In Eastern philosophies, unsatisfactoriness—a sense of existential and practical discomfort in everyday life—is considered an inherent part of the human condition, within each of us. Much of the suffering we experience is manufactured by our distorted thoughts, trying to help us make sense of the circumstances around us. In this line of thought, each of us ultimately seeks to remove this sense of constant unsatisfactoriness, attempting to do it in different ways…

An exploration into the transformative power of embracing life's events as they are. Unveiling the mysteries of self-introspection, mimetic desires, and the art of surrender to tap into your natural state, drop expectations, and redefine your game of life.

Integrity is the energetic wholeness that you harbor in everyday interactions with yourself and others. This post explores the meaning and implementation of integrity, according to the Conscious Leadership Group.

Pragmatic ambition is the patient and determined pursuit of achievable lifestyle-centered goals that you can see from a pragmatic distance.

Deciding where to live is one of the most important decisions in your life, and it can make a difference in your happiness and life satisfaction levels. Lifestyle-centered career planning suggests choosing your career based on the lifestyle you intend to have, which requires accumulating career capital.

There are two main modes of creativity: divergent and convergent thinking. The former is a state of intentional chaos and idea generation. The latter is focused, narrow, and persistent to find the best idea.

Debating is about dropping the ego for the greater pursuit of reality as is. This post presents some mental models we could use in debates/arguments or everyday conversations.

Identity is a constantly negotiated endeavor between yourself and the people around you. You can get trapped in a self-enclosed identity box(es), and this post explains how that could happen, and what you could do about it.

Memento mori, as the Stoics would put it. Remember you are going to die. Life is finite, and so is your attention in the era of information overload and context switching. This post explores time management as philosophized by Oliver Burkeman in his book, 4000 Weeks. Notion template included.

This is one of the existential conundrums of time management and life itself: how might we discern what’s truly important from what’s “seemingly important” (urgent) in the short term? Drawing from the organizational philosophies of Basecamp, this post explores the possible root causes of the urgency trap.

“Mindset is a portal between conscious and subconscious processes” (dr. Alia Crum). The profound progress in the science of mindset and cognitive psychology can teach us how to implement a sustainable growth mindset in life, where you take responsibility for your life, not the other way around.