The last time I went to China was over a decade ago. I haven’t returned since. Why? There are many reasons, including culture shock and family drama. Nonetheless, I obtained many memories, emotions, and lessons from my trip because the trip was such a different experience as a young Chinese American. My parents whisked me… Continue reading 8 Lessons Learned From My Trip to China As An American Born Chinese Kid
Category: Health
EGO AND ITS DANGERS: Do You Really Want To Hit 100 Million Dollars?
In the book The Third Door, the author Alex Banayan Got an opportunity to shadow the founder of Zappos and best-selling author Tony Hsieh. In one conversation with Tony, Alex was floored when he heard Tony admit that he partially published his book to flatter his own ego. Specifically, it was way that Tony said… Continue reading EGO AND ITS DANGERS: Do You Really Want To Hit 100 Million Dollars?
5 Ways Self-Help Just Makes Your Life Worse
Huh? An article on 5 ways personal development is bad for you from a blogger who is the biggest fan-boy for personal development? This is more than just a clickbait topic to grab your attention. These are real struggles I have come across after becoming obsessed with personal-development. If you’re why I’m revealing them. It’s… Continue reading 5 Ways Self-Help Just Makes Your Life Worse
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (FREE Digestible Checklist)
Have you ever met someone who blamed their environment for their situation? This was me. I used to say, “The only reason I’m so messy is because my room is too small to fit everything and the pressure my parents place on me to keep things in certain places. When I’m old enough to have… Continue reading The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up (FREE Digestible Checklist)
Tim Ferriss’s Morning Routine: A Blog Post on Rituals To Maximize Your Productivity
If you’re not familiar with Tim Ferriss, he’s a best-selling author, famous podcaster, and tech investor. He’s famous in the peak-performance industry, so people love learning about his morning routine. Well, here it is:
How to Master Work-Life Balance According to Jack Welch & Sara Blakely (Plus, Questions on Travel & Med School)
Work-life balance is a huge issue for many people, especially since women now have to work full-time when they used to be expected to be stay-at-home mothers — and because American culture has a philosophy of “the harder you work, the more successful you’ll be.” This podcast episode breaks down some insights I took from the… Continue reading How to Master Work-Life Balance According to Jack Welch & Sara Blakely (Plus, Questions on Travel & Med School)
5 Ways To Prevent Cancer: No More Cancer by Dr. Gary Null Book Summary & Review
Nobody wants cancer. Yet it’s one of the common themes of this generation that everybody — and their aunt — is getting cancer. The scariest part is that some of these people are young. The billionaire Jack Ma said it best in an interview with Barack Obama. He said that when he was a kid,… Continue reading 5 Ways To Prevent Cancer: No More Cancer by Dr. Gary Null Book Summary & Review
9 Mistakes With How Asian Parents Raise Children
I used to think my Chinese American parents were perfect growing up. They had come to the United States as immigrants with only a couple hundred dollars and worked their way up to a middle-class income. Plus, Asian students as a whole had great reputation for being doing well in school and getting into prestigious… Continue reading 9 Mistakes With How Asian Parents Raise Children
The women who made millions but felt drained and unfulfilled
I have heard stories like this numerous times, some are even worse with the businesswoman developing health issues due to the stress. The female entrepreneur Chalene Johnson also has a very similar one. I don’t personally agree with going into bankruptcy or debt if you can avoid it but this article is a huge theme… Continue reading The women who made millions but felt drained and unfulfilled
A Damn Good Book Summary of Martin Seligmann’s Learned Optimism
Martin Seligman is one of the most famous living psychologists because of his work in pioneering a new division of psychology, Positive Psychology. Rather than focusing on “the planes that crash,” Positive Psychology takes a new spin on psychology by focusing on the “planes that stay in the air.” By studying the mentally healthy and happy,… Continue reading A Damn Good Book Summary of Martin Seligmann’s Learned Optimism