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Once, I asked my son: Me:“Do you remember when you were in elementary school in Ajax, Canada?You were bullied by an older kid who kicked your ball far away at the end of recess.You ran after it, struggled to bring it back, and fell on the ground crying.” Son:“Yeah, I remember.” Me:“If you could go …
Humans are capable of extraordinary variety.We can learn, create, care, destroy, build, and transform in a single lifetime. But here’s a truth many resist:None of it is really “for others.” The Illusion of Selflessness Think about how often we frame our actions in terms of sacrifice: These statements sound noble. But look closer. When you …
The Tang dynasty writer Han Yu once described the highest standard of writing this way: “Rich in content without excess; concise without omission.” At first glance, it sounds like advice for literature. But the more I sit with it, the more I realize how universal it is. Beyond Writing Han Yu’s standard reminds us: perfection …
We speak for many reasons. Sometimes to persuade, sometimes to comfort, sometimes simply to hear our own thoughts out loud. But have you ever noticed the difference between saying what you want to yourself and saying what you want to others? When We Speak to Ourselves Telling myself what I want is a way of …
One question I was asked while having conversation with a customer “What if we allow all surroundings into our brain? Can we handle it?” We actually live our lives through filters. Our senses aren’t windows to reality — they’re gatekeepers, due to we won’t be able to manage all. See vision. What we see is …
I often write about living authentically, about what it means to live as myself. I even coach others, telling them that “living as yourself means this or that.” But every time I return to myself, I realize something uncomfortable:I’ve been lying. There has never been a fixed formula like Me = A. No human being …