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  • Why enthusiasm is infectious and opens doors for you
    I connected with someone just because I was happy about doing so. That enthusiasm went through the internets. Here's why.
    ThatsTheNorm

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    4 min
  • Why Malls are Malaysia's bread and butter
    Did you know that Malaysians love malls? I have a strange theory about that. There are two reasons why: the weather, and our boredom.Here's what I mean.
    ThatsTheNorm.com

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    4 min
  • Rebecca Black: Friday is for Anti-Bullying
    We all know Rebecca Black for her hit song 'Friday' years ago.But did you know that she's gone through a lot since the age of 13, and is now an anti-bullying advocate?
    Friday doesn't seem as bad now, does it?
    Main links
    • Essay: What I Learned from Being a Target of Internet Hate at Age 13
    • Rebecca Black's YouTube Channel


    ThatsTheNorm.com

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    5 min
  • Ideascale: Packaging ideas into different sizes for everyone
    With the change in attention economy nowadays, we want to consume information in different ways: shorter. Faster. Impactful and more.
    Let's talk about scaling your ideas to fit the masses.
    ThatsTheNorm.

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    6 min
  • Love Letters from Ronald and Nancy Reagan
    Write letters to your loved ones, they'll appreciate it. Here's an excerpt from Ronald Reagan to his lovely wife, Nancy.
    Main links
    • https://hellogiggles.com/love-sex/love-letter-ronald-reagan-nancy/
    • https://heavy.com/news/2016/03/brian-mulroney-nancy-reagan-funeral-canada-prime-minister-love-letter-ronald-reagan/

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    5 min
  • Stop doing cover letters, here's what we should do instead
    I'm sick of cover letters. They don't work well, there's plenty of templates out there in the world, and you have many other ways to show how good you are.
    Here's what you can do.
    thatsthenorm.com

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    6 min
  • What conversations have you overheard in a language they assumed you don't know?
    I taught Japanese high school kids to ask me who’s the cutest girl in English class.
    This is an audio version of an answer I gave on Quora! Hope you enjoy.
    Original Answer:What conversations have you overheard in a language they assumed you don't know?

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    16 min
  • A Strange Theory: Putting a face to a crisis
    I have a strange theory about reacting to a crises or an enemy. Maybe it might explain the racial attacks surrounding Coronavirus. Otherwise, humans wouldn't be profiling by race so much would they?
    Links
    JiaYang Fan's TweetAs Coronavirus Spreads, So Does Xenophobia and Anti-Asian Racism

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    6 min
  • Action Comics #1000 and the power of comic books
    This time, we're going to talk about comic books! We take a quick dive into how comic books work well as a medium to convey wisdom for everyday life.
    Links
    Action Comics 1000Action Comics 1000 Review

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    8 min
  • Productivity Browsers: Biscuit and Station
    In this episode, I want to talk about the Anti-Chrome: namely, productivity browsers specialised in helping you use your web-apps better. These are the two I use, and how I use them!
    LinksBiscuit
    Station

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    7 min

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This is Norm is a show about interesting things and thoughts from a different perspective. It's only a couple of minutes per episode as I cut through the noise and ponder about life. Topics range…