Learning to shine light on our shadows is an important part of becoming self-aware and understanding what is keeping us stuck.
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When the cost of diversity is not visible, who bears it? A visual story on integration of differences within systems.
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[中文版] Guest blog post by my dad Simon Fan on how my parents gave me strong foundations for a happy life.
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Guest blog post by my dad Simon Fan on how my parents gave me strong foundations for a happy life.
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Musings about success factors for resilient systems and things I am currently exploring.
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How to climb out of the pits of suffering and cultivate a healthy state of mind.
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On finding self-belonging and rewriting the story of singledom
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Reflections on depression, suicide, and finding peace through compassion.
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[A visual meditation]
It is time to slow down
This chaotic world
This frenetic life
These swirling thoughts
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A cephalopod system theory of individual and collective well-being.
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Exploring spirituality, questioning what is truth, and finding guides along the way
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Flowers, trees, pricklies, parasites - who’s growing in your garden?
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We are all born into this world unique, beautiful, and whole. As we grow and are exposed to the pre-existing rules of society, we learn that there are “right” and “wrong” ways of being. Some of us learn that it is not always safe or acceptable to express our authentic self. We may even start believing that it has no worth…
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Personal best practices that have helped me on my path to my authentic self - embracing my unique way of being, living unapologetically by my values, and prioritizing my own wellbeing.
This is a talk I did at BLND 2017 - a Design and Business conference hosted by the University of Waterloo.
The actual title is "Musings of a Hungry Creative". It's about the rarely shared struggles of being a creative entrepreneur, and what I learned while trying to navigate them. This is the most honest talk I've given and it was emotionally exhausting preparing it, but I'm happy that it resonated with so many people.
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