How to Invest RM1000 (The Practical No-BS Guide) So you managed to save RM1000 in your savings account. And you want to put it to good use. You want to invest it. But how? Coming from a guy who used to be unable to save anything for 2.5 years due to insufficient pay… I can tell you upfront how best to think about […]
This 3 Minutes Speech About Life Will Make You Live Like Never Before Looking for a short 3-minute speech that could change anyone’s life? You’re at the right place! I have time skipped it to the best part. Enjoy. Imagine it’s 50 years from now. You are near the end of your career. Imagine you are on your couch. Just finished watching the news. It’s 2067. You turn […]
The Dirty Little Secret About Success No One Admits Being an occasional binge watcher of America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent shows (don’t judge), I can’t help but cheer on contestants who are obviously talented. But what gets my attention the most is what Simon says every now and then, when a more senior performer gets on the stage. He always says: “So […]
The Monk Method to Overcome Anxiety & Adversity “Breathe, mothafucka” – Wim Hof It was 5pm. Works over. I punch out and I see my bus ride home from across the road. I am 5 minutes away. Can I reach it? I sprang into action and sprinted. I started to get tired. Air escapes me. My lungs were being punished. Was this worth […]
3 Things I Would Tell My 23 Year Old Self Like all self help junkies, I was self obsessed about goals like becoming a millionaire before 30. I started my personal development journey when I was 23. For the last year and a half, things started to change. I had a bitter taste of what “the real world” is like. I hate to say it […]
How Would You Spend Your Last Day? How would you spend your last 24 hours? This is a thought experiment worth doing for the following reasons: It helps you gear towards what projects you’d rather be doing for a living It helps you filter out the people you’d rather spend time with It helps you do more of the activities that give […]
How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Deal With Death “Death smiles at us all, and all a man can do is smile back.” — from the movie, Gladiator I was shivering and sweating profusely. The slightest gush of wind felt like a hurricane. My head weighted so heavy my neck was on its last nerves. “How much longer… till we… reach the hospital..” This was […]
FOMO: The Anxiety is REAL & How to Deal With It I “quit” Facebook long before it was cool to do so. I couldn’t stand the amount of envy-inducing imagery it was pushing (my bad for being easily triggered). But Facebook is just the beginning. The real psycho test starts with it’s younger more narcissistic brother, Instagram. Open the app and you will drown in “my-life-is-cooler-than-yours” photos […]
What is Minimalism & How to Get Started “Wait, you wear the same underwear for 3 days?” “How… WHY?!” That’s my friend talking. She couldn’t fathom why I wear the same boxer trunks up to 3 days in a row. I never saw it as a problem. I saw it as a solution to my cluttered life. Hear me out. I once read […]
The Biggest Prioritizing Lesson I Learnt All Year There are many schools of thought on the number of things you ought to have on your to-do list – some say six (the Ivy Lee Method), some say three, some say one, three and five. There are also guides on how to rank your tasks using the Eisenhower Matrix. But I can say is […]
