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Chat | Deja Vu from the dream

11/3/2024

Today, we would like to discuss déjà vu, a phenomenon experienced by about 60% of people. Déjà vu occurs when individuals feel they have already experienced a current moment, even though it is happening for the first time. This sensation often manifests as a brief flashback, creating a sense of familiarity.

Psychologists suggest that déjà vu may stem from memory glitches in the brain, where it mistakenly interprets a new experience as familiar. This can happen due to split-second misfires in processing or partial recall of similar past events.

Interestingly, déjà vu is sometimes linked to dreams. People often encounter déjà vu during moments that resemble past dreams, blurring the line between memory and imagination. This overlap may occur because our brains store dreams and real memories in a similar manner, enhancing the feeling of familiarity. While déjà vu is not predictive, it can provoke curiosity and reflection, leading individuals to wonder if their dreams foreshadow real events, thus adding an element of mystery to everyday life.

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Chat | Journaling - A Tool More for Meditation than Productivity

9/29/2024

Journaling is a mindful practice of self-discovery that involves writing to ourselves. Setting aside a few minutes each day to explore our thoughts, reactions to the world, and emotions is beneficial.

Journaling is a great way to improve our self-awareness. Writing down our thoughts and feelings helps us reflect on them and gain mental clarity. Additionally, journaling can be a helpful tool for maintaining emotional well-being. It allows us to release negative experiences and move forward with a positive attitude. Through consistent writing, we can also improve our communication skills by articulating our thoughts and refining our expression to the world.

We can group journals into three categories: thoughts journal, capturing things that come to our mind; experiences journal, recording learning and various activities in life; and self-management journal, which organizes life for better planning and time management.

Thought journals include diaries, blogs, and commonplace books, where we fill the pages with reflections, quotes, and ideas.
Experience journals are a gateway to personal growth, expanding into exciting areas such as travel journals that inspire us to explore new places, reading or story journals that enlighten us with wisdom from the past, people journals that help us understand and appreciate those we meet, gratitude journals that foster a deeper sense of appreciation, handwriting journals that teach us new fonts, shopping journals that celebrate healthy and delightful product encounters, cooking journals that encourage us to experiment with new dishes, zen journals that record our spiritual growth, and more. We also use sketching journals and nature journals to record our observations of the world around us. Life is a journey of growth and discovery, and we use journals to remember and appreciate the experiences that shape us.

Self-management journals are journals that give guidance. Bulletin journals fall into this category.

The key to a helpful journal is consistency, honesty with oneself, and offloading our minds. We use journaling for high-level task tracking, such as what we stand for (core values), how we feel each day, topics we have an interest in or are inspired to know more about, what hurts us, what we wish to do, and lessons learned.

Editor's Notes (3/24/2019): Bull journaling differs from traditional journaling. When people talk about bullet journaling, they refer to it as a productive tool to get things done or prevent procrastination. It's more like a to-do list we can track, migrate, and plan. However, some people need help with monitoring tasks with a pen-and-paper system. A task reminder in Evernote (replaced by Apple Notes as of 2024) is sufficient.

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Chat | Money Wise: How to Become Financially Savvy

6/16/2024

Managing personal finances wisely is crucial for achieving long-term stability and success. Here's a concise guide to becoming financially competent:

Budgeting: Start by tracking your income and expenses. A well-maintained budget helps plan spending, save money, and avoid debt.
Emergency Fund: Build a fund to cover 3-6 months of expenses. This financial safety net is essential for unexpected emergencies.
Debt Management: Tackle high-interest debts aggressively. Understanding and reducing your debts is key to financial health. Listen to Dave Ramsey if you want to be “ Debt free!”
Savings Goals: Set clear short and long-term financial targets. Goals can range from saving for vacations to retirement.
Investing: Diversify your portfolio across stocks, bonds, and real estate. Knowledge of investments enhances your wealth growth potential.
Credit Score: Maintain a good credit score to improve your borrowing terms and reduce interest costs.
Insurance: Protect yourself against significant financial losses with appropriate insurance coverage.
Retirement Planning: Invest early in retirement plans to benefit from compound interest over time.
Tax Planning: Understand how to manage your taxes effectively to keep more of your earnings.
Mindful Spending: Distinguish between wants and needs to avoid impulsive buys and save more.

Enhancing your financial literacy continuously is the cornerstone of managing your finances effectively and achieving your financial goals.

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Chat｜Be Your Own Person

6/2/2024

In today's chat, let's discuss the importance of being true to ourselves and how to assert our individuality. Life is complex and challenging, especially when external influences attempt to sway our decisions and control our lives.

For example, you were looking at a tempting cake in the show window. Just about stepping forward, your husband said, "We need to control our sugar intake." Does the sugar control have to be done at that moment and on that specific-looking tasty cake? Probably not. But you stopped. Hey! Your dear husband is influencing.

Traveling in Europe, I saw many travelers holding cameras and talking. They are creating a travel log for YouTube. I wonder how many surrounding details they will miss if they can relax, emerge into the mid-century town, and feel the time passing through these pebble-paved roads and well-architected houses. I am sure their mind is occupied at least 40% by their imagined viewers. Do they need to please their audience? Do they lose some of their own from this? Hell Yes!

Where am I, and where am I heading? What am I thinking? What do I enjoy? Who would I be with, and who would I care about? All of these answers tell me who I want to be.

I will talk to you later. I need my time now, and so do you. Make your own time, space, and decisions—that's your birthright. Have a great day. I enjoy talking to you and hope you feel the same.

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Chat｜Few People Read!

5/19/2024

You know what? There's an unbelievable truth: few people read. If you take the time to read a little bit more, you'll be ahead of 80% of the population. Let me share some questions to make us think.

Have you ever read the complete instructions and manual for the Monopoly game? If you have, you'll know how it can significantly enhance your understanding of the game and even increase your chances of winning. That's the practical power of reading.
Have you ever read the privacy policy that an app requires you to agree to? You may often find out that you're giving up quite a few rights.
Have you ever read the ingredients in "organic" foods only to discover that some ingredients aren't organic? "Organic" has become more of a brand than a healthy criterion. Have you ever looked at the health label of a food that's supposed to be healthy, only to find out it has too much-added sugar and high calories per serving? It's essential to read the serving size too.
Have you read the fine print of a consultant proposal outlining the assumptions and conditions? These assumptions are often the basis for their conclusion and are essential information.

Let's stop here and think about what else you want to read. Reading can be tiring, but it can be helpful.

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Chat | Build Short Yet Quality Life

5/12/2024

Life is fleeting, and our quest is to enhance its quality. However, the concept of quality is subjective, varying from person to person. It's crucial to acknowledge and respect these differences as we strive to find a shared understanding.

To achieve a quality life, we start with the necessities of living. This is related to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, which states that we must have a place to live, food to eat, and clothes to wear before achieving any quality of life. We can't imagine a person who barely survives, like a beggar at traffic lights, having a quality life.

After fulfilling our basic needs, we want to have good quality around the place we live, the food we eat, and the clothes we wear. Here, wise judgment should kick in. A minimalist lifestyle can help reduce living costs, be environmentally friendly, and maintain quality. For example, we should have only needed clothes and use them fully. We should invest in clothes that are comfortable and of good quality. We should aim for whole foods, vegetables, and non-GMO foods that are good for our health and prevent diseases. Our house should be spacious and cozy and have everything necessary to make our life comfortable.

Once our basic needs are met, the pinnacle of a quality life is self-realization. It's about our personal aspirations, who we are, who we aspire to be, and what we want to accomplish. While these goals may differ for each individual, the pursuit of self-realization is a common thread. It's about creating a bucket list and starting to check off those items now. It's about living our values every day, setting goals, staying focused, and consistently contributing to the values that make us proud of ourselves. This, my friends, is the essence of a quality life.

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