Building a compass (pt 1)

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Stop! Before you read on, take a moment and ask yourself these questions:

• Why do you work?
• What’s the meaning of life?
• How is work related to the rest of your daily life?

If you thought answering those questions was tough, you’ll understand how I felt as I took some time to reflect on my workview and lifeview. It’s..

Finding True North (Pt 1)

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In the chapter 1 of Designing Your Life, we looked at gravity problems and evaluated the state of our work, health, play, and love. This month, we turn to consider two important sets of questions – questions about our workview and lifeview. The answer to these questions is supposed to help us find our true north – the guiding direction for our lives.

Without further ado, let’s get started:

Contemplate the Heavens (Pt 1)

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Sometimes I wish the skies above home can be like this. On a typical Hong Kong evening, you’d be lucky to see even one or two stars. But even if I don’t have a blanket of stars above me, I still like to do what stars are most known for making us do: contemplate the heavens.

My theme for August was to practice gratefulness and to imitate a spiritual leader. Let’s see how I did:

On Gratefulness and Spirituality (Pt 1)

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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

So uttered Socrates before his trial and death, as recorded in his student Plato‘s Apology. This quote has always resonated with me, as I’ve always been fascinated by the “big” questions – What determines right and wrong? Why be good? What on earth are we here for? Where are we going after life here?

August’s theme, “Contemplate the heavens”, is therefore the perfect chance for me to explore these ideas deeper. What are the things I can do to further explore “deep” questions of life? And how does that help us find meaning and happiness?