I was walking around the street doing my usual morning routine. I held an old umbrella on my hand, and I looked up at the sunny sky and thought about opening my umbrella to protect myself from the sun. I clicked on the button that automatically opened the umbrella, then I heard a quick snap. … Continue reading Selective Accountability
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Momentum Build-up
One thing I've always dismissed when building habits is momentum. When atomic habits and momentum combine, habits will increment in size and in scope. Building the right habits with the right scope usually is a daunting task, but with small incremental steps and leveraging momentum it's so easy. However, I've also noticed that when the … Continue reading Momentum Build-up
The Biggest Regret
It was a Thursday afternoon in the corner of a silent dirty room. I was alone with my laptop with my full attention happening on the screen. I've prepared the whole week just for this moment. Just for this one opportunity I'm giving it my all. I reviewed every concept I’ve learned since university. I … Continue reading The Biggest Regret
Reading A Sequel from a HFY Must Read
Another read from the HFY Subreddit, this time I'm reading the Part 2 of the must read classic of We Only Need One.
What happens when Humans become the Universe’s Guardians?
Another interesting read from the HFY subreddit, this time it's the humans who have the upper hand. Ancient Enemies https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/k0274f/ancient_enemies/ When I read this it offered a lot of ideas on many things especially regarding the establishment of rules. In the story, the humans have established four rules they followed after thousands of years of … Continue reading What happens when Humans become the Universe’s Guardians?
Call an Ambulance, but not for me!
Once again I find myself lurking in the older archives of the HFY Subreddit. Why? There's a lot of good shit in there. Also, it saves me the trouble of finding good stories to read. Since I'm planning to do short story analysis every single day, I want something fun to make my life a … Continue reading Call an Ambulance, but not for me!
Reading Another HFY ‘Must Read’
So, here I am again with another story from the HFY subreddit. It was located at the 'Must Read' tab, so I thought maybe I'm onto something good. I was right. I was into for a treat. A Simple Report https://www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/kii9xb/a_simple_report/ When I read the story the first thing I noticed was the unique perspective. … Continue reading Reading Another HFY ‘Must Read’
Encountering Ray Bradbury’s Short Stories
While I was reading some stories on the HFY Subreddit. I stumbled on a comment where they mentioned that the story I liked resembled Ray Bradbury's short story. Intrigued. I decided to look into it and… Holy Crap! It's one of the best accidents I've ever done. There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury … Continue reading Encountering Ray Bradbury’s Short Stories
Finding out about HFY was a mistake
Since I'm new to the HFY subreddit, I decided to snoop around and find out where I could find the good stuff - the juicy short stories. Lo and behold, there's an archive dating back to April 2014. I immediately jumped on the list and started from December 2020, and I'm not happy to say … Continue reading Finding out about HFY was a mistake
The HFY Subreddit is Underrated
The HFY (Humanity, Fuck Yeah!) subreddit contains the most underrated works of literature ever. Maybe, I'm biased here because I really want the human species to succeed. But, there's no denying that it contains a lot of amazing stories. Recently, I stumbled across the following stories for me to learn from. Do you want Humans? … Continue reading The HFY Subreddit is Underrated
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