life is about stuffs and moments collecting them. holding onto them. letting go of them. remembering, forgetting. hmmm manipulating stuff and moments by whom? ego. self. depending on who/what is perceiving the life. the desire to own, conquer, appreciate things that conjure the moments things that afford us the stuff stuff. moments. those are the…
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I have been writing 750+ words per day for the past 663 days. Here are some things I learned: I think in text. I need to trap my thoughts in text. I cannot process my thoughts without seeing them as words. Initially I wrote and edit at the same time. I censored, restructured, rephrased and…
I’ll share one (probably) weird thing with you today. I have been keeping track of my time, down to the minutes since July. I use this app and have these categories set up for different activities: Exercise Meal Sleeping Consuming – NIANU Consuming – Book SH work Non SH work Grooming Journaling Family Social Music Break…
Nothing matters, really. All those deadlines. All those plans. Goals, wishes, worries, what ifs. Most of them don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. They keep on changing. Remember what you were obsessed about last year? Remember what was so important to you this time last month? All imaginary and fleeting. You are not…
[embed]http://giphy.com/gifs/rewriting-B0tXfhikbAHhC[/embed] Last night I stumbled upon an article on Evernote that I clipped back in April. The original URL was https://www.julian.com/blog/what-you-should-do-with-your-life I don’t remember ever clicking on original links for an Evernote clip, but somehow I did for this one. The link led to a 404 page. “That page no longer exists.” it says. I…
Whoa. I paused for what felt like 1 full second in the middle of my home-alone cardio session on the stairs and said out loud. I was listening to an interview with Annie Duke on The Knowledge Project where she told a story about trying to order food at a Chinese restaurant. Trying to explain…
I try and keep these thoughts in day to day moments. They help me break free from the mental traps and get back into the present moment. Before seeking external validation, ask yourself, “What do I hope that person tells me?” Then tell it to yourself. Iteration, not destination. Experience, not performance. How do I…
Suffer when it’s time to suffer. I created this phrase to calm me down whenever I get anxious, stressed, and worried about something. Because the only time you need to suffer is in the moment of action; not before, not after. You should suffer only during the action. When you are writing the code, when…
Spanduk harga2 promo mingguan yg di Alfa, Indo, Carrefour, dll itu mereka nyetak sendiri atau gmn. How many of my desires are actually strategies and proxy for wanting to hit a pause button on the constant stream of demand and responsibilities in le adult life. How do you know when you are thinking vs when…
Human behaviour is really easy to understand. At the very core, human nature boils down to two ideas: We are wired for survival and replication. Which means inherently we are driven by self interest. We are wired for connection because being a part of a tribe ensures some level of survival. We compete for dominance because…