This article makes a distinction between the evolutionary path and the non-evolutionary path to provide some clarity for those who are seeking. What is evolution In biology, evolution is the change in heritable characteristics of …
Category: Finding self
When I was in primary school, I had a music teacher named Mrs Bong. She was the choir teacher-in-charge, and also led community singing sessions during assembly every week. I looked up to her as …
Ever feel like you’re wandering aimlessly through life? Like you’re piece of driftwood floating on an endless sea, with no shore in sight. Nothing seems to excite or inspire you. Everything you do feels trite …
A few months back, my mentor suggested I do an interesting experiment. The concept is simple. For a few hours, just hand all decision-making powers over to a pair of dice. You go where the …
It’s easy to forget that waves permeate our lives. After all, as city-dwellers, we are out of touch with nature. Our homes are shaped like boxes. We drive rectangular cars, ride on tubular trains, and …
Do you ever feel like you are not expressing yourself to your maximum potential? You know that if you could unleash something inside you, you could achieve so much more. You wish that life could …
I was once walking in Washington Square Park in New York City when I came across a girl sitting by the fountain. She looked like a regular girl, with brown hair, tan skin, and bright …
You’re standing at the edge of a cliff, looking down. You hear a little voice inside of you telling you to jump. That little voice is your call to adventure. It’s an urge to try …
A guest post by Su-Ann Phillips For the longest time, I hid my softness. I followed what I thought were external manifestations of power: being tough, acting strong, making demands, foolishly assuming that determination, persistence …
About a month ago, I broke up with my partner/boyfriend of three years. Not knowing how to deal with the loss, I threw myself into my work. I organised workshops, managed events, coached people, and …
Stability and instability In our lives, we need both stability and instability. These can also be understood as certainty and uncertainty. We construct structures for ourselves that provide us the stability and instability we seek. …
Growing up in Singapore in the nineties, I always felt vaguely stifled. Maybe it was having my helicopter mum breathe down my neck every time I did my homework. Maybe it was the weekly ‘Civic …
I recently turned 30. The biggest turning point of my life was when I shifted from an achievement-driven life to a relationship-driven life. Over the years, I’ve learned that how much I achieve is not as …
It is easy to be hard in this world. It is easy to compete, to achieve, to conquer, to fight. Being hard is what our culture rewards and demands. It is far more difficult to …
Back when I was an investment banker, it seemed like I had reached a peak in my life. I was young, free, living in New York City, and earning more money than I knew what …
We humans love personal development advice. We love articles that tell us how to be happy, books that teach us how to be successful, commencement speeches that preach risk-taking. There are 4 tips to clear …
I had a WOW coaching moment today. I was just sitting with the client, being with him and holding space for him. In a moment of quiet knowing, I picked up the crux of the …
I was in primary school, in music class. Mrs Bong was choosing students for the school choir. She asked each of us to stand up and sing. If she found a student suitable, that student …
Since young we have been taught to know things. Our school system gave us exams to which there were fixed answers, and to do well we had to show how much we knew. We took …
Being sad is a natural emotional response to being alive in this world. The world can be sad sometimes, and life can be sad sometimes. People quarrel, people leave, things don’t go the way they …
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