Author: cheerful.egg

I never considered myself “strong”. I’d see those huge guys in the gym deadlifting plates the size of car tyres, and I’d think to myself, “Okay forget it, I’ll never be like that so let’s just go do some bicep …

I used to read nonfiction books exclusively. I’m not sure when it started. Probably sometime in college when I – like so many delusional males my age – decided that I wanted to become rich. And so I started reading anything that could…

My team decided to do a meetings purge this week. We went on a rampage, cancelling hours of recurring meetings from our calendars. It felt great. It also got me thinking: Why do we hate our meetings so much? Why do we bemoan the fact that we don’…

I’ll always remember the moment when I decided that I wanted to jump to the tech industry. It was 2015, and Twitter had invited us, as clients, to their new Singapore office on Cecil Street. It was filled with colourful lamps and beanbags and Per…

A couple of weeks ago, I was trying to explain passive investing to some friends. I could tell from their expressions that my message wasn’t landing, so I decided to switch it up and use an analogy that they understood best: Alcohol. Here’s…