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Not all of us wants to outrun a ghost
When you have been brought up most of your life learning how to game the system, the metric for success becomes defined as beating someone rather than curating the life you actually want.
Nov 21, 20254 min read


Some things that kinda make sense
Anyone telling you to follow your passion is already rich. No one grows up thinking: "I'm passionate about tax law", but the best tax lawyers fly private jets and have a much broader selection of mates than they deserve.
May 30, 20256 min read


Finding the escape velocity
According to aero-propulsion engineering, most of a plane's fuel is burned when it is taxi-ing and taking off, not when cruising in mid air. Any new venture needs to overcome an initial resistance in order to achieve a breakthrough.
May 17, 20252 min read


Shortfalls of conventional wisdom
Education teaches us to be compliant, older people tend to bring up unheathy comparisons, and learning to stay humble.
May 1, 20253 min read


The importance of being 'pigs'
The importance of being "pigs", the most common recipe of an average life, cutting the noise to get things done, wisdom from Pooh bear and Michael Caine.
Mar 15, 20253 min read


Reality and limitations
“Sorry, no more executive roles after your fifties.”
Feb 20, 20255 min read


Be it ever so humble...
When I arrived in Hong Kong in May 2021, I spent over two years of living out of a suitcase in a serviced hotel...
Aug 23, 20245 min read


Doing the things that you don't like to do
If you are not careful in protecting your dreams, someone else will show up and make you build their dreams for them.
Aug 16, 20246 min read




Pivot, change, adjust
"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss." - Eric Roth
May 21, 20248 min read


An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
May 15, 20243 min read


The perils of a suitcase life
Money can only go so far in compensating the inconvenience and logistics of relocating overseas, but how does one psychologically prepare for and cope for the change to a new environment?
Jan 3, 20244 min read


Inner peace and self-realisation
Many of life’s lessons don’t need to be drawn from the advice and anecdotes of other people. It just comes from a position of inner peace and self-realisation.
Dec 21, 20233 min read


In search of a quaint type of peace
At any point of time, nothing is ever so good or bad as it seems.
May 6, 20233 min read


This is home, truly
The faster you acclimatise to all aspects of your surroundings, the easier life becomes.
May 1, 20233 min read


Career longevity
Most of us have been taught to plan our careers upon graduation. But no one mentions about how we should plan the second good half of our professional lives.
Mar 3, 20234 min read


A quiet new year
No celebration, not a lot of booze, no chugging of beers, no fanciful dinners or gatherings.
Jan 15, 20234 min read


Year-end appraisals
Don’t beat yourself up if you didn't meet your KPIs. But also don't be too quick to give yourself more credit than you deserve for your achievements at the workplace.
Dec 21, 20222 min read
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