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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values How to stop becoming a perfectionist

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Or, "How it can feel good not to be that good". At the very root of perfectionism lies in passionate insecurity "It does not matter how much time or how much resources it takes, if I can't get to get it just right, then I will keep adjusting, rectifying, improving, and reworking until it is." The first of two solutions may b... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Legalization of prostitution

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I have spent 13 years living on the outskirts of one of the most famous red light districts in Asia, Singapore's Geylang District. I have personally seen girls being forced into the sex trade at the legal but very tender age of 16. That is probably why I appreciated the Aidan Maconachy's missive on legalizing prostitution to... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Who are you to judge others?

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We never had a choice in it, but we are human. We have been genetically configured (or, divinely appointed, if you like) to decide, and hence, to judge. Whether this is done in the positive, negative, or neutral; whether it is conscious or unconscious as a human, we are deciding and judging everything. It is not, then, a que... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values The lessons you learn from making mistakes

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If it's one lesson that I've learned well, is that if you've got less than a handful, you better grab some more. Mistakes, that is. I've made so many mistakes in my life, and I think there's hardly anyone in existence who can say that they are as dumb as I've been. I had picked the wrong school, and picked them for the wrong... More..

Jobs & Careers > Professionalism Steps to becoming a successful person

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Your success is your choice. Joel Bauer, famed "infotainer" and platform speaker extraordinaire, observes this in his seminars very often. To him, if you ever want to be successful, you must fully appreciate that road to success only starts when a person realizes that they need to choose to be so. The bevy of success literat... More..

Jobs & Careers > Professionalism How to speak confidently in public

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"The trick", he says, "is to focus on inspiring them. Once you have that, be sure to become your message. If you do these things, there's nothing that can stop you from portraying utter confidence in what you are saying." If what my mentor, David Chiem, says is true, then the solution to confident speaking is to rise above t... More..

Relationships & Family > Newlyweds Newlyweds: Setting goals for the future

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Last week, my fiance and I went through the last of the husband-wife video series of our marriage counseling. It's taken me the past few days to mull over them; and, well, here are some thoughts. It's Not Going To Be Easy There are a few topics that stand out for both of us as we move closer to the day: some are with staying... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Deviance and society

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Deviance is a paradoxical force that drives creation and destruction in society. In one corner, there are the non-conformist artists, controversial politicians, quirky movie directors, off-beat architects, and rogue authors. They don't quite get as much credit as they deserve, and don't half deserve the ridiculous laud they ... More..

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