The Hard Fork by Marvin Liao

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Top Gun Maverick: Lessons in Self Sacrifice & Doing the Right Thing
I obviously loved this movie. Watched it like 50 times at least. There is a great scene in the beginning of the movie when Maverick decides to take one…
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads May 28th, 2023
"For the great doesn't happen through impulse alone, and is a succession of little things that are brought together."--Vincent Van Gogh These are some…
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Health is Wealth: Never Forget This
I’ve always been blessed with having great health ever since I’ve been a child. I rarely get sick and if I do, it’s because I wore myself down from too…
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The Blind Side: Lessons in Courage and Honor
An inspiring movie and book, it’s the story of Michael Oher, a kid who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. But through happenstance, ends up being…
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads May 21st, 2023
"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."--Wayne Dyer "Although the coming Ukrainian offensive will do much to set…
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Don’t Be A Jerk to Service People: Being Kind Pays
I fly a lot. And in my travels, especially with flights, many inconveniences happen. You miss a connecting flight, they lose your luggage or you get…
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Your Enemies Keep You Young: Embracing Your Competitors and Challenges
I get told often that I look young for someone my age. My response is that it’s my intense rage that keeps me young. It’s actually not that far from the…
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads May 14th, 2023
"The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much."--William Hazlitt “After the Kharkiv offensive, Russia kind of realized that…
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Trapped Between Ego & the Environment: The Challenges of Personal Change Management
It’s surprising where and when you stumble on deep insights on life and the world. I found myself in Romania last year during a short weekend break…
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Select Yourself: Truth from Darwinism & “Billions”
I think there is always something to learn from “Billions”, the archetypal show about Wall Street hedge funds and competition. Yes, it’s dramatized but…
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads May 7th, 2023
"We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life."--William Osler Tokyo is back and I'm massively bullish (although biased…
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The Price of Rebellion and Supporting a BIG Cause: There is Always a Major Price to Pay
I think the Andor tv series is one of the most underrated Star Wars series i’ve watched. One of the most striking speeches I’ve read was by character…
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