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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a series of personal writings by the Roman Emperor, which reflect his Stoic philosophy and personal insights on life, virtue, and self-discipline. The book is not organized in a structured way but rather presents a collection of reflections and philosophical thoughts Aurelius jotted down for his own guidance and self-improvement. Here are the key themes and ideas from the book: Impermanence of Life: Aurelius often contemplates the transient nature of life, reminding himself that all things, including power, wealth, and fame, are fleeting. This helps him maintain perspective and not become too attached to worldly success. ...

On social media, people are pointing out what is good and what is bad or how others are bad and you’re good, and it gets rewarded. Through social media, we get social virtuous points such as likes and engagements by boasting about a certain thing. Contrasting this using sport as an example, we have rewarded the winners. The people who act, the one who runs the fastest, swims the fastest, scores the most goals. We don’t reward the one who says they run the fastest. On social media, you get rewarded for saying things that make you seem virtuous rather than acting on it. It explains why the site is full of opinions and the people who boast about being virtuous are often revealed to be hiding the fact that through actions they are not. ...

Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious teacher. Through his reflection of life and reality during meditation, he gained insight into the true nature of existence, and taught his followers about the Four Noble Truths (អរិយសច្ច៤) – a practical way of dealing with the reality of suffering. 1. Dukkha (ទុក្ខអរិយសច្ច) (suffering, incapable of satisfying, painful) The noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, ageing is suffering, sickness is suffering, dying is suffering, sorrow, grief, pain, unhappiness, and unease are suffering; being united with what is not liked is suffering, separation from what is liked is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in short, the five aggregates of grasping are suffering. ...

So much had happened that a year went by so fast just like a blink of an eye. It seems like just awhile ago that we heard about the news of pandemic outbreak in January and now we kind of find a way to navigate through the new normal. I like to think that I survived the year, yet there were several things I wish I should have done better. ...

I like to think that we mainly have renewable and non-renewable resource. Things that are socially agreed as having monetary value including gold, gemstone, cash, digital currency, and financial instruments are renewable. Those are the things that we can earn more from jobs, businesses, and investments. On the other hand, we are given a set amount of time to live. As Tim mentioned in his blog, “It kind of feels like our lives are made up of a countless number of weeks. But there they are—fully countable—staring you in the face.” Roughly 4,500 weeks for a long 90-year human life. Most of us already used half of those for school and career, and that left us hopefully about 2,250 weeks if we have taken care of our human body by eating and sleeping well. ...

Inspired by Peter Diamandis, I am collecting my own law mostly adopting from other. [1] “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” - Norman Vincent Peale [2] “If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.” - Elon Musk [3] ...