Author Archives: Raymond Yung

Tonight I attended a classical music concert at a local church as part of a neighbourhood festival called Islington Proms. Even though there was not a big group of audience, the two young talented musicians performed as if they were at the Royal Albert Hall (a major concert hall in London), doing their very best. There is a […]

At the presentation, Mr. Alastair Campbell also emphasized the importance of support network in preventing the emotional downward spiral and facilitating the recovery from low point in life. Similarly, in the journey of learning and personal development, having support and “a pat on the shoulder” can make a big difference in the outcome (success or […]

Continuing on the presentation from Alastair Campbell on mental health, one key element he identified among great leaders is resilience. In short, it is the ability to rebound from adversity and become stronger. He added that it is at those moments of one’s life that one is really tested and leaped into greatness. Excellent point […]

Last week I attended a presentation by Alastair Campbell, the former head of communication when Tony Blair was the Prime Minister in the U.K. He candidly shared his experience of overcoming alcoholism and depression. He mentioned that we all have mental health like our physical health. Similarly, some have better mental health than others. In […]

I finished my 6-month physiotherapy treatment 2 weeks ago. At the last session, the principal therapist told me that there was a dispute among the therapists at the clinic over my case. She explained to me that she did not believe I had a case of a frozen shoulder suggested by her colleague and required […]

Yesterday morning I returned to my weekly Pilates class for the first time after going through physiotherapy for the past few months. I was a bit anxious as I felt quite rusty. However, with the help of muscle memory (“Consistency and maintenance”, p.30-31 of my book), I actually managed to keep up. All the hard […]

This morning, when I dropped off my shirts at the dry-cleaner, the staff told me that the price is higher in the summer. Out of curiosity, I asked her why. She said it appeared that the volume always goes up every summer for some unknown reason and thus they can charge more. With some pondering, […]

Another point from the presentation of Dr. Gail Davies which I agreed 100%. It is to easier to start a new difficult task with a small and realistic step. She gave an example that people training for marathon usually start slowly with a much shorter distance than 26.2 miles and build it up gradually. One […]

According to Dr. Gail Davies, she said there is no real multi-tasking meaning doing more than one task simultaneously with 100% attention allocated to each of them.  She said it is actually Multi-switching, i.e., switching between different tasks quickly with the exception of some daily habits such as eating and talking as well as walking […]

Today I attended to a mindfulness presentation given by Dr. Gail Davies, the founder of MindLab.  She pointed out that mindfulness is more than the ability to focus and concentrate.  It also helps us cope with emotional strains and/or avoid being judgemental.  In addition, it enhances the chance of getting into flow.