Category Archives: Philosophy

The Most Common Regrets of the Dying

Posted on July 28, 2013 by CS

I remember hearing about this a while ago, and recently stumbled across the original source. Bronnie Ware worked with terminal patients for years, and documented the regrets she heard the most from those who were brought face-to-face with their time … Continue reading →

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“This is Water”: A Message on How to Think by David Foster Wallace

Posted on July 20, 2013 by CS

David Foster Wallace was once described to me as “maybe the greatest literary talent since James Joyce” by one of the world’s foremost experts on Joyce. If you have not read his fiction (and non-fiction), I can’t recommend it enough.

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How to Do What You Love: Notes from a Paul Graham Essay

Posted on July 6, 2013 by CS

It’s rare that I read an essay on Paul Graham’s website and don’t feel inspired or enlightened. There is much, much wisdom in his writing. For those that don’t know, Paul Graham is the co-founder of Y Combinator, a venture … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on June 9, 2013 by CS

Abandon your First World Problems mentality.  Consciously compare your income to Haitian poverty, your health status to Locked-In Syndrome, your sorrow to that of a parent who has lost a child.  As Tsunami Bomb tells us, “Be grateful that you have a brain for … Continue reading →

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What is Life-Life Balance?

Posted on March 24, 2013 by CS

I watched this awesome talk by the late Steve Jobs today which highlighted a great motivator: The recognition of our mortality. This got me thinking about why we decided to call our blog “Life-Life Balance”. Obviously it is a tongue-in cheek … Continue reading →

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Three Awesome Quotes

Posted on February 17, 2013 by CS

Here are three quotes I’ve read recently which capture the LLB philosophy: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them … Continue reading →

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Just Take a Day Off

Posted on February 2, 2013 by CS

There’s a lot to be said for just taking a random day off work. One day, you’ll be on your death bed, and you won’t remember all those days at the office. They’ll have blurred into one long day where … Continue reading →

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On Character

Posted on January 26, 2013 by CS

“Character” is an important concept for me. I believe one of the things that makes life worth living is the interaction with people who have character, and the enhancement of one’s own character. Some people use the phrase “he’s a … Continue reading →

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