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The Power of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Walter — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:19:00 +0000

When life gives you lemons - make lemonade! But how do you do so when you have stubbed your toe, broken a nail, and missed your bus to work?

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The Mammon and the Mammoth

Walter — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:54:00 +0000

Courtesy of libcom.org What does success look like? How do you know that you have arrived? For some, success is quantified by wealth, status and luxury. They relish the idea of being comfortably ensconced in the top rungs of the social and corporate ladder. Here, success is measured by distinctions, degrees, bank accounts, job titles, […]

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Eat Play Shop at Johor Bahru

Walter — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:02:00 +0000

What are Johor Bahru’s (JB) malls like? Do they really offer great value for shoppers? Recently, my wife and I decided to revisit JB’s shopping malls after hearing positive things (mainly how cheap it was to buy books from Popular) about our closest neighbouring city from friends. As we’re pretty time-starved, we chose to focus […]

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When Push Comes to Shove

Walter — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:02:00 +0000

Courtesy of Ranker What do you do when things which you have planned and worked so painstakingly hard for takes an ugly turn? Do you… A) Sigh, swallow, clench your teeth, pretend it never happened and soldier on? B) Wail, wallow in sorrow, bitch to the whole world, and just give up? C) Evaluate what […]

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Why Do I (Still) Blog Regularly?

Walter — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:21:00 +0000

The Cooler Insights blog has been around for over 13 years since its onset in September 2005. Learn the 6 reasons why I am continuing to blog like an Energizer Bunny!

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Please Let Me Be Alone!

Walter — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:11:00 +0000

Albert Einstein was often lonely (image source) In the increasingly interactive, urbanised and 24-by-7 connected world, there is value in unplugging oneself from the grid to spend time alone. With social technologies and smartphones constantly connecting us to others in our social sphere, such an imposed isolation may bring us much good. Having that “pause […]

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Can You Truly Separate Business from Pleasure?

Walter — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:50:00 +0000

Courtesy of Life’s a comic strip! In the world of User Generated Content (UGC) on social media platforms, a common question always arises for those whose job involves blogging, facebooking or twittering. How do we separate our personal and professional selves? More importantly, are we able to do that in the first place? ? There […]

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Don’t Lose the Long Form!

Walter — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:07:00 +0000

The greatest literary works Like “War and Peace” are not puny (source) As more and more people consume information in byte-sized pieces, and veer towards Twitter, Facebook and other social networking platforms, it appears that we are losing the benefits of length. Wait, hang on a minute. Am I telling you to be verbose and […]

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The Four Greatest Emotions of the Heart

Walter — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:37:00 +0000

Do you know that your heart isn't actually the seat of your emotions? Learn what the four greatest emotions are, and how you can work with them here.

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Who Says Blogging Is Easy?

Walter — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:10:00 +0000

If you think your job is hard, wait till you try theirs! (Courtesy of College Life) One of the most misunderstood concepts in social media content generation is that it is easy. All it takes is just a couple of minutes (or perhaps an hour or so) of your time each day, and voila! Another […]

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