by Calista | Jul 8, 2019 | Life Lessons, Recommendations, Sustainability
73 Cows–a breathtaking, effective portraiture of a man struggling emotionally in an occupation he was born into, was filmed as a short documentary set in a cattle farm in England by the brilliant Alex Lockwood. It highlights Jay, who vocalized his internal...
by Calista | Jun 4, 2019 | Everyday, Life Lessons, Sustainability
What is Minimalism? Initially coined in the late 1950s to describe the abstract visions of artists, the modern-day definition of minimalism has given the masses the idea of achieving happiness by living with less. Just as The Minimalists described, it gives us the...
by Calista | Apr 15, 2019 | #LearnByDoing, Life Lessons, Personal Growth
If there’s only one key takeaway that I can share with you from the book “Maybe It’s You” by Lauren Zander, it is to name your insecurities or any negative habits you associate yourself with. For me, the numerous attempts in rewiring my brain to think positively has...
by Calista | Feb 26, 2019 | #LearnByDoing, Advice for My Younger Self, Life Lessons, Personal Growth
Originally given as a workshop presentation for Davis Women in Business (DWIB). Photo was featured on Editorial Section by Unsplash (Feb 28th, 2019). . . . When I was first approached by Zoe about hosting a workshop for Davis Women in Business (DWIB), I was…...
by Calista | Feb 4, 2019 | Life Lessons, Personal Growth
“I swear I’ll shoot her in the neck with a horse tranquilizer in the next class.” “I know! Doesn’t the professor get annoyed?” I walked out of my calculus class, shocked to have witnessed the above conversation unfold before me. The technique to formulating good...
by Calista | Jan 21, 2019 | Books, Life Lessons, Personal Growth, Recommendations
The Diderot Effect is… Wait, what? IT HAPPENED I had an epiphany last year that the #Konmari #Cline method had slowly infiltrated my wardrobe, which was repulsively spilling out fast-fashion items with only up to 20% wear rate. A short, mindless trip to the mall...
