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2011 Lessons
As I have mentioned in a different post, I have laughed, cried and smiled the most this year. With the help of too many amazing people I have started stepping out of my comfort zone to try new things, and have won several small victories in the process.
I am not exaggerating when I say that 2011 was epic. I am proud of my adventures and the scars ( Read more... ) -
2/366 - 3 Simple Rules to Self When Working
- You should be less reactive and more proactive when it comes to incoming work - this will minimize stress, and make things more manageable.
- Being obsessive-compulsive will always be an advantage.
- Prioritize. Do not stress yourself with having to finish everything - because, seriously, there will never be enough time for everything, and the last ( Read more... )
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(1/365) There she goes again
i. Why
I have been very fickle over the last couple of months. I have been wrestling with the idea of censorship, privacy and restraint. As much as I like to think that I am a very frank person, I am afraid I have a tendency to say (or sometimes do) very little with things out of consideration, or sometimes fear, of the opinion of other people. It ( Read more... ) -
Back to basics
One thing I regret these days is how I did not pay enough attention to the basics during my undergraduate years in university. As much as I like to think that I have a good grasp of a number of concepts, I have to admit that there have been instances when I have studied for an exam and have forgotten about it in the end.
I want to remedy this by ( Read more... ) -
The beginning of the five year plan
Just how many people are passionate with what they are doing? And how many people know what their passions are? How does one develop an interest with something, work on it, and be really good at it?
Personally, I took up Political Science, thinking that it will make a good pre-law course. Back in high school, I have felt like I do not have too many ( Read more... ) -
Quick Rules
Sometimes I just need some damn good music to shake my blues away.
Majority of the time, I just need to stop being stupid, and break my own rules, and not spoil my own fun.
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Habits - of making and breaking them
I kind of find it funny how much we have to expose ourselves into something in order to really learn it - no matter how obvious it is. Perhaps, the idea that it is obvious makes us quite complacent, that in the end we forget.
I have read somewhere before that it takes around 21 days in order to develop a habit.
Over the last couple of weeks, I have ( Read more... ) -
How much of ourselves do we give away on a daily basis?
It is all in the things we touch, the words we say, and the expressions and actions we make.
Just how many of us realize and remember the moments we give ourselves away? And just how many of us manage to live the same way right after that?
I can't.
I think one way or another, it has changed the way I interact with people and do things; or maybe, I ( Read more... )
