And why you should do it more often — People don’t usually choose to eat out alone. Unless they are really busy, they would certainly avoid eating alone at all costs. Most of their reason is due to certain social anxiety. The other reason is boredom. Because most people get bored of eating without someone to chat with. But…

When I was in high school, I always wanted to learn first aid. I didn’t know why. Maybe I wished to be a doctor for rescuing people. But I knew my grades would never be good enough to become a doctor. …

And how it can improve your work and family life — Last month, I was watching the news on some city residents frustrated about not getting back their COVID test results. At first, I thought it was very common these days to have results backlogged. Because the labs were probably overwhelmed by the testing volume. But then I learned that residents…

And why it feels like having superpowers in the backpack I used to play my old PC games on my ancient laptop (bought in 2008). These games included classics like Ultima 4, Wing Commander, etc. My 2008 laptop didn’t have any 3D graphics capabilities. But it was fine because all…

And a first-hand story of the incident — About Covid-19, I’ve already written two articles in February and May last year. I honestly never thought I would be writing about it again. Because I was expecting the pandemic to be over by now. But obviously, it hasn’t. The Delta variant became active around the world early this year…

A personal story from an IT veteran — Last week, I was watching the Netflix documentary series on video games: High Score. The series interviewed many people, including the company executives, game designers, and even game players. They talked about how video games changed their careers or personal lives. And some of their stories resonated with me very…

And why it is not about telling stories to our kids — After watching the recent news about wildfires in California or Australia, I wanted to learn more about climate change. I wanted to understand its root cause and how to slow it down. And within the same period, there was also news about resuming exploration on the Moon. I was always…

And what I have learned as a runner — Following my first 3K run in 2018, I’ve finished another 5K run last December as planned. I thought the excitement would be less compared to my first run, but it wasn’t. Because the crowd was bigger, and the venue was also larger. …

And how to improve the chance of getting an interview in the first place — This summer is going to be tough on many fresh graduates looking for their first full-time job. Due to the pandemic, many companies are downsizing and new opening positions are limited. …