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I write a set of entries each month, packed with my best learnings and meditations.
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Irrational Self-Confidence and the Mid-Cingulate Cortex

Reading Time: 5 minutes
I think that in order to consistently write publicly, you need to develop an irrational sense of self-confidence - and you do this by doing forcing yourself to do things that you don’t want to do, which strengthens a part of the brain called the mid-cingulate cortex.

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Reflecting on Two Years at the Gym

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Today marks my two year anniversary at the gym. I find it hard to overstate how much this place has taught me, and in this article, I’ll share some of the most important and impactful lessons that this place has taught me.

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Experience Co-exists With Reading

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Experience without reading is nothing, and reading without experience is nothing. Reading invites us to reshape our perspectives, while reflecting on experience helps us internalise learnings with personal contexts.

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Metacognition: How We Control Our Brain

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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how thoughts arise in our ‘mind’. What if there was a distinction between our physical brain and what we think about in our mind?

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The Gym, the Journal, the Mind

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The gym and the journal have been the most influential factors in reaching mental clarity. I’ll share with how going to the gym for a year and a half, and journaling for three years has cleared my mind.

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Balancing Spontaneity and Planning

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’Judging’ personality types are detailed planners who love creating schedules. ‘Perceiving’ personality types are much more flexible adaptive, and spontaneous.

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Deep Thinking vs Overthinking

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Think deeply and be intentional with what you do every day. Journaling, meditating, and going to the gym worked best for me. Sometimes, you just can’t afford to give a fuck and instead, it’s better to not dwell on it. You just gotta let it go.

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Sanity and Time Management

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While in Year 12, I’m interning at a startup, serving as School Vice-Captain, working on personal projects, going to the gym, having a decent(ish) social life and maintaining my sanity. Learn how I manage my time.

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