What are some small things that matter a lot?
Heading to work as usual. I get a phone call. “Hello?” “Yes, hello?” There was a long pause on the other end. It wasn’t a commercial call from a bank or insurance company, but an older woman’s voice. “Are you Ron’s mum?” “Yes, I am.” “I don’t know if you remember, but I was Ron’s […]
How’s your relationship with your parents?
Right now, at its best. ❤️ From ungrateful to more gratitude. From yelling at my mom when things don’t go my way to calmer conversations without yelling. From being rude to better appreciation. From very little communication to clearer, more frequent communication. From feeling distant to feeling closer to one another even though we live […]
What are the things that you are grateful for?
Those chance encounters. You’ll never know who you meet just once in your life – only to find out much later that that one chance is all you get before they pass away. In memory of our friend – Mr T. By chance, I posted an advertisement on behalf of the meditation center late last […]
How do I motivate myself to exercise?
Here goes what works for me: Find out the reasons for giving up The first step in exercising consistently was to really ask myself: why do I give up in the first place? what is it exactly that’s blocking me from exercising? I wrote it all down. The reasons turned out to be more than […]
What’s the best life lesson you’ve ever learned from a fictional character?
Your skill doesn’t improve consistently but in steps. And when people hit a wall, they want to give up. Once they get past this corner, they’ll improve exponentially but they don’t realize it. Why not? Because they think this – will last forever. Did you enjoy ballet or the compliments? If you liked the compliments, […]
What documentaries have had the biggest impact on your life?
AlphaGo. It’s a beautiful story about Artificial Intelligence (AI), professional Go players, the game of Go and humanity. Some key learnings for me: You can still win when you take only what you need AlphaGo, the AI system, consistently took only what it needed to win in all its Go matches. It doesn’t go for […]
What everyday habits drain our energy?
Overthinking Negativity Overly critical Worrying Complaining Comparing Those are my top 6. I did not realize how much energy it actually drained out of me, until I started meditation that cleared away all the above one by one. As the overthinking and worries reduced, my energy levels went up. I didn’t feel so tired at the end […]
How do you personally manage information overload?
Information overload means a few things to me i.e.: Being in full day meetings/ courses/ seminars that makes my brain feel saturated, ‘full’ or ‘overloaded’. Getting tons of emails, work chat notifications, WhatsApp notifications, social media notifications all at the same time. Receiving negative emotions that come along with the information. To manage this, I […]
What is the best advice you’ve received?
Throw away. Scene 1: First 2 weeks of meditation. I was struggling with something. The meditation guide simply said, “Why don’t you throw away the struggle and what’s blocking you with the meditation method?”. I remember scrunching my eyebrows and going, “Yea…that is a solution. Never thought of that before…” The solution was so incredibly easy. […]