The world would become a kinder, more compassionate place to live. People would help each other out, look out for each other. Hey, I have 82 oranges. Could I give you some in exchange for a bottle of cooking oil? I really do have 82 oranges. In other words, people would go back to bartering.Continue reading “What will happen if all forms of “money” disappears; including cash, digital money and precious metal?”
Author Archives: Daniel Tay
Building my social media bubble
During the General Elections in 2015, many of my friends were convinced that the ruling party would receive a sound thrashing at the polls. So when it turned out that the opposite was true, many could not believe it. The same thing happened in the U.S. Presidential Elections last year. Many of my friends wereContinue reading “Building my social media bubble”
Strategic procrastination
Hello. My name is Daniel. And I’m a procrastinator. Everyone procrastinates. The only difference is whether procrastinate works for us or against us. The things we procrastinate are usually the most important things that we need to be working on at any point of time. To-do lists don’t work. Well, they do work in termsContinue reading “Strategic procrastination”
Community sharing
A few days ago, I did a stock take as part of my reservist. I was never a storeman, just a vehicle mechanic who will be finishing his reservist cycles this year. As such, I had no experience doing a stock take. My role was to conduct an audit. You don’t have to be trainedContinue reading “Community sharing”
What is life like for poor people in Singapore?
I had a friend once. She was a single elderly lady. She lived in a one-room flat with her nephew. Every day, she would go to the nearby church where she ate lunch and helped out with feeding the dog, folding pamphlets and such. The dog’s name was Ginny, and she (the dog) listened toContinue reading “What is life like for poor people in Singapore?”
How to become rich
On Quora, I frequently come across questions such as: How do I become rich? How can I become a millionaire by age 30? How do I turn $100,000 into $1 million? Am I considered rich if I earn $200,000 a year? Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to play a game in aContinue reading “How to become rich”
When and how did you start to realize that your life has been controlled by money and that it doesn’t buy you happiness?
When I got my degree, I didn’t want to find a job. I saw my seniors find work and slowly had their souls sucked out of them. I didn’t want to be a corporate slave, stuck in the rat race. I first worked for a non-profit. I was going to live my life in service toContinue reading “When and how did you start to realize that your life has been controlled by money and that it doesn’t buy you happiness?”
Work smart
20 years ago when I was serving National Service in the army, I was doing my first Company Orderly Sergeant duty. My main duty that morning was to take attendance and report strength to my superior. It was the single most frustrating thing I did that day. It was unbelievably difficult to tally up theContinue reading “Work smart”
Think different
Once every year, for 1-2 weeks, I have to make my way to an army camp at 7am in the morning. The buses that pass the camp are always fully packed. At the front. For whatever reason, commuters tend to be tightly squeezed at the front, but not so at the rear of the bus.Continue reading “Think different”
Part-time or full-time?
My business partner and I are focusing on building our team this year. He asked me recently what I thought about the potential of someone joining our team on a part-time basis. I remember asking my future manager the same question 7 years ago as I transited to part-time employment. I was ill then. IContinue reading “Part-time or full-time?”
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