Hellooooooo I’m back! Sorry for being away for so long (my previous post explains why), but I’m back and I’m so happy to see you. Gimme a hug! (Okay Lionel, you need to calm down.) We’ve got a lot to catch up on, but since it’s the New Year, let’s talk about how to kick […]
Productivity gurus love to write about how we shouldn’t overwork ourselves. They’ll say things like, “If you stay late, you’re just being inefficient.” Or “there’s more to life than work”. And up till recently, I agreed with them. I used to make fun of people who stayed in the office till 10pm and didn’t have a
Okkaayyy! As you know, I just came back from a 2-week vacay to the US of A. I spent some time with my girlfriend at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I drank delicious butterbeer, and bought one of those ridiculously-expensive interactive wands for US$50: The REAL magic, however, happened after I came back from vacation and
Quick question: How many hours of sleep did you get last night? 6 hours? 7? 4.5? Some people are secretly proud that they don’t get much sleep, and they wear their sleep deprivation like a badge of honour: “I’m damn shag today because I had soooooo little sleep last nigh…..zzzzzzz.” But when you don’t get enough
(Pre-post note: A bunch of you were psyched about using Lift after last week’s post, so I decided to do a series of posts on apps that I’ve found useful.) Sooooo – let’s talk about to-do lists. What’s the difference between a good to-do list and a crappy one? Here’s my definition: A CRAPPY to-do list
So get this: There’s actually an emotion that can help you resist the temptation of spending money. I recently read an article on how having a little bit of GRATITUDE can help us to spend less. The findings came from a study where a bunch of people were asked whether they’d like $54 today, or $80
You know that feeling when you’re browsing your Facebook feed, and you come across an article that TOTALLY VALIDATES whatever you’re doing in life? For some of you, it might be a no-nonsense article on investing in your twenties. For others, it might be one of those fluffy “7 Signs You’re in a Healthy Relationship”
Wow. Last week, I published a post asking you what you’d like to see on cheerfulegg that could make a difference in your life. A BUNCH of you emailed me back with super awesome suggestions. (Side note: The amount of email that I get from cheerfulegg has quadrupled over the past couple of months, so
Let’s say you were playing poker and you were dealt the following cards: Everyone else calls the big blind of $0.20, until the player next to you raises her bet to $0.50. How much would you bet? **************** Now let’s switch the game to In-Between (Click here if you need a refresher on the rules). You’re
