Author: Matthew Wong Sang

One of the most useful ideas I’ve taken from exercise is that our capacity can change. A weight that once felt heavy can become manageable. A long walk that once left us exhausted can eventually feel ordinary. We expose ourselves to a challenge, recover, and gradually develop the ability to handle more. I often think Read More

Compassion is one of the principles I value most. My understanding of it is partly influenced by Buddhist philosophy, but it also comes from how I find myself relating to people. I tend to put myself in other people’s shoes. A lot. Sometimes, perhaps, more than I should. When someone shares something painful, I try Read More

Two people can look at the same thing and notice completely different details. An engineer might see forces and structures. A psychologist might see behaviour. A musician might hear a pattern that someone else misses entirely. Each has learnt to recognise something that was always there, but wasn’t equally visible to everyone. This is the Read More

I recently found myself reflecting on the concept of success. It’s something I’ve contemplated before, but this time I wanted to look more closely at what we mean when we call someone “successful”. What exactly have they succeeded at? And who decided that was the goal? Traditional success If you’re like most people, when you Read More