7 Relationship Lessons I Learned The Hard Way
When I was in my teens and early-to-mid twenties, I never thought about: How to be in a relationship How to be a good partner How to even...
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Irene Chu
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Stop Believing In “The One.” It’s Harming Your Chances of Having A Fulfilling Relationship.
For most of my life, I romanticized love. I believed in “the one”. In soulmates. In fact, I was obsessed with the Myers-Briggs Golden...
Irene Chu
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Unpopular Opinion: Finish Books You Don’t Like. Here's Why.
Life is too short to read books you don’t like. Look, I get it. Our time on Earth is limited. And we should “hold every hour in [our]...
Irene Chu
- Jan 25
- 4 min
9 Lessons I Learned In 2022 That Has Given Me More Inner Peace
Don’t take advice from family, friends, or anyone who doesn’t have the career, relationship, or life you want. Why? Because they’ll give...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 3 min
3 Mindset Shifts To Help You Stop Feeling Like You're Better Than Others
After I started my personal development journey, I felt like I was better than everyone else. What’s more, I wanted them to be more like...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 7 min
Why I Quit Teaching After 2.5 Years
In this article, I share: How I started teaching 3 reasons why I liked teaching 4 reasons why I quit teaching What my plans are How I...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 5 min
Stop Blaming Your Environment. Instead, Build More Willpower. Here Are 5 Ways How.
If you’re anything like me, you know you should go to the gym or read, but you’d rather do nothing. Or you want to eat a croissant and...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 5 min
I Don't Have A Lot Of Friends... But I'm Okay With It
Because I prefer quality over quantity. So, it doesn’t bother me that I don’t have thousands of followers on social media or that I don’t...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 3 min
2 Reasons Why I’m A Failure But, I’m Happy About It
I’ve switched jobs every year for the past six years. At 22, I taught English at a language school. At 23, I worked at the front desk of...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Thinking, In Itself, Does Not Mean You're Making Progress
Courage Is Calling by Ryan Holiday is the book I’m now reading. As Part I of the book focuses on fear, I’ve been reflecting on how fear...
Irene Chu
- Jan 24
- 3 min
On The Shortness Of Life
In light of recent events, I’ve been reminded of Seneca’s essay On the Shortness of Life. We are dying. Though we could not possibly...
Irene Chu
- Jan 17
- 11 min
Aligning With My Authentic Self
There is something quite nostalgic about birthdays that provide a suitable time for reflection. Here, I've compiled the top eight lessons...
Irene Chu
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Reflecting On Social Media
Lately, I've been thinking about why I reflect so much. I have concluded that it's because I value integrity and authenticity, which are...
Irene Chu
- Jan 17
- 3 min
On Being A Friend To Yourself
In this post, I want to explore the meaning of being a friend to yourself. Seneca wrote, “What progress, you ask, have I made? I have...
Irene Chu
- Jan 17
- 5 min
6 Ways To Cultivate Gratitude
It’s been said that gratitude is the world’s most powerful drug. But, what is gratitude exactly? Benedictine monk Brother David...
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