...
View ArticleWhat Is the Difference Between Perseverance and Stubbornness?
A while back, I was involved in a discussion where this topic came up: When it comes to reaching your vision, what is the difference between perseverance and stubbornness? How do we know whether we are...
View ArticleAppreciating Our Modern World: A Lesson From the First Tycoon
I’m currently reading The First Tycoon by T. J. Stiles. It’s a Pulitzer-prize winning book that tells the story of Cornelius Vanderbilt. From a humble beginning, Vanderbilt became the first tycoon in...
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