Tag: Freedom

• 4th July, 2020

  

  Today is 4th July, 2020. It’s Independence Day for Americans, and also happens to be Independence Day for me. In 2007, 17-year-old me signed a contract with the Thai government: 6 years of sponsored education in the UK in exchange for 6 years living in Thailand upon my return. When you’re 17 years old and…

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  July 4, 2020

  Uncategorized

  Freedom, government, King scholar, Thai scholar

• Dan Gilbert: Why are we happy? Why aren’t we happy? (TED)

  

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  January 9, 2014

  Curiosities, Mind, Psychology, Talks

  affective, amnesiac, brain, choose, cortex, Dan Gilbert, Freedom, Happiness, mind, Monet prints, natural happiness, psychological immune system, Psychology, Stumbling on Happiness, synthetic happiness, TED, TED talks, want

• Rest in peace.

  2013 is proving to be a year to remember. For a variety of reasons. Nelson Mandela passed away yesterday. He was 95. May he rest in peace. When I get older, I will be stronger. They’ll call me freedom, just like a wavin’ flag.  

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  December 6, 2013

  Life, Personalities

  Apartheid in South Africa, Death, Dreams, Freedom, Nelson Mandela, Peace, President of South Africa, South Africa