Happy new year

Happy New Year from My Bedroom!

So happy new year everyone (like if there is anyone going to read my blog anyway). Eventhough I am celebrating the new years eve in my bedroom, somehow this is the best new year I’ve ever had. The biggest reason is last night is the most quiet new years and I have very good quality sleep.

Back then there is always festivities (not that I hate all of them), loud sounds, the noise, etc. Also in the morning I quite motivated to run in the morning. Not really early tho because somehow I got hooked to watch some anime. Fortunately enough I finish the season of anime Oshi No Ko. The quality still good and it still enjoyable. Unlike Blue Lock with powerpoint animation LOL.

The thing that I planned to do today

Running In the morning

This morning, I woke up feeling motivated to tackle my day. I went for a run, albeit a shorter one than I had planned, due to the unpredictable weather. But hey, 3 laps are better than none, right? After my run, I spent some time doing laundry (because, adulting) and fixing my blog (which was long overdue).

Do laundry

I prefer to do laundry in the weekend I guess because I am too lazy to change the bedsheets. Funny story is I spill my Caramel Machiatto on top of my bed. Maybe there is a divine message that i need to clean my bedsheet immediately.

Fixing blog

This one is easier, just took a little bit of time

Create video intro and outro

I also had some fun creating a video intro and outro for my YouTube project using Canva. It’s amazing how many templates they have, and it was a breeze to set up my branding and add some music effects from myinstant.com (which, by the way, has an awesome collection of meme sounds).

Addicted to book again

So in the past few days, continuing the habit to read the book at least for 30 minutes is easy. I even read the book for 1 and half hour. I wanted to read it again but I need to hold myself because I need time to do the other habits such as writing, facecare, and abs exercise.

The book is the beginning after the end. The Beginning After the End is a popular light novel series written by TurtleMe, blending elements of fantasy, action, and comedy. The story follows King Grey, a powerful ruler who possesses immense strength, wealth, and prestige in a world dominated by martial prowess. Despite his power, he experiences profound loneliness and a lack of purpose.

After being betrayed and killed by someone close to him, Grey is reincarnated as Arthur Leywin, a newborn in a magical world filled with monsters and adventure. Retaining the memories of his past life, Arthur embarks on a journey to discover his new abilities and navigate the complexities of this unfamiliar realm. His early years are marked by training in magic and combat, guided by his parents—his father being a warrior and his mother a mage.

The series has garnered significant attention for its intricate plot, character development, and exploration of a complex power system involving Aether. It also delves into family dynamics and political intrigue within the magical society Arthur inhabits.

Random deep thought

So while I am chilling and reading, It’s been in my mind for some reason my departement head doesnt include my pics in a collage of pictures of the department. I know that I should not care about because its probably just a small mistake. But somehow it reminds me that you are nothing and forgetable in the mind of the bigger boss. In fact I never have casual chat with my department head. I dont know it just he putting some boundaries. Strangely enough, he is quite chill towards other member. ONLY on the new kids including me that he never converse with. Hope its not going to be a problem in miscomunication in the future considering my company is quite big.

Also I did remember that this is the early months. I am probably to need to prepare the monthly report as usual. We might have the department group lunch/dinner tomorrow.

Considering Dating Apps

Now maybe I give my chance to look for someone. I wanted to try dating apps, but it scares me a little bit because woman can be very cruel and has high expectation. Maybe I should not think too much about it and relies on AI assistant to create profile. Also I need to collect and enhance my 5-6 best images I ever had. The apps itself is CMWB and Bumble. Wish me luck and I hope i find the one.

As usual I wanted to share some content including my personal comment.

20 Most powerful paradox of life

1. The Growth Paradox: Growth takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you ever would have thought.

   Growth is indeed a long road. But when you “feel” it, you will realize all the long time of waiting is very quick

2. The Persuasion Paradox: The most persuasive people don’t argue—they observe, listen, and ask questions. Argue less, persuade more.

   Sometimes people arguing for the sakes of arguing, not being persuasive

3. The Effort Paradox: You have to put in more effort to make something appear effortless.

   Preparation is the most tedious one

4. The Wisdom Paradox: “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” —Albert Einstein

   Dunning-kruger effect

5. The Productivity Paradox: Work longer, get less done.

   Because you wiil feel have all the time in the world hence the procrastination. Keep pressuring yourself in the right manner.

6. The Speed Paradox: You have to slow down to speed up. Slowing down gives you the time to be deliberate with your actions.

   The second sentence already explain it

7. The Money Paradox: You have to lose money in order to make money.

   Investment

8. The News Paradox: The more news you consume, the less well-informed you are.

   Overthinking unnecessary stuff

9. The Icarus Paradox: Icarus crafted wings—but flew too close to the sun, so they melted and he fell to his death. What makes you successful can lead to your downfall.

   Self-explained

10. The Failure Paradox: You have to fail more to succeed more.

    You wont know what is success without failure. All is relatives

11. The Shrinking Paradox: In order to grow, sometimes you need to shrink.

    Be humble, sit down

12. The Tony Robbins Paradox: In investing, the willingness to admit you have no competitive advantage can be the ultimate competitive advantage.

    Being complacent

13. The Death Paradox: Know your death in order to truly live your life.

    Again, the pressure makes you alive

14. The Say No Paradox: Take on less, accomplish more.

    Focus on less task to have better quality

15. The Talking Paradox: “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” —Epictetus

    LOL

16. The Connectedness Paradox: More connectedness, less connected.

    Similar to wisdom paradox

17. The Control Paradox: More controlling, less control.

    Doesnt understand with this one

18. The Looking Paradox: You may have to stop looking in order to find what you are looking for.

    Thinking instead

19. The Constant Change Paradox: “When you are finished changing, you are finished.” —Benjamin Franklin

    Death is when you are not changing

20. The Fear Paradox: The thing we fear the most is often the thing we most need to do.

    Kinda strange but I didnt understand this one

That’s all for today, folks! Thanks for reading, and I’ll catch you all in the next post. Stay tuned for more updates, and don’t forget to follow me for more salty content!

Paradoxes are the mirrors of the mind, reflecting the contradictions of our thoughts and the complexities of our existence, reminding us that truth is often a labyrinth of contradictions, and that the most profound wisdom lies in embracing the uncertainty that lies at the heart of all paradoxes.

– anonymous