Tag: self-improvement
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Stop Ugrading Everything But Yourself!
Every few months, our phones gently tap us on the shoulder with a little message:“Software update available.”And what do we do?We plug it in overnight. Like it’s 11:59 PM, and we’re tucking our phones into the charger, like babies going to daycare, full of hope and promise. Excited for some mysterious promise of “improved performance”…
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Anger Management 2.0 (Part 2)
Dear friends, sorry for taking so long (as if you were waiting for it, LOL). In fact, I’m still away from home, having this called-out holiday, but I can’t help to continue our session before, about anger management. I guess this is some kind of my coping mechanism for handling my kids every day during…
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Anger Management 2.0 (Part 1)
When was the last time you felt angry? Two weeks ago, a week ago, the day before yesterday, yesterday, or maybe just now? Yeah, I bet, since it’s not a rare emotion. It’s common. There’s always something or someone that makes our blood boil. As if it’s always there to test us. For me, the…
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Transforming Our Habit: Stop Impulsive Buying!
Long before, I became a branded items seller. My supplier was coming from the USA and Europe. Mostly, they are Indonesians who have already lived there for a long time. That is one of the glorious times for me, because my income from only selling branded items is bigger than my salary, so I am…
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Break Free from Sunk Cost Mentality!
Have you ever felt that: I did. And I guess we are ever in the same boat on this one. Because this is a common logical fallacy. This is what we call the “Sunk Cost Fallacy,” aka being misled by the costs we’ve already spent. This is not efficient, let alone rational, you just spent…
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