Be Brief … Be Gone
Sage words about how to present information to others
#17 Family
We have come together not because of blood, but because we share bonds of a common outlook on life, a customary way of treating people with respect, and mutual values that resound within all of us – something which unfortunately does not always seem to happen in families related solely by blood (at least in my observation)…
#16 The Exile Experience
The experience of being exiled … to one’s birth country
#15 The Curve
People that come to someplace to stay to live, work, or both have the same thing happen, but they don’t leave. And this is where the CURVE shows itself. Because after the initial enthusiasm of the “The Peak”, comes the valley.
#14 Embedded Vs. Nomad
I was speaking with one of my close friends, and we started talking about being embedded in a location versus being a nomad. I feel it is germane to being a TCK, a minimalist, and/or, a digital nomad.
#13 Being Multi-Local
I am a local. I am multi-local: I am or have been a local of London, Lahore, Dacca, New Delhi, Kuwait City, Dhahran, Manila, Bangkok, Pattaya, Tokyo, Salt Lake City, Evanston (Wyoming), Istanbul, Saigon, Hong Kong, Toronto, Freetown, Addis Ababa, Singapore. It seems like a lot but it’s kind of a blur.
#12 Magic Time
However probably the one that I have enjoyed the most is the concept of ‘magic time’. I have consciously changed my schedule so that I now wake up generally between 4 – 430 a.m. every day.
#11 TCK Blind Spot
… It really hit me. I have a serious blind spot as a TCK. And I think I’ve had it my whole life, and it has unwittingly gotten me into trouble many times.