Mental health

  • The more you try, the less likely it works. Paradoxical as it may be, relationships don’t operate like other laws of physics or economics i.e. pour water in, out on the other end you get, if efficiently, the same amount. Sometimes, your ROI are so low that you wish you had never commited to it. That’s when…

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  • Technical issues can be dealt with, even if we have to farm it out. People problems, especially when it’s personal, and potentially embarrassing, tend to linger on, and if unresolved and cancerous. We simply wish they go away. And they will. When the people died. Those of us who stand one foot in tech and the…

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  • Rain and rhythm

    Chewing gum jingle, and it seems to work:  “looking for a brand new start”. Each day, we woke up to a start. Just like that first day out of our mother’s womb. Not knowing what to expect. Not knowing who to trust. Not knowing the future. Will it rain today? Or same ole sticky heat? Rain and tears…

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  • Trust again

    People with bad experiences go through various phases in recovery. Some need a lifetime. Others could trust again in no time. All depends how the mind plays tricks. If pain recedes deep into long-term memory, then it takes longer to process pain. Short or long-term memory, bad experiences stay. They surface on unsuspected occasion (Murphy’s Law).…

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  • Clear-head

    When your mind is cluttered with unfinished business, you are not clear-headed. In our attention-starved world, spam and stimuli exacerbate this problem. No wonder it’s hard to reach mutual understanding and agreement. Best way is to nail down small and incremental wins to build up critical milestones. We tend to agree with those we already liked.…

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  • Shame and Stigma

    Making small talks on New Year‘s morning, I mentioned various distant relatives, among whom a handsome ping-pong playing cousin of mine. I remembered him as 60’s looking, hair, glasses and short shorts. He was later married with kids before got  sent to re-education camp. While he was away, his wife had an affair and made…

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