Agalia Tan

"People can help you in many ways throughout life, but there are two things nobody can give you: curiosity and drive. They must be self-supplied.

If you are not interested and curious, all the information in the world can be at your fingertips, but it will be relatively useless. If you are not motivated and driven, whatever connections or... See more

I’m not one for resolutions. I do, however, like the idea of focusing on interests that I want to make more of an effort to dig into. In 2025, that’s becoming more intentional with where I give my attention, and slowing down to experience actual immersion rather than overwhelming my senses with an abundance of distractions. Less TikTok, more books... See more

Certainty is an act. Uncertainty is an art.

We are obsessed with the need to control, to minimize or erase uncertainty. But “uncertainty isn’t a void,” Isabella Martin writes, “it’s the wellspring of evolution and regeneration. Resilience doesn’t live in checklists or abstract models. It requires more from us than our ability to calculate. It is a... See more

By drawing lines in the sand around your values, your expectations, your emotional well-being, and your belief systems, you’re not just protecting yourself—you’re defining yourself. You’re signalling both who you are and who you want your tribe to be.

When you can pay someone else to deal with the grocery store rush, when you can buy access to a highway lane without traffic, when you can skip urgent care and book a concierge doctor, you’re probably not going to invest in improving our broken systems. You’ve, “found a way to route around collapse. Life still works, but only in zones that are... See more