Peace of Mind
Peace of Mind
Don’t Let “Rise and Grind” Be Your Default: My Experience and A Realization
Hustle. The Grind. Work hard, play later. There’s only so much time in a day. If you aren’t doing something right now, you’re lazy; get up and WORK.
On Imposter Syndrome
I have never realized myself as particularly competent. In grade school, I consistently achieved good grades and was placed into gifted education programs. But I wasn’t some sort of prodigy - I liked to read and had a photographic memory. This didn’t make me smart, it made me lucky. So I coasted through the UK and US public education systems on luck and on guilt that I didn’t work as hard as some of my classmates.
An Artist's "Labor of Love" aka the Asian Failure
When we say that art is the “labor of love,” what we really mean is that it doesn’t pay the bills.
Bold, Outspoken, and Powerful
When we are children, we dream big. When asked what we want to be when we grow up, children eagerly answer with a myriad of prospective professions:
In Praise of Post-Graduation Leisure
So, you graduated. Congratulations! But, now what?
Destigmatize Mental Illnesses
The conversation of mental health is not evident in Asian American communities. While this may sound like an extreme generalization, there is a level of truth in this statement.