Author Archives: struggleperpetual

17-Sep-2020 In life as in most things, inevitably we don’t achieve what we wanted.  Whether it is our fault or the fault of others, that is debatable but the bottom line is, we have ‘failed’ at this particular point in time. We as humans, whom we think of ourselves as wise and smart, leading to definingContinue reading “Struggle with disappointments and set backs”

16-Jul-2020 Each day, we all have 24 hours, it doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, it is still 24 hours.  How those hours are being used is what sets us apart.  Say you’ve done well in your life and you could well be relaxing on your yacht and cruising the Mediterranean right this moment.  Or youContinue reading “Struggle to make the most out of today”

29-Jun-2020 Young Miss Struggle was home early due to band being cancelled.  So, she mucked about for an hour or two.  Then, it was time to collect young Struggle Jr and Miss Struggle wanted to tag along so that she can see her friends again at school.  Even though she has already seen her friends earlier during theContinue reading “Struggle to understand the mind of a 11 year old”

7-June-2020 Many of you are learners of success and probably have looked into the habits of successful people like CEOs, billionaires and multi-millionaires.  No doubt you’ll have come across articles written on people who wake up early (like 4/4:30 am) and then achieved greatness.  Whilst it obviously worked for those people, there are other considerations to consider.  Continue reading “Struggle to sleep and wake up early”

27-May-2020 By now, your life experiences would have led you to realise, to be successful, you’d need a bit of luck or hard work, sometimes, a LOT of both luck and hard work.  However, that’s not to say, if you had both in spades, that you’d automatically be successful.   There is simply no straight forward formula whereContinue reading “Struggle to do 3 things”

18-May-2020 Fact – no one likes chores, it is generally not fun and can be unpleasant to the ego.  Chores are essentially work and no one is compelled to do them unless we have to, or is motivated by some other necessity or condition.  In short, if you are given a choice between having fun or toContinue reading “Struggle against chores”

12-May-2020 Schadenfreude is a German word, essentially meaning you get a dose of pleasure from seeing another’s misery or misfortune. (Literal translation is harm-joy.)  As long as it is not us, as long as it happens to someone else whom we don’t like and whom we think are deserving of their fate, then it is sortContinue reading “Struggle against Schadenfreude”

29-April-2020 Economist often simple down the complex world into basic concepts and abstracts, think of say supply and demand – to explain the world in action.  In the same vein, at the time of writing, the current debate is about the economy vs health, to paraphrase the tag line in the hit TV show ‘Iron Chef’Continue reading “Struggle for the economy or health during COVID-19”

24-Apr-2020 Humans are funny creatures.  Even the wealthiest among us can get bored.  Try eating the finest Russian sturgeon caviar for every meal and see how long before one craves for anything else.  Of course, for the average worker/person, boredom is very much part and parcel of life.   Chances are, you have a job you don’t quite like, doingContinue reading “Struggle against boredom”

7-April-2020 If your government or jurisdiction authority is telling you to wear a mask, then you should.  If they are advising you not to wear a mask, then you shouldn’t.  Just listen and follow instructions, it shouldn’t be hard.  What’s harder in this instance is determining whether there are concrete scientific proofs and evidences, that definitely suggest maskContinue reading “Struggle to wear a mask or not”