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I completed my only 2023 resolution this last week by finally running my first 10km in my life. It had seemed like an unattainable goal: I was struggling even to finish 5km,...
a year ago

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More from journal – Winnie Lim

choosing health over social ties

Being covid cautious is a very socially-isolating endeavour. Most people think we have some psychological disorder, and that’s putting it very nicely. I feel alone and lonely for continuously writing about this,...

3 days ago 6 votes
because we are both pessimists

It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is almost 9 years, a little less than a quarter of my life....

a week ago 9 votes
existing in an unsafe world

Our current minister of defence had made a public speech last week, stating that the US’s image has “changed from liberator to great disruptor to a landlord seeking rent.” Considering that Singapore...

2 weeks ago 13 votes
widening the spectrum of future possibilities

I used to really dislike washing dishes. I would leave them in the sink, and they would feel overwhelming when I finally had to do them at the end of the day....

3 weeks ago 12 votes
blog questions challenge

Though I’ve already done something similar for people & blogs, I thought it could be interesting to answer similar questions in a different slice of time after being tagged by Naz Hamid...

a month ago 15 votes

More in life

how can I write when *gestures at…everything*

between certainty and silence, a third path "forward"

12 hours ago 2 votes
The Upper Middle Path and Tech Bro Buddhism

Analyzing how progressive politics and Silicon Valley thinking have domesticated the revolutionary potential of Buddhist practice

15 hours ago 2 votes
Why Journalism Is Like Stinky Cheese

And updates on previous stories

23 hours ago 2 votes
My Buy Nothing baby changed my relationship with consumption

Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional with where our money goes

2 days ago 5 votes
Do Jerks Get Hired For Management Roles, or Does Management Create Jerks?

I assumed that certain rude personalities were promoted to leadership positions. Then I both found myself being promoted, and adopting some of those behaviors.

2 days ago 5 votes