What is the purpose of your life? Together with other existential questions, this could be both easy and difficult questions to answer. While some might argue that people could live their life like flowing water, it is worth noting, however, that the answer one gives to this question – hence revealing his ultimate purpose –Continue reading “The Significance of Having A Life Purpose”
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Mind Our Own Businesses and Maintain The Courage to Continue
Recently, someone had reminded the author about a unique feature in a data analysis software which provides users with some motivational quotes from famous public figures. One of the quotes was from Winston Churchill that said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” This quote could beContinue reading “Mind Our Own Businesses and Maintain The Courage to Continue”
The Grass is (Not Actually) Greener on The Other Side
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also“ According to Cambridge Dictionary, the idiom of ‘the grass is always greener on the other side’ constitutes something that someone expresses to say that other people’s lives always seem to be in a better circumstance than his/her, although it may not be entirely true. It is also about an individual’s point of view with regards to other’sContinue reading “The Grass is (Not Actually) Greener on The Other Side”
Reconsidering The Self-Investment
“By far the best investment you can make is in yourself” – W. Buffett Awareness of safe investment is raising nowadays as the economic situation becomes more uncertain and volatile. Besides, rational people are more likely to try to maintain or even increase their net worth through prospective ways, including investment. When mentioning the termContinue reading “Reconsidering The Self-Investment”
Set Up A Growth Mindset
Mindset is like a prow which directs someone’s acts and behavior toward something that it has set initially. Mindset in this post refers to belief regarding individual’s own nature of human attributes, for instance the ability, skill, intelligence, trait, or personality. However, shifting someone’s mindset – and therefore changing his/her belief – even for theContinue reading “Set Up A Growth Mindset”
Time Inconsistency: Is It Time or Human That Relative?
A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heartProverbs 21:2 What distinguishes human beings from other creatures and living things is the fact that human has common sense, logical and rational thinking as well as cognitive skills. Meanwhile, what distinguishes human beings from technologies, machines, and robots is the fact thatContinue reading “Time Inconsistency: Is It Time or Human That Relative?”
Behind The Curtain of Adulting and Millenials Financial Independence Issue
Being an adult is inevitable as it is part of an individual’s phase of life. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, an adult refers to a person older than 19 years of age unless national law defines a person as being an adult at an earlier age, until 65 years of age. NarrowingContinue reading “Behind The Curtain of Adulting and Millenials Financial Independence Issue”
Expectation and Reality: The Underapplied Phenomenon
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” – Proverbs 4:23 Expectation embarks from an individual’s mind could turn out to be reality. The impact of expectation on the actual event is further called The Pygmalion effect. While managing oneself interpretation and response toward matter occurs is essential to produceContinue reading “Expectation and Reality: The Underapplied Phenomenon”
The Pursuit of (True) Happiness
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:6 Happiness is subjective and rigidly associated with someone’s perception and personal-specific experience. However, generally, it often seems difficult and nearly impossible to feel happy when the uncontrollable external circumstances and environments are pathetic, horrible, unstable, uncertain, or notContinue reading “The Pursuit of (True) Happiness”
Self-Awareness and Self-Transcendence: Ways to Build Self-Acceptance
Knowing the importance of self-acceptance as well as the urgency and benefit of having high self-acceptance leads to the next question: how could individuals practice and obtain such high self-acceptance? While the exact answer may vary and be individual-specific, there are several general ways to practice self-acceptance on a daily basis. At least, there areContinue reading “Self-Awareness and Self-Transcendence: Ways to Build Self-Acceptance”
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