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  • Uncertainty: A cursed blessing

    Uncertainty: A cursed blessing

    Let’s start with a thought experiment. You have 2 samples of 500 people each with a disease X, and you have a treatment Y. If you give this treatment Y to the first sample of 500 people, you have a 100% probability of saving 400 of those people. If you give the same treatment to Read more

  • Encounter With A Goddess/洛神赋 Part 1

    Encounter With A Goddess/洛神赋 Part 1

    What follows is my personal interpretation and translation of the famed Chinese text, 洛神赋 (Encounter With A Goddess, sometimes translated as “Ode to the Nymph of the Luo River“) , by 曹植 (Cao Zhi). Born in 192 AD, the author was renowned for his talent, ambition, and brilliance, writing many of China’s most well-known poems. Read more

  • Examining the Impact of Meritocracy on Societies Through Historical and Ethical Lens

    Examining the Impact of Meritocracy on Societies Through Historical and Ethical Lens

    The notion of meritocracy – a societal system in which people are selected on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit – has been thoroughly, and for many unknowingly, ingrained into Western society and political structure. In the Western capitalist democracies, efficiency is integral to maintaining consistent advancements both technologically and economically; the premise Read more

  • Insecurity, Anxiety, & Self-esteem

    Insecurity, Anxiety, & Self-esteem

    Defining Self-esteem Central to the concept of happiness is the idea of self-esteem, that is, one’s perception and relationship with one’s self. This relationship is without a doubt the most important in our lives, since we are constantly in our own presence. Whether it is when we are alone or when we are with others, Read more

  • How to be Happier

    How to be Happier

    What follows is the part 1 of our article on becoming happier. It is a 4~5 minute read where we state our intention for writing the article, seek to define happiness, and explore how one can be happy in the modern world. Part 2, which will release in a few days, will explore specific methods Read more

  • Large rocks in life

    Large rocks in life

    Everyone has something special about them, and a whole world of potential that’s inside them begging to be unleashed. So why is it that so often, we forgo this potential and settle on what we have? In this blogpost, I’ll discuss what exactly I think are the big rocks that block one’s path to unveil Read more