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The other day I caught myself thinking: my partner is the greatest contributor to my happiness. It is not only because I am a recipient of her generous love, but what is...
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More from journal – Winnie Lim

how difficult it is to live an intentional life

Once upon a time I would start doomscrolling when I woke up. I realised it was causing mental fatigue way too early in the day, so I switched to writing morning pages...

4 days ago 11 votes
my body is a temple

The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...

a week ago 15 votes
do what we can

I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel sketchbook, it inhibits me from doing more travel sketching because the thought of completing...

2 weeks ago 16 votes
yet another dysautonomia episode

I went for a 5km run yesterday a couple of days after returning from thailand. Sometimes after a long break it may feel more strenuous but I felt better than expected, even...

3 weeks ago 16 votes
primal sadness

I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself by trying to live life in my fullest possible manner, but once...

a month ago 54 votes

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The Rise and Fall of Hunter S. Thompson (Part 1 of 3)

Below is the first installment of my three-part essay on Hunter Thompson.

18 hours ago 4 votes
4 Reasons why too few of us will work in the future

Laetitia@Work #84

8 hours ago 3 votes
80/20 Online Privacy And Security

I sometimes despair about 80/20ing online privacy and security: I fear this is one of those things where you either go to superhuman lengths to get privacy or you accept that you're getting nothing at all. (Richard Stallman abjures cell phones, key cards, credit cards, and browsing

yesterday 3 votes
As Wild as It Gets

Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.

yesterday 5 votes
the feedback fallacy of writing on the internet

or: how to stop mishearing all the nice things people say to you

2 days ago 4 votes