Lots of wisdom nuggets for you in this interview! Watch here:
Camus’ The Plague and Religion
This is a technical piece for readers who have read Camus’ The Plague. I thought to share this now amidst the 2020 Global Pandemic. I wrote this after reading the book. I explore how someone with religious sensibility responds to a plague, how the non-religious make sense of suffering, and how we should live knowing…
April 03- Zen Around The World: Free Group Call
Do you feel like you are losing focus and energy? This is for you if you are interested in: 1.) Learning how to strive with stress 2.) Getting back your focus during times of uncertainty 3.) Getting tips on sleep hygiene 4.) Asking questions about mental health I am currently self-quarantining (Day 12!) so thought…
On Death
Death can be a terrifying conversation for some but I live for it. One can start living deeply when one acknowledges finitude. I share my thoughts on how death opens up life here on this podcast episode.
How to Maintain Friendships Without Going Insane
As previously posted on: http://third-culturethoughts.com/how-to-maintain-friendships-without-going-insane/ Your ability to connect with people is your superpower. It’s incredible how you have a 50-year-old best friend from China and an 18-year-old pal from New York. Having a social circle that resembles the United Nations is marvelous to have. You get to have friends to enjoy a good meal…
#COVID19 How to Ease Your Anxiety + 中文版
Psychology of Third Culture Kids: IG Community
Hi guys, I am releasing my first book on the Psychology of Third Culture Kids this year (winter 2020). I can’t wait for you to get a hold of it! I’ll be tackling issues such as anxiety, international dating, and unresolved grief. You can follow the book’s official IG community for fun & relatable quotes.…
02/05- Podcast Interview: Social Media, Mental Health, and TCKs
How can you stay sane while traveling? Met @vasily, the host of this wonderful podcast, at a Biohacking Tech talk here in LA. Vasily is a curious soul who moved from Russia to all around the world. Happy to be the first female guest on his show 🌍 Link to show: http://www.everydayjourneypodcast.com/
The 42 Books That Shaped My 2019
“In the quiet spaces opened up by the prolonged, undistracted reading of a book, people fostered their own ideas. They thought deeply as they read deeply.” -Nicolas Carr My Top 5 Books 2019 Simone De Beauvoir by Deirdre Bair (Biography): Recommend this book to anyone interested in how Simone turned from Sartre’s doll to a…
Stillness
“Stillness is what aims the archer’s arrow. It inspires new ideas. It sharpens perspective and illuminates connections.” -Ryan Holiday Our generation is conditioned to believe that things can be achieved in an instant. There is a funny story related to this in Brene Brown’s Netflix special. She said that someone once approached her after a…
Silence: My Year Under Buddhist Monks in Taipei
“Erase all thoughts”, the buddhist monk in front of us said. I was in a large classroom with over 30 people, none of whom were near my age. I did not tell my millennial friends that the reason I was skipping night outs was that I wanted to spend my Friday evenings meditating in the…
Another Existential Tale
She imprints her existence through writing. She freezes time through photographs. She plays with eternity by wasting her days. I can live forever. And then the human condition catches up. Her body decays. The once magnificent homo sapien is forced to tremble at the force of nature. She reaches out to other social creatures. Pull…
09/16- New Podcast Interview with Hai Truong of HaiFidelity Podcast: Is Work-Life Balance a Myth?
Enjoyed chatting with Hai about work-life balance and my experiences as a third culture kid. In this episode, you will learn why the concept of the lone wolf is a myth and why career success requires collective support. Hai is a friend and colleague who values authenticity in all aspects of his life. I found…
Psychology of Nietzsche’s Amor Fati
Amor fati: Lover of Fate. That one wants nothing to be different, not in the future, not in the past, not for all eternity. Not only to endure what is necessary, still less to conceal it — all idealism is falseness in the face of necessity — , but to love it…” -Friedrich Nietzsche I…
Who is to Blame for Social Media Comparison- Humans or Technology?
Have you ever wondered why you start sounding like the person in front of you after hours of conversation? Neuroscience shows that humans are creatures of the environment. The existence of mirror neurons allows humans to observe and mirror the behavior of others actively. These social neural networks are what enables us to survive in…
Podcast Interview: Sheena of Tao of Self Confidence
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Update: Social Media Hiatus
There is life before and after reading all of Cal Newport’s books. I used to be on social media a lot. I lived on Instagram. These platforms were made to be addicting. The inspirational quotes, the attention, the escapist posts- what is there not to like? I don’t mean this to be sarcastic. Instagram was…
Humans: Gods with Anuses
“Man is literally split in two: he has an awareness of his own splendid uniqueness in that he sticks out of nature with a towering majesty, and yet he goes back into the ground a few feet in order blindly and dumbly to rot and disappear forever.” Ernest Becker Imagine our world in 100 years.…