Tag: Self-improvement

I'm Basically a People-Pleaser Look, I'll be honest. I'm a yes-person. Always have been. It's my biggest flaw, honestly. Last Tuesday, I found myself at some random event in a stuffy room above a hawker...

Why I Trashed Half My Stuff (And Lived to Tell the Tale) Okay, look. I'm gonna be honest here. I was a hoarder. Not the 'I have a slight clutter problem' kinda hoarder. I'm talking...

I'm Exhausted and It's Not Even Lunch Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I'm writing this at 11:30pm on a Tuesday night because that's when I finally have time to think. And honestly, it's not...

My Closet, My Therapist Look, I'm gonna level with you. My closet was a disaster. We're talking clothes from 2008 still hanging there, tags still on, like I was some kinda museum curator of my...

Look, I'm Not a Monster Okay, so let's talk about this. The art of saying no. I used to think I was some kinda saint, you know? Always saying yes to everything. Then, last Tuesday,...

Look, I'm Not a Monster Okay, so let's talk about this. The art of saying no. I used to think I was some kinda saint, you know? Always saying yes to everything. Then, last Tuesday,...

Let’s Talk About Adulting Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. Adulting is hard. Like, really hard. I’m Mark, by the way. 47 years old, been editing lifestyle pieces for longer than I care to...

I’m a People-Pleaser. Here’s How I’m Learning to Stop. Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’m a yes-person. Always have been. It’s a problem. A big one. And it’s taken me 47 years to realize...

Look, I’m gonna say something controversial We’re all gonna die. I mean, that’s basically the one universal truth, right? And yet, here we are, in sunny Singapore, rushing around like our lives depend on it....

My Apartment, My Messy Sanctuary Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I'm a mess. Not a 'oh-I-left-my-socks-on-the-floor' kind of mess. I'm talking about a 'you-can't-see-the-floor-because-there's-so-much-stuff' kind of mess. My apartment in Singapore has become a...