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?”
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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”
