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  Antifragility As the legend goes, the son of Zeus, Hercules, a man born with unimaginable strength, needed to accomplish a series of tasks known as the 12 Labours at the service of King Eurystheus in order to atone for his sins.  However, as the second of his 12 Labours, Hercules had to face a creature unlike any other. A nine-headed, water-dwelling serpentine beast known as the Hydra of Lerna or more commonly known as the Hydra. As the battle began to ensue, Hercules, despite all his might & bravery, was disheartened when he discovered that cutting off one of its heads would only mean that two more shall take its place. Essentially, Hercules would never be able to kill it, as it only got stronger with every wound.  Now luckily for us, we no longer live in a day & age where we have to carry swords & shields to defend ourselves from mythical creatures or fantastic beasts.  However, most of us are not equipped with adequate armor or protection in the form of emotional knowl

Ikigai   生き甲斐 Now, I truly believe that all of us at some point in life have asked ourselves this question: What is my purpose here in life? What is the meaning of my life? Is it to find a career that we love & make a lot of money out of it? Is it to find fulfillment & completion with someone that we hold dear in our hearts? Or is it to find happiness & freedom that we have always desired in our own way? Or maybe it's none of these since they only exist in the material world, and that true happiness & fulfillment lies only in being a monk? (I know I have thought of that once HAHA)  Well, as you can see, this simple question is more complicated than we realized, as it doesn't have an obvious answer of sorts. But it is made even more confusing when modern life is added to the mix. As in today's world, life offers us such a degree of opportunity & choice,  such as different jobs & careers, etc., that  it becomes quite difficult to identify or decide on

Minimalism <=> Imagine this, you are walking around the mall one day, with the objective of buying a sweater or a shirt because your last one is worn & torn. You enter your favorite store, who's very modest with discounts & right there! Love at first sight, you see the sweater that you're looking for! It is of the perfect design, it matches your style and best of all, it comes in your size. You make way towards the cashier as happy as a lark, but at the corner of your eye, you stop a few feet shy and see a pair of jeans that would go extremely well with your shirt. You feel a strange & uneasy feeling and think about your budget for a sec, but the discounted price on its tag washes away your worries, & you make a beeline purchase with the matching pair.  And as the week goes by, like a Vitoria's Secret model, you make everyone fall in love & awe in your presence. People are showering compliments on you, whether  in person or on Instagram, and you fe