Graduation day, the day you’ve always dreamed about. For years, you’ve anticipated it, you get nervous, and then you get nostalgic about it. Time flies by so fast, it feels just like yesterday, when you just entered your first class not knowing anyone. Before you know it, you’re with your friends waiting for your names to be called on stage. …

The World Health Organization has officially classified burnout as a medical condition and not just a reason for students and employees to avoid doing work. The WHO also included burnout in its International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) which is used as a referral basis for health workers and diagnostic centers. WHO defines the medical condition …

Cozying up in the outdoors for a small trek or hike is one great way to spend and enjoy the time. So is cozying up inside the house with a hot drink on some bad weather. But, it’s not as enjoyable with a storm, earthquake, or other natural disasters. These things can go so far as to easily ruin lives …

Emergencies happen all the time. Especially in a typhoon and earthquake-prone country like the Philippines. Nobody knows what’s going to happen. One day, it’s quite hot with the sun shining nice and bright. Then, the next, there’s a typhoon at our doorsteps ravaging cities and provinces all over the country. Also, earthquakes have occurred more frequently in the country in …

Since the first episode of “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” aired on Netflix in January, it’s as if everyone decided to become a minimalist. The world simply could not get enough of renowned organizing consultant Marie Kondo and her inspiring home makeovers, making her decluttering genius nothing short of phenomenal. This is perhaps because Marie enchanted the world by her epic …

Let’s be real. There are millions of things that can make a woman happy: any kind of food, a pet, a new pair of shoes, a new book, some donuts etc. But, when it all boils down to the simple things that women would really be happy to see on a day to day basis, then the options would be …

Procrastination, the enemy of productivity that admittedly wins over everyone every now and then. It’s also known as the manyana habit, which has existed in the Philippines culture since our colonial days with the Spaniards when plans were put off until tomorrow or in the near future. It wins everytime we snooze that alarm, prioritize other agendas over more important …

It’s hard to get up every morning when all the energy and motivation is sucked right out of you. Trust me, I’ve been there (and continue to do so from time to time). You can go online and read all the basic stuff you need to do to be more productive and have a more calming sleep schedule; but if …