Sometimes, withdrawing from a project early is the most beneficial decision we can make. We often hear people say that we shouldn’t give up easily—that success is right around the corner if we just push for one more mile. There is certainly merit to this idea. More often than not,

“You never know what you’re gonna get.” This famous line comes from the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, spoken by Tom Hanks. It means life is full of surprises, and you cannot predict what will happen next. When I graduated after four years of study in college, I felt joyful and

I often heard people like to use the excuse of “finding who they are” to leave their existing relationship, work, or even family. While I do not disagree with giving yourself time to settle your mind and figure out what you really want to do with your life, I disagree

I suppose there are a lot of things in our lives that we categorize as big things. Some of those big things we consider inspirations, while others become monsters that haunt us. As far back as I can remember, when I was a 5-year-old kid, I would walk through the

Let’s be honest for a second: who doesn’t want to be a good person? Most of us try our absolute best to do the right thing. Nobody sets out to be the villain in their own story. But because we care so much about being seen as “good,” we sometimes

What if your biggest disadvantage was actually your greatest gift? The Uncomfortable Truth The world is cruel. Yes, it is. If you were born with privileges—good genes, a prosperous country, a loving family—life might feel smooth and enjoyable. You might not think too much about survival. You might not question

She Chased Her Dream So Hard, She Almost Lost Her Husband And Why Her Story Might Sound Painfully Familiar Gayatri was seven years old when she first told the universe what she wanted. She sat cross-legged on the dusty floor of her small house in Central Java, watching a soap

Maya Santoso was twenty-six, gainfully employed as a junior graphic designer in Surabaya, and the undisputed world champion of finding things wrong with her own face. Every morning began the same way. She’d walk into the bathroom, flick on the lights, and lean toward the mirror like a detective examining

The Man Who Was Afraid of Everything (Except His Cat) Hendra Wijaya was, by all external metrics, a perfectly fine forty-three-year-old Chinese Indonesian man. He had a decent condo in Pantai Indah Kapuk, a car that started on the first try, and a small collection of houseplants that were mostly