I've just completed a podcast retelling the life of Alexander the Great. 1 of the more interesting anecdotes was how he cut the Gordian knot. This was a knot tying a cart to a post which was intricately bound for centuries. An oracle declared that whoever could undo

Realised this because I left the house early to meet my engineering manager at Book Cafe. Actually, it might be more than just the environment. It was that schedule of getting up early, changing environment, doing something difficult, establishing human touch - all this contributed to what Andrew Huberman calls

Been listening closely to the podcast series "How to take over the world" [https://www.httotw.com/], just wanna make some note to self on common traits amongst great men: 1. Abundance of energy - they were prolific, and get many things done, sometimes in parallel and in

The busier I feel, the more I have to meditate. The feeling of busyness comes from my mind going everywhere but the present. So today, when I finally cajoled myself to sit for 45 minutes, it wasn't long before I realise what a wild stallion my mind has

Recently, I'd been caught in the trance of bad habits. You know when you're on a bad diet, and you subconsciously switch off the self-judgement to make it easier for yourself. That switching off also makes it easier for the bad habit to propagate. This is

Sometimes, you wait for the meaning of things that happen in your life. You wonder why this person is in your life, or why this thing happened to you. And before you know it, it's gone. And there was no deeper meaning to be found. Such is life.

I had a chat with a mentor of mine. Recently, I'd not always been feeling a consistent draw towards my role. Partially because I'd previously been drawn by the camaraderie of my team, but I get less of that with a remote work setup. Many times,

Just finished In Order To Live by Yeonmi Park. Teared a few times, especially when she recounted her call wtih her ex-captor before her trek across the Gobi desert. If she had died that night, no one will know or even care, except her captor. Although that is generally true

Reading the Daily Laws by Robert Greene, and I truly resonate with the call to find one's Life's Task. Sure, don't fall into the passion trap, but my personal experience tells me that there are some activities in which we naturally incline to much

A lot of unachieved goals in life is due not to misplaced strategies, or even unclear goals, but a lack of intensity and energy to break down all barriers. You'd be surprised at how far having a positive and tenancious mindset can bring you. In the developed worlds,