DjennisQuant

@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Finding purpose, meaning and fulfillment outside dating

Dating humbled me in many ways If you're like me, you're probably tired of being single, especially when you've never dated anyone before. After all those years... The yearning to be coupled and...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Top money making myths I've been made to believe

Growing up I've been the starry eyed person who wanted to make something out of his life, especially when he's been through so much disappointment, failure and loss. And I've been working harder than...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Analysis paralysis

Dear readers, Have you ever gone through a period of time where, you lay out all of your life options on the table like a deck of cards, mentally calculating what to pick the best one to start with...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Self sabotage

Dear readers, Have you ever wondered why all your days are as bad as usual ? No matter how much you did, there's still a lingering feeling that you can't change anything for the better. But even...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Machiavellianism (from a nice guy's perspective)

TLDR; A little bit of backstory Lately I've been reading a lot about the problem with being too much of nice guy. According to philosophical YouTubers and self help gurus out there, nice guys of...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

The pros and cons of content creation

We've all been too familiar with the creator economy. The economy where software makes it possible for us to monetize our hobbies and interests, from playing games like Pewdiepie to deep video ess...

2 likes · 0 comments · Just Write (e5e5)

@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Overcompensation

Dear readers, Have you ever thought to yourself that, no matter how much you achieve or how much success you've amassed, still you're feeling like you're not enough ? And despite the approval and e...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Obsessing over my thoughts and emotions

How I felt over the past week. Gotta say, the remaining days of the past week was nothing but quite a slumber. My optimism waned, negative thoughts started emerging and for many times I thought that...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Dealing with chronic failure and loneliness

I've woken up today feeling groggy after a bad night sleep, and I struggled to lift up my mood to function properly through my mornings. And during those moments of weakness I revisited my memories...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Journey to getting my first real job

I spent a good part of my lifetime not knowing what I really wanted to do. Everything seems to ignite the "passion" inside me until it wasn't. Everything I did seems to be void of meaning, but what...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

I'm starting a new diary series

Hello everyone. It's been a long while since I committed myself to writing on the site regularly. Of course there's a lot going on for the past few months, but mostly....I've ran out of ideas what t...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Building a "time" investment portfolio ( part 1 )

When we talk about investment portfolios, we often think about stock options and index funds. Like the list of coins and tokens that you call assets. Amongst all resource in the world, time is easi...

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@DjennisQuant · 2 years ago

Hard work may (or may not) pay off

We've internalized this moral fact when we approach the adult phase, where we have to go to great lengths to secure a future for ourselves, levelheadedly plan our finances so we won't die poor. The...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

What I've learned in 2021

Key takeaways 2021 has been a big reality check for me, but I learned a handful of valuable life lessons. Outsource what you suck at. Focus on few things you're good at. It's cheesy but it took m...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Racism

Mass shootings are more than just common in a gun loving country like America, think of it as a sick festive tradition where some depressed asshat pulling up a gun and shoot whoever this nut-job pleas...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

The evolution of kindness

TL;DR: Despite the apparent awfulness and the suckiness of our humankind, we all need kindness and we're evolved to receive and spread kindness. There is no deny that humans were evolved to be opp...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Can we green the Australian outback ?

TL;DR : Technically speaking the answer is a no , but there is always hope. A lesser known factoid of Straya is that it is very well known for vast expanses of steppes and sandy desert sprawling f...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Hard work cannot realistically yield big results, but you'll go to places because well, the world is so full of surprises.

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Overpopulation ( part 1 )

The ever increasing population in our world is something we would prefer to take for granted, or ignore blissfully. But the one thing we couldn't quite ignore, however, is the amount of influence pop...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Why we all need mindfulness

"When the sky falls down, mindfulness holds it." Our chaotic world offers an infinite supply of problems If you make an effort to observe the world around you, you'll see near infinite instances of...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Is college worth it ?

Recently I've seen a ton of videos and blogs bitching about soaring college tuition and the trillion dollar student debt in the US. They did do their job analyze the situation to certain breadth and d...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

The ugly side of hustling

There is nothing inherently wrong about working hard. But as long as you’re hustling on the right thing for the right reasons, working for long hours religiously does have its caveats and it generally...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Critique of economic de-growth

Recently there has been a massive push for change in our highly consumeristic society, on the basis that exponential increase in consumption canceled the efforts in developing clean energy solutions...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

The truth about becoming a polyglot

Disclaimer time : Please bear in mind that this article does not intend to dissuade you from learning many languages, but I try to inform you before becoming a polyglot, based on my lived experiences...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Introducing Dennis

Dear readers, You may have guessed my real name from the nickname as Dennis Kwan. If it's your guess then you're goddamn right, congrats . I'm a 21-year-old well-intentioned college student in Ho...

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@DjennisQuant · 3 years ago

Fixing the American voting system

TL;DR: Forget Electoral College ( no offense ), upgrade electoral votes and replace winner-takes-all rule with electoral vote split between presidential candidates, like Maine and Nebraska. Even th...

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@DjennisQuant · 4 years ago

My experience with boredom

I kinda have a love-hate relationship with boredom. On some occasion, boredom gives out inspiring shower thoughts and flashing lightbulbs in your head but on the other days it had me felt like a fish...

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@DjennisQuant · 4 years ago

How likely will you win free 0.015 BTC jackpots in freebitco.in ?

TL:DR; It's 1/10000 but in a the odds in a given day are very different. Recently I stumbled upon a Bitcoin betting site called freebitco.in . What's great about this website ( not a shill ) is th...

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