not Adriana, not Adrian, but Andriani. with an N and an I. — Up until Highschool, teachers and friends never had any difficulties calling my name. After enrolled in higher education, sitting in lecture classes, almost every lecturer called me by the wrong name for my whole university experience. Only one lecturer did say my name correctly all the time. He is an…

What’s our next? Our new point of departure: the future. — Whenever I came back to my hometown and hang out with high-school friends, I sensed the uneasiness. I think we worry more than we should. Social pressure does play a role. Destination disease is a belief that all we need to do is arrive at a particular goal, and we…

I believed it worth asking ourselves in no matter what stage of life we are in. — What does your brain look like? If I were to take my brain and flatten it out, it would cover a huge space, like maybe a king-sized bed. What you fill your mind with most of the time? Filled with questions and thoughts. Each of us has a brain that…

could be water, trees, sun, mountains. — We could learn so much from nature. What we have to do is sit quietly and observe our surroundings. For me, I love hiking and when I was in Japan, I was introduced to “forest bathing” or known as shinrin-yoku. It helps boost my mood and clear my mind. When’s…

It’s the how. — “Have you decided how you want to live?” It’s not what you will do for a living, but your holistic approach to life in general. Late at night, I think it was around 2 A.M. I was laying down about to end my day, while I unanticipatedly had a crystal…

And can help you. — With so much time in hand, the pandemic has given me, I use the opportunity to get back to practice yoga. I started with the intention of getting back in shape. After a while, practicing yoga every day allows me to see progress and improvement in some areas of my…

We read books that other writers wrote. We watch videos that other people filmed. Think about how often we are part of an audience. — There are people who create and produce. Of course, there would be audiences who consume. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being in the audience. Nonetheless, why not create something of our own and share them in the world instead of just passively sitting on the audience seats. Right?

Is the happiness level of people in modern-day different than back in the old day? — Happiness is _________? We believe that happiness is the opposite of sadness. Regardless, I wonder can we feel happy and sad at the same time? How we’re actually feeling does not necessarily match with how we’re evaluating our real lives. A study at Harvard shows that the Millenials generation believe…

Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker — I encountered this book in my hometown’s bookstore back in 2018 and the title took my attention. This book sits on the Self-Help/Motivation book section, which is my favorite section. Finally, I have the chance to read it in 2020 during the quarantine and I like it. …