I remember looking for a job after graduating from university was excruciating. I submitted application after application, attending to the needs of what was required in the job description. One skill requirement that kept coming up was multitasking. Now, there are some things you can do at the same time.

I used to be an avid watcher of the news. Come 6pm, my dinner was ready and the TV was on, tuned to BBC News at Six. At the time, this was standard practice for our family. We wanted to know what was happening in the world and be up

I briefly touched on the backwards law when I shared the story about the father of Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha), which I’ll quickly recap. In that story, the father was told by a sage that his son would be a great king or a holy man. Wanting his son

Stoicism is one of the oldest ancient philosophies. Founded by Zeno of Citium, it teaches how to live a virtuous life and follow the Logos—the cosmic order. Recently, Stoicism has been gaining popularity thanks to the likes of William Irvine and Ryan Holiday, to name a few. And there’

Some things are destined to happen to us. No matter how much we fight it and try to carve out another path, fate has a way of bringing us back to what we were meant to face in our lifetime. We try to control our fate, but we can’t.

Starting out as a copywriter, I remember a mix of excitement and anxiety. I'd landed my first client, thrilled but also terrified of messing up. I knew I could write, but the pressure of a first client was immense. I meticulously planned everything, from product research to market

I don’t spend a great deal of time on the internet. But sometimes, I can’t help but wonder if what I’m consuming has any actual truth to it. Most news outlets will have their own department of fact-checkers. They’re often reliable. But even fact-checkers have their

Renowned Stoic senator and playwright, Seneca, once wrote: “We suffer more in imagination, than in reality.” - Seneca. Our minds are beautiful. It makes us creative and apply logical and critical thinking. But, at the same time, it’s also a nuisance. It’s given us self-doubt, and has a

You’re here because you’re curious about the law of reversed effort, or the backwards law. But before we get into this law, let me share with you a true story which took place around the 6th century BCE. The story of a overly protected king and his son

Nothing lasts forever. That’s something we’ve heard in movies, or on a random show on Netflix. But is that really true? Yes, life is temporary. When we’re alive, we enjoy friendships, family and love. We also endure the harshness of life, such as suffering from an unwanted

Let's start by me sharing something personal. Back in March 2024, my former boss told me I was going to be made redundant. To be honest, I could see it coming. The company struggled to get new clients and became desperate, so I wasn't surprised. When