work – Val Saksornchai

Eight Lessons from the Bosses

I’ve been extremely fortunate for the bosses I’ve had in my career. Here are seven ways they have changed my life.

valsaksornchai

March 28, 2021

financial management, fuck yes or no, manager, Mark Manson, self-help, the subtle art of not giving a f*ck, work

The past 2 years brought 2 realisations that have revolutionised how I see myself, and others: not only are we our harshest critics, but also we project that harshness onto others. The maxims in themselves are not revolutionary, but these past 2 years I’ve experienced – first unconsciously, then consciously – the forms these maxims […]

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April 13, 2020

Uncategorized

expectations, Family, Friends, Friendship, partner, standards, work

Maria on the Psychology of Writing

For the writers and creative thinkers out there: The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine. I revisit this regularly to encourage myself in my writing endeavours. Think of the following excerpt as a teaser for Maria’s brilliant article, which you should consider reading in its entirety. A person can think […]

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September 26, 2014

Personalities, Psychology, Self, Writing

author, behavioural cue, Brainpickings, Cafe, cognitive, concentration, Creativity, daily routine, desk, discipline, distraction, environment, Facebook, flow, habit, Hemingway, Kellogg, Maria Popova, Music, noise, Psychology, quiet, routine, science, sleep, social media, success, Thought, tolerance, Twitter, Virginia Woolf, work, writer, writer’s block, Writing, youth

On Work

Why do we work? To earn a living? For something else? For something more? I am at work. And I am feeling restless. No, I am not blogging during working hours. It is lunchtime. And since I’m not hungry, I might as well substitute physical for psychological nourishment. There is a lot of change happening […]

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March 13, 2014

Life, Writing