I ramble…
Being late to a lot of things, I’ve only recently read a 2013 New York Times post called “Whither the Hatchet Job?” (Link to the archived version, since you might run into a paywall). If you don’t intend to read the entire article, here are the last two paragraphs, which I think do a decent… Read More Discussion Post: What is Your Relationship with Negative Reviews?
I don’t know if learning from online courses can be considered a hobby, but if it is, then… I think this has developed into a hobby (if you can call this a hobby). It started with me signing up for free MOOCs, and ended with me actually having bought several courses! Why are they so… Read More Why I Love Online Courses + How to Decide if a Course is Worth Buying
Happy New Year everyone! On paper/computer screens it seems like we’ve left 2020 behind but in real life, not much has. Singapore entered Phase 3 (groups of up to eight!) a few days ago and we’re likely to continue that for a while. This year, apart from continuing my two 2020 keywords to consume thoughtfully… Read More Keywords for 2021
Hello! It’s New Year’s Eve! 2020 has honestly been such a strange year that I was a bit scared about writing your post. I knew that I had keywords that I wanted to follow for this year, but I have no idea how well I’ve followed them. So I went to my Keywords for 2020… Read More Year in Review: Life as a Whole
I don’t know if it’s the areas of the Internet that I hang out in but I realised that I don’t really see many generalist blogs. Most of the blogs I follow tend to fall into a certain niche: book blogs and tea blogs being the main ones. So I’m wondering, what is the best… Read More Discussion Post: How Niche is Your Blog?
Disclaimer: in Singapore, the number of cases diagnosed daily has dropped since our lockdown/Circuit Breaker. Things are slowly opening up and I am writing the post in the context of a society that’s in pandemic mode but also trying to find its way back to normal. If you’re living somewhere where COVID cases are still… Read More Mental Health Monday: The Pandemic is for the Long Term, When can I act Normal?
I hope everyone’s been doing okay obeying the circuit breaker/quarantine/shelter-in-place/movement control orders! It’s pretty amazing how many names can be given to the instruction “don’t leave your house.” While I have been reading (and have quite a few book review drafts waiting to be posted), I find that the most calming things I can do… Read More Mental Health Monday #5: Calming Hobbies
Singapore will be starting a one-month circuit breaker (in other words, a lockdown) and as I prepare to stay in, I found these three posts/articles to be helpful. Boundaries at Home (@SitWithWhit – Instagram) For my family, staying at home comes with a heavily reduced workload since our work is tied to a factory. So… Read More Mental Health Monday #4: Stay Home Edition
Three things I noted this past week: 1. Do Migraines Mean Anything? Last Thursday, I started having sharp pains in my head (imagine an ice-pick hammering into your skull) every few hours. When the pain did not disappear by Friday, and in fact was joined by a low-grade headache when I woke up, I decided… Read More Mental Health Monday #2: Taking Breaks
As I continue pondering the role of technology and social media in my life (basically something I do whenever I have nothing else on my mind), I realised something: The book blogging community works extremely hard. Like, I’m not even joking. I see daily posts from so many book bloggers, I see readathons, I see… Read More You’re Not Lazy, You’re Tired and That’s Okay