mindfulness

  • No Destiny, But Unfinished Business

    Do you believe in fate/destiny? This is the same cliche question that generations have asked themselves since forever. Some people think that the events in our lives are already predetermined. They believe that our life is like a book someone… Continue reading

    No Destiny, But Unfinished Business
  • Mirror

    If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? At 50 years old, I have no interest in being anyone else—living or dead, real or imaginary. When I first read this question, my immediate… Continue reading

    Mirror
  • Impossible

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Words exist to give names to things, whether they are good or bad. Some words exist in one language to describe something that, in… Continue reading

    Impossible
  • Be Smart

    What advice would you give to your teenage self? If I could go back in time and give some advice to my teenage self, I think it would be the next: Continue reading

    Be Smart
  • Chit-Chat

    What bores you? I get bored with superficial, monotonous, childish conversations that lack intellectual depth. I don’t feel comfortable in meetings focused on gossip about the day. Discussions about whether some celebrity did this or stopped doing that are also… Continue reading

    Chit-Chat
  • My Family

    Who are your favorite people to be around? At every moment in life, family will always be the favorite people to be around. Friends, enemies, acquaintances, coworkers, and loves come and go. They pass like cars on a busy highway,… Continue reading

    My Family
  • Financial Freedom

    Write about your approach to budgeting. I believe that financial management and budgeting should be a mandatory subject in schools. Many adults only learn to manage their finances correctly later in life, or through severe setbacks that affect their personal… Continue reading

    Financial Freedom
  • Retirement Is Getting Closer

    What were your parents doing at your age? In their 50s, my parents were still finishing up my younger sister’s studies and buying their second house, which is the one they live in today. Even though they still had a… Continue reading

    Retirement Is Getting Closer
  • Driver License

    If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? I have always thought that the age range for obtaining a driver’s license in many countries is too broad. An 18-year-old is not mentally or… Continue reading

    Driver License
  • IA for Everyone

    The most important invention in your lifetime is… In my 50 years of life, there have been many technological advances that have radically changed people’s lives. From the PC, the Internet, and cell phones, I believe the most important invention… Continue reading

    IA for Everyone