1. To get what you want, deserve what you want. Trust, success and admiration are earned. 2. Learn to love and admire the right people, alive or dead. 3. Acquiring wisdom is a moral duty as well as a practical one. 4. Learn to fluency the big multidisciplinary ideas of the world and use them regularly 5. Learn to think through problems...

Think of the things you cherish, we spend time and attention to protect them from getting damaged or stolen. But have we consider protecting our time and attention as well? In the age of technology, things surrounding us fight each other for our time and attention: phone calls, meetings, social media notifications, advertisements on th...

Recently I'm in a rut and having difficulty starting my day. I also started questioning my skills and capabilities that I might not be that good as before. This type of event in my life can lead to a few days or weeks of ruminating on my thoughts. And it's very important to be able to handle these thoughts or else it may destroy my sel...

I moved to the city when I got a job at a startup in Makati as a developer. A few weeks before starting on my new job, I went to look for apartments that are conveniently located near my new workplace. After checking different apartments, I finally settled with the first one I checked out. It's a small apartment unit, it's just 15sqm a...

1. When faced with a difficult choice, if you can’t decide, the answer is no. 2. If you have 2 choices to make, and they’re relatively equal (it’s 50/50), take the path that’s more difficult and more painful in the short term. 3. In times of interpersonal conflict, make the choice that will leave you more equanimous (internally calm). ...