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My 2018 Reading List

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The year is almost over and I am very disappointed to say that I did not read much this year. Reading has always been very important to me. Below is my 2018 reading list. I’ve been trying to figure out ways on how to increase the number of books I read per year. It’s not that I did not pick up anything to read at all. I started reading quite a lot but barely finished […]

Now go out and do it.

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“What would you do today if you knew you would not fail? Now go out and do it.” Josh Duhamel said this in the movie New Year’s Eve Movie. My best friend was urging me to create a vision board for weeks now, “Make a vision board and wake up to it every day. Make it happen. No more excuses.” he said. I have so many dreams, and they’ve been on hold for the longest […]

Overeducated

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One of my favorite courses in uni was Philosophy. It kept me motivated to achieve my engineering degree. I learned a lot from it and listed below are some: Smile Project: You smile at everyone and note down the reaction of each and everyone and what happens next. I realized the power of smiles. Patriarchy: I read a book on patriarchy and its history. It was an old book, “Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women’s History of […]

You Decide

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Fate controls who walks into your life. You decide who you let walk out, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. Unknown Professional vs Personal Separating professional from personal relationships is difficult. It’s important to set boundaries for both. Things that may help Never discuss work at home. Or anywhere if you’re outside the office, unless it’s an out-of-office meeting, I guess. Roommate is not always equal to friend. But it […]

So What

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“Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, “So what.” “My mother didn’t love me.” So what. ”My husband won’t ball me. So what. ”I’m a success but I’m still alone.” So what. I don’t know how I made it through all the years before I learned how to do that trick. It took a long time for me to learn it, but once you do, you never forget.” […]