Designing Thoughts

In this episode, we talk about our thoughts on following a 'traditional' career path and climbing up the career ladder. Yen Shan expresses how architecture may be a gateway into larger corporate firms while Glory brings up the question of if our career choice is determined by our culture and constant pressure from other people. Glory also expresses her passion for the creative industry as Yen Shan questions the difficulties of pursuing a job in this field. Finally, we consider the psychology of selecting jobs and the importance of soul-searching.

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School of life video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sVrUTRjjVc

The Four-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris

The Midnight Library by Mark Haig

In this episode, we share our own experiences with bad group project dynamics, dissecting what causes a group project to fail. Glory talks about bad leader dynamics and what traits define a leader, while Yen Shan discusses how cultural differences can potentially lead to group conflicts. Finally, we discuss solutions and advice on how to potentially solve a group project with poor team dynamics.

In this episode, we discuss how to create a healthy lifestyle in the physical sense through diet, cooking, and exercise while being in school or work where we might be very busy. We discuss our own routines related to our physical health, how to bond with friends through cooking, and tips to start your journey on healthy living. We also explore topics of why people order take out of convenience and the glorification of staying busy which can lead to poor health and irregular meals.

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In this episode, we talk about our personal journeys with discovering what creativity means to us, cultivating and maintaining creativity, and what conditions can optimise our creativity. Glory talks about how creativity was not appreciated in Asian culture, while Yen Shan discusses how we romanticise suffering for creative results, finally we talk about how all creative practices are similar and the techniques used can be interchangeable. 

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In our first episode, we reviewed our second year of university, studying architecture remotely, issues we had with maintaining friendships, declining motivation and mental health.