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  • Rekindling your natural self-confidence

    Rekindling your natural self-confidence

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    4 min read

    We are born with natural self-confidence. Yet we often lose it as we grow up.

  • Adopting the Notion paradigm

    Adopting the Notion paradigm

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    5 min read

    You might find Notion a little disorienting but adopting the Notion paradigm can transform your experience.

  • How to fit Notion in your workflow to boost productivity

    How to fit Notion in your workflow to boost productivity

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    8 min read

    The key to unlocking the benefits of Notion is to understand how to fit Notion in your workflow to boost productivity.

  • Finding your ikigai

    Finding your ikigai

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    9 min read

    What is ikigai and how do you go about finding your ikigai?

  • How my daily journal evolved into a daily log

    How my daily journal evolved into a daily log

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    6 min read

    I have a habit of making daily journal entries.

  • Moved to jenxi.com

    Moved to jenxi.com

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    4 min read

    I moved my blog to jenxi.com at the close of the 20th anniversary of this blog.

  • Forever by Takashi Sorimachi

    Forever by Takashi Sorimachi

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    4 min read

    This is my translation for the song Forever by Takashi Sorimachi.

  • Inspiring quotes from Japanese drama Beach Boys

    Inspiring quotes from Japanese drama Beach Boys

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    17 min read

    We look at some moments that I found memorable and meaningful.

  • How Japanese drama Beach Boys changed my life completely

    How Japanese drama Beach Boys changed my life completely

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    7 min read

    To say that the Japanese drama Beach Boys transformed my life is an understatement.

  • In loving memory of Chewy

    In loving memory of Chewy

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    3 min read

    Chewy, 19 July 2011 – 4 October 2022.

  • 8 unproductive habits

    8 unproductive habits

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    5 min read

    It is important to be aware of unproductive habits that we have.

  • Mindful wander

    Mindful wander

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    2 min read

    Mindful wander means understanding the world in a different place compared to where you live.

  • How to be bold

    How to be bold

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    4 min read

    Fortune favours the brave. Or at the very least, being bold lets you seize the initiative and swing things in your favour.

  • Secret of success

    Secret of success

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    2 min read

    The secret of success is to form the habit of doing things that others dislike doing.

  • How to read non-fiction

    How to read non-fiction

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    7 min read

    I wished I discovered how to read non-fiction earlier.

  • Personal wiki with Bear app

    Personal wiki with Bear app

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    9 min read

    The term that’s trending nowadays is actually personal knowledge management (PKM).

  • On fear

    On fear

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    3 min read

    Fear is our instinctive reaction to protect us from harm.

  • Liberty of time

    Liberty of time

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    2 min read

    Time is a unique currency.

  • Useful writing

    Useful writing

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    3 min read

    Many of us were taught to be persuasive when we write, but is that useful?

  • Mindful memory

    Mindful memory

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    3 min read

    Being mindful makes our brain more receptive to creating memories.

  • How to read

    How to read

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    8 min read

    Consuming information doesn’t mean you are learning.

  • Illusion of transparency

    Illusion of transparency

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    2 min read

    There is a gap between what we experience and what others think we are experiencing.

  • On silence

    On silence

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    2 min read

    People often don’t say what they think.

  • Having an opinion

    Having an opinion

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    3 min read

    We all have opinions, but are our opinions justified?

  • The fallacy of efficiency

    The fallacy of efficiency

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    2 min read

    Being efficient doesn’t mean we are productive or performance well.

  • Website redesign for 2022

    Website redesign for 2022

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    5 min read

    2022 marks the 20th anniversary of this site. I redesigned the site to celebrate the milestone.

  • Vulnerability

    Vulnerability

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    2 min read

    Being vulnerable is to be exposed to the possibility of being attacked.

  • Compartmentalising

    Compartmentalising

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    3 min read

    I have a habit of compartmentalising my routines.

  • Mac iCloud Drive

    Mac iCloud Drive

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    4 min read

    Some thoughts on having the Mac file system on iCloud Drive.

  • Economy class

    Economy class

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    4 min read

    This is about a song by KAFE.HU,《经济舱》.

  • Online shopping in China

    Online shopping in China

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    8 min read

    Shopping online in China is a unique experience.

  • Once I Thought of Ending It for Good by Mika Nakashima

    Once I Thought of Ending It for Good by Mika Nakashima

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    5 min read

    This is a translation of Mika Nakashima’s song《僕が死のうと思ったのは》(Boku ga shinou to omotta no wa).

  • Don’t Be Afraid

    Don’t Be Afraid

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    2 min read

    This is a translation of the song by Summer aka Momoko,《不要怕》.

  • I Really Want to Love This World

    I Really Want to Love This World

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    2 min read

    This is a translation of the song by Hua Chenyu,《好想爱这个世界啊》.

  • Life is short, shoot more

    Life is short, shoot more

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    2 min read

    Why waste time taking photos of things that aren’t meaningful?

  • Hanyu pinyin input on macOS

    Hanyu pinyin input on macOS

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    3 min read

    I discovered a quick way to key in Hànyǔ pīnyīn tones on a Mac.

  • Fear

    Fear

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    3 min read

    We encounter fear on a daily basis. How do we face and overcome our fears?

  • Dark mode

    Dark mode

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    3 min read

    If you have dark mode or night mode enabled on your desktop or mobile browser, you’ll be able to see the effect on this site.

  • You Have to Believe This Isn’t the Last Day

    You Have to Believe This Isn’t the Last Day

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    3 min read

    This is a translation of the song by Hua Chenyu , 《你要相信这不是最后一天》written for those affected by the coronavirus.

  • Standing work desk

    Standing work desk

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    3 min read

    I have a habit of standing while I work so I use a standing work desk.

  • Being positive

    Being positive

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    2 min read

    I’m often told that I have a very positive outlook in life.

  • Newborn’s dream

    Newborn’s dream

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    3 min read

    This is a translation of the song by GALA , 《追梦赤子心》.