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Understanding the impermanence of self leads well-being in the future.

26Decembernorinews-blogBuddhism, medical-decision-making, positive-psychology, resilience, science, well-being

(info source: https://www.ted.com/talks/shankar_vedantam_you_don_t_actually_know_what_your_future_self_wants)（image source: TED） Impermanence. You might think it’s one of those 3 pillars of Buddhism in general, with “suffering” and “non-self” as the other two. It’s not merely religious but it’s the scientific reality as well. Nothing lasts forever. Everything is changing. Even our whole body, tissue by tissue and cell by cell,

How to overcome your impostor syndrome

15Decembernorinews-blogentrepreneurship, positive, well-being

(info source: https://blogs.haas.berkeley.edu/the-berkeley-mba/use-your-inner-strengths-and-community-to-tame-impostor-syndrome) Every once awhile, we all experience so-called impostor syndrome. However, when super athletes in a big game, entrepreneurs at high stakes situations, and leaders in general are with it, it’s pretty much devastating. A talk is around what exactly is the nature of the syndrome and how to overcome it. Using your

Embracing the new in a rapidly graying state

4Novembernorinews-blogdigital health, healthcare, well-being

As in Japan, Singapore has been seeing a rapid pace of graying population and low birth rate. However, unlike the Japanese counterparts, Singaporeans seem more eager to adapt recent digitized solutions in healthcare domains, where this population shift hits the society most. Sure there are growing numbers of new technologies and solutions in Japan, too,

Take your 7 hours of sleep as crucial as the same hours of work (esp. after 50)!

29Octobernorinews-bloginflammation, sleep, well-being, work

As I always talk about the importance of sleep all years, some people get tired of listening to me. But as you get older, the more important the quality of good night sleep becomes. This research is one of them to prove it. Sure, the sleep habit is one of the areas where you can

“Well-being” is no longer a “soft slogan”

26Octobernorinews-blogmental health, Surgeon General, well-being

(source: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html) It’s been a buzz word, but the world started to giving a serious attention to this old and new concept of “well-being” especially since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. We saw our lifestyle change drastically, witnessed bad hikes of suicide and mental problems among adults and kids alike, and now we all

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Tag Archives: well-being

Understanding the impermanence of self leads well-being in the future.

How to overcome your impostor syndrome

Embracing the new in a rapidly graying state

Take your 7 hours of sleep as crucial as the same hours of work (esp. after 50)!

“Well-being” is no longer a “soft slogan”