Today, as Malaysia celebrates its 54th year of independence, I have a secret wish for all Malaysians. Or rather, a not-so-secret wish, considering the friggin’ blog post title. Well, you guessed it. My wish, this independence day… is for Malaysia to celebrate (and encourage) independent thought. And I even have 3 ideas to encourage more [...]
After analyzing 30-years worth of national data from time-use studies and a continuing series of social attitude surveys, the Maryland researchers report: Spending time watching television may contribute to viewers’ happiness in the moment, with less positive effects in the long run. By contrast, unhappy people watched significantly more television in their spare time. The [...]
How many promises have you made in your lifetime? Promises to yourself. Promises to your boss. Your mother. Your friends. What if you have kept them all? How would your world be today? How many promises do we make, both knowingly, and unknowingly. Because when you think about it… you’re not the one making promises… [...]
Schools are sometimes criticized for too much theory, not enough application. The workplace sometimes gets you too busy to stop, reflect, and learn. Then you read about people like Tim Ferriss, famous for his ‘intensive learning’ experiences where he breaks Tango records, wins kickboxing championships, and masters multiple languages. And you meet people like Joel [...]
How much time do you need to finish this? How much attention do you need to finish this? How much sleep do you need to feel fresh? How much rest do you need to feel fresh? Just like how time is so different from attention, I feel rest and sleep have a related, important distinction, [...]
From an award winning ad campaign in India… the ad copy is quite relevant to Malaysia’s political scene too.
If your life was a movie, what’s the story? Would it be interesting to watch? How are the characters, episodes, twists, sub-plots? What’s the next scene in your story? Who’s the hero? And who cast that jerk as your ex-boyfriend in the first place? Most of all, who’s writing the story? I love storytelling… Good [...]
I was alone one night, in deep thought… I was wondering what I would learn by going through a selection of 213 quotes on “action”. The one thing I personally took away? The need for consistency and continuous effort. Not revolutionary, I know. But it hints at me quite accurately, as I’ve spent the most [...]
I know, I know, first MC Hammer, now this. No, I won’t be a source of offbeat news. This blog post is about finding your bliss. Please watch this Chinese farmer grow robots for a living to see what I mean. Look at that man. And notice that He found something he really enjoys doing [...]
What would you do? Who would you meet? Now try this. Blog about tomorrow, as though you’ve experienced it yesterday. (Example) Seriously. Blog about tomorrow in vivid detail, as though it happened yesterday… The goal here, is to force yourself to actively visualize what you would like tomorrow to be. Will this affect your life [...]