Category: Life Lessons
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5 lessons learned from a year living in a foreign country
Today was my final day in Japan. By the time you read this, I would have probably already landed in Hong Kong, ready for my next adventure. It’s been almost a year of culture shock, ups and downs, exploring, learning, having fun and so much more. I’m grateful for how much I’ve discovered about myself,…
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10 Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Minimalism
One fateful day about ten years ago, I sat down in front of my laptop and wrote the first post for Minimal Student about embracing change. Back then, as a fresh faced 18 year old, I had little idea about who I was or who I wanted to be. I just knew the cluttered life I…
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The most important thing you need to know about completing your bucket list
Last year, I made a bucket list of some of the things I wanted to do in my life before I die. Usually, when I have an important goal to achieve, I would break down the goal – what do I have to accomplish by when? What do I have to do first in order to…
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On how to get the most out of life with a dose of reality
Lately it has become fashionable in the media to bash on millennials (people in their late 20s-early 30s today). To be fair, we are an easy target, at least most of us who were raised in developed countries. We grew up being told that we’re unique and exceptional, that we can ‘make an impact’, or if we’re really special,…