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want to do or to be? a question to ask in your career search

There’s a chapter in the book ‘Ego is the Enemy’ called “To be, or to do?” This concept has been guiding my search for a career direction recently. Do you desire to do something because you want to be that kind of professional, or because you want to do the things that come under thatContinue reading “want to do or to be? a question to ask in your career search”

lose the stress

I recently had a realization: we, as humans, seem to stress over every step or transition in our lives. Is that really worth it? When we are young, some of us feel pressured to do well in school, to fit in with everyone else, have the right clothes, the right lunch box or school bag,Continue reading “lose the stress”

being ‘chill’

When I started university, there was one consistent pattern that emerged in my life: waking up early in the morning, rushing to catch the train, missing said train, followed by being severely disappointed in my lack of resolve regarding my time management skills. One day, when I was sitting on the train seat and franticallyContinue reading “being ‘chill’”

ladder rungs

Sometimes, it feels like you’re falling, and the longer you keep falling, the darker your surroundings become. Like the ground just got swept out from under your feet and there is nothing that will help you get back up. Like there are no more options left to try. Sometimes, it feels like there is noContinue reading “ladder rungs”

park bench thoughts

I visited a park last winter on one snowy and early morning, and I wanted to record my thoughts and observations that came up from that visit. This visit was during the days when I was going through a wave of depression that was sucking a lot of hope out of me. So I gotContinue reading “park bench thoughts”

First Entry

Dear Future Self, You’re probably thinking why I am trying to start another hobby when none of the other ones have held up to the test of time so far. There’s a multitude of reasons, but I won’t try to hold myself down to any of them. After trying and “failing” so many times, IContinue reading “First Entry”