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6 days ago

Don’t Let Your Good Intentions Trouble Others

Have you ever done something with good or neutral intentions, but it didn’t turn out so well? Perhaps others got annoyed or misunderstood you. Or perhaps you unintentionally created trouble for others. We are all human, so we all make mistakes. The important thing is to learn from them. In…

Relationships

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Don’t Let Your Good Intentions Trouble Others
Don’t Let Your Good Intentions Trouble Others
Relationships

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Sep 18

Four Life Lessons from Soul (2020 Movie)

I recently watched the movie Soul, and it was really insightful and enjoyable. If you haven’t watched it yet, I would definitely recommend it. Here is the trailer: In this article, I’ll summarize the story (spoiler alert) and then share my learnings. Summary The story’s main character is Joe Gardner…

Soul

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Four Life Lessons from Soul (2020 Movie)
Four Life Lessons from Soul (2020 Movie)
Soul

8 min read


Sep 10

Notice People’s Good Intentions

Do you feel like you have a lot of happiness in your everyday life? Do you smile a lot? I don’t know about you, but I can definitely use some more happiness in my everyday life! And in my observation, most people frown a lot more than they smile. My…

Happiness

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Notice People’s Good Intentions
Notice People’s Good Intentions
Happiness

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Sep 3

Three Wise Wishes

Once upon a time, there was a class of grade 3 students. They were talking about future aspirations, and the teacher assigned everyone some homework: To interview their parents and ask them three aspirations that they have for their kid. One student, Joe, was very excited about this homework. That…

Happiness In Life

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Three Wise Wishes
Three Wise Wishes
Happiness In Life

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Aug 27

Faults Are Like Poop

Recently, I was talking to my mentor about some conflicts I had with people. Essentially, they think I’m wrong, and I think they’re wrong. Being the wise person that he is, my mentor didn’t side with anybody. Instead, he said, “Faults are like poop. When it’s your own, you don’t…

Fault Tolerance

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Faults Are Like Poop
Faults Are Like Poop
Fault Tolerance

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Aug 20

The Six Paramitas

This past week was the first year anniversary of the departure of Venerable Jing Kong, and in honor of this, I wanted to share another one of his teachings that benefitted me a lot. Last year, I wrote about The Enlightened Mind, and this year’s article is about The Six…

Virtue

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The Six Paramitas
The Six Paramitas
Virtue

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Aug 20

The Six Paramitas Part 2: Stories

The previous article introduced The Six Paramitas as six virtues that help us to cultivate our mind. The mind is the root of all our actions; therefore, sharpening the mind will improve our performance on anything and everything we do. …

Virtue

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The Six Paramitas Part 2: Stories
The Six Paramitas Part 2: Stories
Virtue

20 min read


Aug 13

Wise Principles For Great Decisions

“The quality of your life ultimately depends on the quality of your decisions.” — Ray Dalio, Billionaire investor and author of Principles We all work hard every day to create a better life for ourselves. But if we make poor decisions, then no matter how hard we work, our life…

Decision Making

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Wise Principles For Great Decisions
Wise Principles For Great Decisions
Decision Making

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Aug 6

Don’t Be So Sure Of Yourself

As many of you know, I’m been working on the virtue of humility for a while. After all, no one likes an arrogant person, and an arrogant person makes lots of enemies. On the other hand, we all like humble people and prefer to help a humble person. Before, I…

Humility

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Don’t Be So Sure Of Yourself
Don’t Be So Sure Of Yourself
Humility

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Jul 23

How To Not Get Upset at Misunderstandings and Criticisms

Recently, I was catching up with a friend, and she talked about how she hates being misunderstood, and as a result, she ends up being a people pleaser. Sometimes, she wanted to tell her partner things that he did wrong, but she wouldn’t because she was afraid he’d think badly…

Misunderstanding

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How To Not Get Upset at Misunderstandings and Criticisms
How To Not Get Upset at Misunderstandings and Criticisms
Misunderstanding

14 min read

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