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A copywriter, writer and content marketer based in Singapore.

I post lessons here, mostly as a notetaking exercise, my 1%. 

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Ulysses Pact - how to prevent your future self from screwing up

Ulysses (aka Odysseus) is a Greek hero and King in Homer's Odyssey  which describes his journey home after a long, drawn out war. Along the way, his ship had to pass by the Sirens, whose songs were said entice sailors to change course and suffer a shipwreck.  Like any of us, he was curious about the Sirens' songs and he wanted to hear them for himself.  But he also wanted to make it back home without a shipwreck.  What did he do?  Source: Wikipedia As the captain of his ship, he ordered all his men to cover their ears with wax so that they do not get seduced by the Sirens' songs. Next, he made a pact with his men to bind him up on the mast, to ignore his demands of changing the course of the ship while they passed the Sirens and to have their swords on hand in case he breaks free from the mast.  They survived the journey passed the Sirens without a shipwreck.  This became known as Ulysses Pact or Ulysses Contract - a decision made in free-will today,...
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the slight edge

The Slight Edge Was introduced to this concept recently. Will have to read Jeff Olson's The Slight Edge to find out more. Basically, the idea is that small simple actions that is done daily will compound over time and are the reasons behind becoming the elusive 5% (the successful population). These small simple actions done daily, gives the 5% of people, The Slight Edge, which over time, leads to a Hugh difference. The main reason why the 95% of us are still where we are, or not as successful as the 5%, is that these small simple actions, although simple to do, also tend to be simple NOT to do. Thus, over time, it becomes a Hugh difference, in the downward direction. Its a very interesting idea, and a great challenge. Set yourself a small simple action that you can do daily, and let's see how long you can keep to it! Leave a comment below to let us know about your progress!
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"Am I the Idiot?"

Chinese New Year was a short affair this year. Hence, I managed to get through this: To get our way in life, we often have to come in contact with other humans. Some are pleasant, others less so, a handful may leave us feeling as though we've been shouting into the ocean with zero chance of getting a response.  ' Surrounded by idiots ' attempts to give us a way to categorise people into 4 main colors, based on general characteristics: On a closer look, this color system feels like a simpler version of the popular Myers Briggs system which has 16 personalities.  My pet peeve with the Myers Briggs system is that it's great for understanding yourself, but less effective in trying to understand others because of the details it goes into - great if you're a scholar but not as friendly if you're trying to navigate the world.  Trying to phenotype people on the fly is especially tough when you're an ISTJ or INTJ. Erikson's system seems way easier to implement in...
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