Never compete with living writers. You don’t know whether they’re good or not. Compete with the dead ones you know are good. Then when you can pass them up you know you’re going good. You should have read all the good stuff so that you know what has been done, because if you have a…
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Quick Review: Dream Psychology, Sigmund Freud
Dream Psychology by Sigmund Freud My rating: 3 of 5 stars It certainly is an eye-opener. Considering the amount of time I trundled to finish the book, I can say it is not for those who are in search for a light-read psychology book. I only endeavored to finish this because of my inability to…
“Time is an illusion.” — Albert Einstein
July Articles
Time flies so fast and Bergson and Einstein just gave me a headache this July. The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate That Changed Our Understanding of Time Frequently do I encounter articles that make me feel satisfied and whole in just thinking about concepts. The Massive Volcano that Scientists Can’t Find…
“Never memorize something that you can look up.” ― Albert Einstein
June Articles
Have you ever thought that maybe you should have learned a different language or visited a different country? These thoughts occupy my mind because of Bang Sung Hoon and if you don’t know who he is, you better check him his works out. Here are the articles you can also check out during your spare…
Quick review: A Modern Cinderella by Louisa May Alcott
A Modern Cinderella by Louisa May Alcott My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was a good book, don’t get me wrong and Alcott still managed to capture my heart with her literary wit. Is it as memorable as Little Women , or Jo’s Boys ? No. The stories in the book reminded me of…
MAY Articles
My articles in Thought Catalog (here and here) and Medium did this to me. My scanty word count (22K words) is also to blame as I am considering whether to use my time to read or to feed my Google document. The point is, I didn’t manage to read more articles than I should have…
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Once upon a time, a teacher and a student were talking about different subjects. Teacher: What did you do in Physics? Student: I slept. Teacher: Can you remember what you did in Biology class? Student: Yes. I killed an animal. We killed an animal and after the class the teacher cooked the frogs.
Thought Catalog byline: Prex Ybasco
It has been so long since I felt exhilarated, that was last week, when I got my article posted in Medium. Today was rather different. I forgot to take my vitamins, drink some water and even recognize the place I was in. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. After receiving a couple of rejection letters from the…
The Viter-Ybasco University 