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What makes a question “Big Talk” as opposed to “Small Talk”? Universal – Any human could answer it Meaningful – thought provoking Open ended – elicts a story (not just yes or no) Examples of this: What do you spend too much time doing? What is a new habit you want to form? Where do […]
Conversations last approximately 20 mins. In 20 mins, I have to convince to excite, to engage, to leave the conversation with a smile on your face. How do you talk to strangers? The First Word Flood Gates: Just say the first words. A simple one will do. ‘Hello’. Who knows what they will say and […]
Have you ever noticed how some people are practically born knowing what they’d like to do for the rest of their lives? Well, maybe they’re not born knowing, but they know from a very early age. It’s as if they were genetically and instinctively predisposed towards a certain path in life. It just makes sense […]
Over the past few weeks, there has been some awesome resources shared by the community. We want to ensure that there is a record so that they can be found, used and maintained by the community. Hat tip to angel investor Rayn Ong for the suggestion. The reason is that we can level up by […]
Utilitarian attitudes weaken the foundation of friendships Utilitarianism affects the way we live out our relationships. We view our relationships in terms of how useful this person in achieving my goals, or in terms of how “fun” I will have. In practice, this means we fail to commit. For example, if we are invited to a […]
“Lo, who has not been startled a thousand times by the accents of this grave music, whose severe character, nevertheless, animates itself with the fires of passion and throws the soul, enlarged, into a religious reverie a thousand times more inebriating than the imposing voices of the great waters of which the Scriptures speak? Who […]
Silence (沈黙 Chinmoku?) is a 1966 novel of historical fiction by Japanese author Shūsaku Endō. It is the story of a Jesuit missionary sent to 17th century Japan, who endures persecution in the time of Kakure Kirishitan (“Hidden Christians”) that followed the defeat of the Shimabara Rebellion. “Well, then, let me ask a question.” Opening […]
Serenity Prayer God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, […]
Ignore everyone. When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the […]
Christopher Lam 