Bye-Bye Stuff, Hello Minimalism
Reading time: 5 minutes I didn’t really think about it until I was scrolling through Unsplash.com searching for some photos for my previous article. I came across the theme of minimalism and it caught my attention with its simplicity and cleanness. This made me reflect on how I used…
My Sense Of Entitlement, When Right is Wrong
Reading time: 5 minutes We are all entitled to something. There is nothing wrong with expectations that we have towards psychological and safety needs (Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) when we work hard to deserve them. There are also legal entitlements from our government and legal system such as the…
Your Intuition Will Whisper To You
Reading time: 6 minutes So, what is intuition really? Intuition is a “knowing” that cannot be explained by fact or thought, but through a deep inner feeling. It’s those “I feel it in my gut” and “something doesn’t feel quite right” moments and you can’t explain why. And my…
When It’s Time To Rethink Your Personal Values
Reading time: 5 minutes You know there is more for you out there, and you believe you deserve better. Something is missing, and you can’t quite put your finger on it. You’re restless and your attention moves from one thing to another, but your mind is always somewhere else….
Motivation Only Gets You Started, It Won’t Keep You Going
Reading time: 4 minutes “I felt an ice-cold stream of shame and I was holding my breath for as long as I possibly could.” Even though motivation is great and needed if you want to accomplish anything worthwhile, the concept has been overvalued in the context of personal development….
Is Self-Consciousness A Bad Thing?
Reading time: 4 minutes After I finished writing one of my previous stories about perfectionism ‘If I Was Perfect, I Wouldn’t Be‘, I had a fascinating talk with a close friend about her experience with self-conscious perfectionism. When she was modelling, she wanted to become the perfect model. She raised…
If I Was Perfect, I Wouldn’t Be
Reading time: 5 minutes Trying to be perfect is where the trouble begins. Being a perfectionist is nothing to brag about. People who claim to be a perfectionist or have perfectionist tendencies are more than just detail-oriented high achievers. Often, they are unknowingly plagued with anxiety and fear. I’m talking…
Vulnerability, A Hero In Disguise
Reading time: 5 minutes Vulnerability, I used to associate it with being weak. Throughout my life, I’ve been taught that being invulnerable is a virtue preferred by many as a sign of strength. After all, who wants to get hurt or be exposed to any unpredictable things that happen…
The Bitter Taste Of Being Right
Reading time: 5 minutes As the famous quote of Auliq Ice goes: “Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out.” I had been given countless opportunities to choose between being kind and being right. I had chances to point out someone’s mistakes, how they could’ve done…
An Ear, A Heart, And A Silence
Reading time: 4 minutes “Thank you for listening.” And I forgot what I wanted to say next. In my teenage years, I wasn’t the most social person. I had one best friend and that was more than enough. He was and today he still is one of the most social…
Undo The Lie Of Not Being Good Enough
Reading time: 5 minutes Through life, you’re going to meet people who will knock you down. Sometimes, they are good people, and sometimes they aren’t. Sometimes, they are angry and quick to judge, or sometimes you just caught them on a bad day. Sometimes, they just suck in that…
Unmemorable Days Made Memorable, See Value In Each Day
Reading time: 4 minutes Nobody wants to be nagged into self-improvement — it’s something that must come from within. And true enough, many big moments are focussed around trying to get better, trying to be better. I was either focussed to get a tremendous meaningful work done or trying…
