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I believe that the key to a happy and successful life is wisdom. When we think wisely, we act wisely. Then we naturally reap joy and success.
I started this blog to ensure that I grow in wisdom every week, while also sharing useful learnings with others. These are my personal learnings and experiences, but perhaps they can help others avoid my past suffering and to gain happiness.
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A Peaceful Society Depends on Harmonious Marriage
A peaceful society depends on all of us to harmonize our families, and that starts with ourselves cultivating gratitude and tolerance.
Alex Chen
2 hours ago8 min read
The Stickler Servant — A Story On Flexible Versus Rigid Learning
To learn effectively, we don't just learn the matter, we internalize the principle, spirit, and intention behind the matter.
Alex Chen
7 days ago9 min read
Daily Stoic April Review — Unbiased Thought
April was all about cultivating our thoughts to be unbiased, proper, and effective. Only with good thinking can we have a good life.
Alex Chen
May 1013 min read
The Tortoise and the Hare Revisited
How do you emulate the virtues of the Tortoise and guard against the vices of the Hare?
Alex Chen
May 34 min read
How Yanshan Dou Changed Fate
We are all born with a fate, but we can change it with our every thought, speech, and action. In daily life, cultivate merits and virtues.
Alex Chen
Apr 2613 min read
The Impact of Hidden Goodness (and Sins)
To truly create a better future, we need to accumulate hidden goodness by doing good without seeking praise, and to avoid secret sins.
Alex Chen
Apr 1920 min read
Encanto — Life Lessons
My learnings from Encanto, an innovative film about family love and reconciliation.
Alex Chen
Apr 1215 min read
Daily Stoic March Review — Awareness
My Daily Stoic reflections for March on awareness. Awareness of our ruling reason, cultivation, influences, and other people's thinking and feelings.
Alex Chen
Apr 615 min read
Four Types of Karmic Relationships
How others treat me now is a result of my past karma. How I respond now determines my future karma and is a reflection of my cultivation.
Alex Chen
Mar 2816 min read
Aspects of Karma: Big, Small, Shared, Individual
The size of our karma is dependent on our breadth of mind, size of heart, and sincerity of intentions, all of which are in our control!
Alex Chen
Mar 2210 min read
Karma Takes Time: Stories of Yin Keng and Ha Jiu
What karmic seeds are you planting today and every day? They might not fruit immediately, but eventually, they will.
Alex Chen
Mar 156 min read
Five Basic Rules of Karma (Causality)
What we do will definitely come back to us, but we have to understand five basic rules of karma to truly believe it.
Alex Chen
Mar 79 min read
Daily Stoic February Review—Passions and Emotions
My Daily Stoic reflections for February on passions and emotions.
Alex Chen
Mar 111 min read
The Broken Treasure Vase
When a tragedy happens, we don't have to get upset. It doesn't have to be a tragedy. The key is in our own thinking.
Alex Chen
Feb 228 min read
How To Communicate With Children So That They Listen
Getting children (or anyone) to listen to us is a timeless problem. Fortunately, we have timeless solutions from ancient philosophers.
Alex Chen
Feb 1513 min read
Daily Stoic January Review — Clarity
My January reflection on the Daily Stoic, featuring the goal, method, and matters of self-cultivation.
Alex Chen
Feb 98 min read
Some Thoughts on Laziness and Procrastination
Laziness is a common phenomenon, but no one wants to be lazy. We have to find the root cause of our laziness to treat it.
Alex Chen
Feb 18 min read
Principles for Mediating Conflicts
"Life has many compulsory courses. Communication is one. Mediation is another." Are you confident in your mediation abilities?
Alex Chen
Jan 257 min read
A True Friend Always Has Faith In You
The story of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya exemplifies how true friends have good faith for each other.
Alex Chen
Jan 189 min read
When Spoken Words Don't Match Written Words
When what others' wrote down do not match what they say, double check with someone credible, and ideally get it in writing.
Alex Chen
Jan 116 min read
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