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How to buy happiness
Money buys happiness when you know what to properly buy Experiences trump materialistic purchases through and through Experiences stay with you regardless of where you are Materialistic objects are all temporary The happiest people have a book of memories Continue reading
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Lost in Japan
Plato said our mind was like a chariot We hold the reigns and are being pulled along by a dark horse and a white horse The dark pulling us deeper into our vanities and our white horse representing our purse aspects of life The flaw was that it implied we hold the reigns and we… Continue reading
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too much information
We are in the age of data and information Too much information Too many stories to tell Too much data to share Every book about happiness is derived from existing content Quotes from ancient philosophers So many we are too busy creating content, and searching for new ideas for how to live life, that we… Continue reading
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Summer travels
Tomorrow I go to Japan for a week Then Korea for a week Then I will be spending 7 weeks in Hong Kong, where I will work a full-time internship at Convoy Financial Group as well as study China economics I will also be finding time to do weekend trips; hopefully I will be able… Continue reading
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Biggest risk
The biggest risk we must be aware of in life is attacking long-term risks with short-term solutions Instead of doing the due diligence to prepare yourself for the future, it’s easy to instead focus on the short-term without a horizon planning McDonalds is great in the short-term Taking a nap or watching Netflix instead of… Continue reading
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History
It’s important for all of us to story history because that is the only real groundwork we have to better understand the future History rarely repeats, but it often rhymes All revolutionary thinkers study past revolutionary thinkers and so if you wish to be revolutionary, first understand the history and the framework of all the… Continue reading
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Do you believe in Karma?
I truly wish karma existed Then there would just be an overseeing universal power, called “Karma” that would hold every individual accountable for their actions More accountability and more responsibility put more weight on our words and actions Then we start to see how important it is to pause and reflect To think before we… Continue reading
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I don’t like grammar
I don’t like grammar But I love writing beautiful poses of literature I don’t like doing mundane exercise drills But I enjoy playing basketball and feeling free with my own physical body I don’t like writing the same Chinese character 20 times Yet, there is an ineffable power of communication that comes with knowledge of… Continue reading
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Believe in something
Even if you have to stray from the traditional path You need to believe in something Or else what are you doing here? Continue reading
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