Published inResilient Mindset Weekly·Aug 6The most important lesson from stoicismWhat do Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington and Adam Smith have in common? They all admired stoicism. Marcus Aurelius is a roman emperor who was a famous stoic. He had the weight of the world on his shoulders and yet had to be a good man in a backstabbing and political…Stoicism4 min readStoicism4 min read
Published inResilient Mindset Weekly·Aug 6Check your motivationsHave you seriously considered why you are doing what you’re doing? Your motivations are likely complicated — there’s probably a cocktail of reasons behind it. Either way, thinking through and rationalising big decisions is essential instead of being on autopilot or going with the herd. Before starting on that next…Motivation4 min readMotivation4 min read
Published inResilient Mindset Weekly·Aug 6What is your attention worth?What is attention? According to Psychologists: “Attention is the ability to actively process specific information in the environment while tuning out other details. Attention is limited in terms of both capacity and duration.” From the above-linked blog: “Think of attention as a highlighter. As you read through a section of text in a…Mindset10 min readMindset10 min read
Jun 5, 2022Why you should try a solo travel tripI used to be a person who didn’t like “travelling”. I didn’t understand why people had wanderlust. Until everything changed. My personal journey I used to be a person who didn’t like “travelling”. I didn’t understand why people had wanderlust. Until everything changed. I was focused on getting ahead with life — career…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Jun 4, 2022Travelling is totally different from taking a vacationHas anyone ever told you — I need a vacation from my vacation? Has anyone ever asked you — I need a vacation from my vacation? I know I have been saying that in my 3 months traveling around Europe and U.S. It’s my friend Dennis that actually told me…Vacation3 min readVacation3 min read
Jun 4, 2022Do you have an Investment Framework??While my investment principles are the high-level guide for my stock picks and portfolio management, I use my Investment framework to grade companies at a detailed level. While my investment principles are a high-level guide to run through every decision, I have a step by step investment framework to grade…Investing6 min readInvesting6 min read
Jun 4, 20227 investing principles to generate alphaThese are the investment principles I use to guide my stock picks. Many of my friends have asked me why I think I can beat the market or how I have picked AMD & Tesla previously. I want to lay out my investment principles to explain the sources of alpha…Investing5 min readInvesting5 min read
Jan 17, 2022About this blogAbout this space: This blog is for me to share weekly the best thoughts I have. This can be related to startups, businesses, productivity, philosophy, books or economics, life in general. Whatever I’m thinking the most about for the past week. I would be obsessively be learning about whatever interests me and will…Blog2 min readBlog2 min read
Jan 7, 2022Why you must take a gap year in your time at UniDo you know what is your passion in life? Do you know what you’d naturally like to do till late at night? As a mid-20s Singaporean, I often hear from my age group that they don’t know what they want to do. If you’re one of them… then may you…Education8 min readEducation8 min read
Published inTinkercademy Build Log·Aug 9, 2018Viennale Annals IV: In-Depth Light Remote ElectronicsEditor’s note: Read Parts 1, 2, and 3 first for some background on what we call “Viennale”: the Singapore Pavilion for the Venice Biennale, No More Free Space, a project we undertook in collaboration with the Singapore University of Technology & Design. …I2c5 min readI2c5 min read
