Category: Insights

  • Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata | Book Review

    READ THIS BOOK IF… You’re in the mood for something weird and quirky but also dark and disturbing You’re interested in a book that examines identity and conformity. But it’s also a love story between a woman and a store. Kung at one point in your life you felt like you didn’t belong in your…

  • The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday | Book Report

    READ THIS BOOK IF… You’re someone who half-ass a lot of things You dwell too much on the negative side You are overly emotional DO NOT READ IF… You have more time at your disposal. I suggest you read A Guide to the Good Life instead. You’re already objective and calm and collected when facing…

  • Wala sa Plano

    Nagkaron nanaman ako ng time magmumi muni since solo nanaman ako dito sa apartment. Narealize ko lang kung gano ako kakuntento ngayong moment na ‘to. Oo marami pa kong mga bagay na gustong gawin pero tanggap ko na hindi pa sya abot ng kamay ko ngayon (tulad ng paguwi sa Pilipinas para makasama ko na…

  • Gigil

    Just now ginoogle (nag-struggle ako pano i-spell), ni-Google? Ginugel. Basta nag-search ako sa Google ng, “how to be less tense” dahil nga pansin ko, parang lagi akong gigil. Gigil ako maligo, mag-toothbrush, mag-luto. Yun bang feeling ko nauubusan ako ng oras so kelangan kong magmadali kahit hindi naman. Hindi ko alam bakit yung mga ordinary…

  • Letting Go of My Reading Goal

    Lately, nawawalan na ko ng time and energy magbasa. And nafi-feel bad ako about it until narealize ko na hindi naman dapat. Initially, I felt bad dahil baka hindi ko ma-reach yung goal ko na 50 books this year. Napatigil ako bigla and napaisip. Sa mga bago at interesting information na natutunan ko from reading…

  • Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Book Review

    READ THIS IF… QUICK AND TAMAD SUMMARY A bank robber has taken hostage a group of strangers. Bank robber sya pero sa apartment viewing naganap yung hostage situation. From an outsider point of view, kakabahan ka kasi baka kung anong mangyari, but what happens inside that apartment is something else. Funny and heartfelt. Memorable and…

  • What You Really Want

    As much as ayokong i-label ang sarili ko na procrastinator kasi hindi sya nakakatulong, madalas talaga ganun ang nangyayari. Or gagawin ko yung isang bagay ng full force for the first 3 days up to a week tapos biglang bababa yung enthusiasm. Alam ko na we have it in us to edit these traits (referencing…

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray | Book Review

    READ THIS IF… You’re curious why this became a famous classic You’re interested in themes revolving around beauty vs morality You want to read about a despicable lead character QUICK AND TAMAD SUMMARY Yung libro ay patungkol sa isang napaka-poging bachelor (si Dorian) na sobrang na-obsess sa kagwapuhan nya. Pumapasok din sa horror genre yung…

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | Book Report

    READ THIS IF… Sa personal reading journey ko, yung non-fiction book na pinaka nag-cause ng mental strain sakin ay yung book ni Neil Postman na Amusing Ourselves to Death. Pero grabe ‘tong book na ‘to. Sobrang dense. Hindi ko kinakaya. Ang daming studies, experiments, statistics at word problems. Grabe talaga. Nevertheless, eto yung mga natutunan…

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey | Book Report [Habit #1]

    THE 7 HABITS Be proactive Begin with the end in mind (soon) Put first things first (soon) Think win-win (soon) Seek first to understand, then be understood (soon) Synergize (soon) Sharpen the saw (soon) There’s no shortcut in self improvement. Most of the time we do things just because we know it’s the right thing…