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What if it doesn't go as bad as you thought it would?

You never know what incredible things await you on the other side of "what if."

Will things get better?

Today, I feel grateful and content. But just one year ago, I was in a very different place. Life felt miserable, and waking up each morning was a struggle.

Chasing carrots

We think, "I'll be content when I get that promotion, buy that house, find that relationship..." But another carrot always appears on the horizon, tempting us to chase after it.

Why?

I have always been a follower. But no matter who I followed, I was never happy, and life was not fulfilling.

Goodbye, things

I recently revisited a book I read back in 2018 about living with a minimalist’s lifestyle. The book is called “Goodbye, Things” by Fumio Sasaki. What I enjoy about his approach to minimalism is that minimalism is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Personal preferences for minimalism Sasaki adopts a rather

Why don't we slow down?

What are you rushing for?

The paradox of growing up

With the freedom that we have, comes the responsibility and the limitations of being an adult. We are free to do what we want, but not without consequences.

I am both a failure and a success

When I started my career in 2015, I dreamed of being a tech company founder. My goal back then was simple: to be included in Forbes's 30 Under 30. I want to have a positive impact on people's lives, and this was the only way that

How to gain confidence

There will always be somebody better than you.

The tree that falls in the forest

"If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"

Life Ends at Thirty

In a world filled with societal expectations and deadlines, age thirty often looms as a significant milestone, a point by which one is expected to have achieved certain milestones.

How to Dream Big

Why some people dream big and some don’t

So what if you fail?

I have avoided “trying” since I was a kid. And as an adult, I realized that there was a massive gap between my reality and my dream of an ideal life because I kept on running away.

The Rest is Just Noise

Because if you really want it. The rest is just noise.

How to stop overthinking and start doing something instead

What good does thinking too much bring you? Think about how you would fail and you’ll be consumed by negativity. Think too positive and you’ll be deluded by your own expectations.

The year 2020 was 20 years ago

When I remembered that 2020 was 20 years ago... I thought about the things I said I'd start but never did I thought about the podcast I said I’d record with my friends I thought about the career change that I never dared to take I thought

Seeing "Work" in a Different Lens

At some point in 2023, I was hyper-fixated on quitting my job and starting my own business. I even sent it as a newsletter issue a couple of months ago. 💬TL;DR My wife got a job in Japan, and I had a choice whether to find a job or

To do extraordinary things, we have to do many ordinary things

Letters form words, and from those words, we craft sentences. To write a great book, we need to type. And it all started with a letter.

Nobody cares about what you do

Nobody cares about what you do. So why do you care? As you grow up, you start to think more about what people think of you. You stopped doing things that others don't approve of. At some point, you might even stop doing the things you love if

The Pain of Regret Is Worse Than the Pain of Discipline

Every time at the beginning of the year, many of us set up a New Year’s resolution. But most of us don’t actually tick all the boxes — some people didn’t even start. Then, the following year, we’d just do the same thing over and over again

Happiness is Something You Create

When can we be happy with our life? One day? When will the day come? There is no answer to it, but there is one thing that you can do about it. If "one day" you will be happy—why not make it today?

Dancing, Hustling, and Burning

How the early hustle and subsequent experience of burnout were necessary to understand and appreciate the importance of balance.

Your present was once a "what if"

In a world often captivated by the tales of the mighty, the story of the underdog holds a special place in our hearts. It's a narrative transcends just the thrills of sports or the realms of fiction; it's about the human spirit's incredible capacity to rise from obscurity to greatness.

Mediocre by whose standards?

We often measure our worth against others' achievements, forgetting that the true measure of success lies within our efforts and journey. It's not about being the best; it's about being your best.

It all makes sense now

How things will only make sense after we became adults