Here's an idea: Take a whole week off and just stay where you are. Don't travel. Don't fill it with a activities and classes and errands. …
Musings
Why You’re Religious (Even If You Don’t Know It)
Have you seenThe Life of Pi? The movie came out more than 10 years ago, and it's one of those stories that leaves its interpretation open to …
Good Quests For Regular People
A couple of years ago, I set out an ambitious goal to fly the Singapore Airlines Suites. I spent a year reading blogs, optimizing my credit …
Will ChatGPT Replace Financial Bloggers?
The biggest news in the tech world in the past couple of weeks was the release of of OpenAI’s ChatGPT interface. If you haven't played …
Why Does Everything Look The Same?
When I was in Tokyo last month, I walked past a department store near the Shibuya Scramble Square. I stopped and did a double take because I …
How We Messed Up Leisure (And How To Fix It)
“What does it profit a man if he gains the entire world and loses his soul?” Matthew 16:26 Last night, after an exhausting day at work, I …
Why All Your Friends Want The Same Jobs
I left Singapore to study in the US when I was 21. In my freshman year, I met all sorts of people in my dorm. I was neighbours with a …
Where Are All The Interesting People?
What do you talk about when you're with your friends? Work? Kids? Holidays? Investments? Gossip? If you're like me, 90% of your …
Why I Stopped Writing (And Why I’m Starting Again, Maybe)
For 7 years, I wrote almost every week about "hatching a rich life". I started with personal finance: Saving, spending and investing, which …