Thuong Luu

"A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality" - Alan Warrs  Doing > Thinking  That's what I wrote down on a few cards that I keep as a reminder to stop thinking and just do what needs to be done at the moment.  I overthink everything and stop myself from doing anything because of my intrusive thoughts before I got the chance to do it or say it. Like now, I already thought about why I am writing something like this when I am definitely not qualified enough to do so. What is the purpose of someone like me sharing my thoughts on the internet, as if there were not thousands of sources of information already? I am not presenting any new ideas, I am simply just processing the information I consume and my thought through writing. I suppose, the biggest value one can bring as an individual is their own personal interpretation of the information and their personal twist. The act of storytelling is sup...

I often stop myself from sharing photos and posts on my social media because I do question the point of putting photos of myself out there to the 300 people I follow online. It's a great way to connect with others and helps us to stay up to date with our lives in this hectic day and age. We can be passive observers of people we met at some point in our lives but again, what's the point? Why can we just not send the picture to our friend on chat? Is that not more meaningful? What's more important, to have a semi-close relationship with 300 people or three deep meaningful friendships?  You probably need both types of relationships in your lives. Especially nowadays, due to the increased interdependence on each other. As much as we would love to believe that we live independent autonomous lives, we don't. Due to our fragmented and globalised society, we now rely on strangers to provide us with work opportunities, food, commute, and entertainment. Fostering and developing a...