Freedom and Slavery: How Perspective Determines Our Freedom — Andy Yao
What do I believe in? I believe in freedom. I believe in the ability to do whatever I want. I wan...
Month: November 2025
You Are Not Your Thoughts: Finding Calm in a Loud Inner World — Andy Yao
We experience thousands of thoughts every day—worries, predictions, memories, and conversations w...
The Art of Letting Go: Why Expectations quietly Shape Our Happiness — Andy Yao
For most of my life, I believed happiness came from getting what I wanted. If events went accordi...
The Myth of the Perfect Day: Why Control Isn’t the Answer — Andy Yao
Every morning, I used to wake up wanting the same thing: a perfect day. I wanted everything to go...
Why I Started Writing: Sharing the Ideas That Saved Me — Andy Yao
I didn’t start my blog because I wanted attention or followers. I started it because philosophy g...
Finding Peace in Imperfect Families — Andy Yao
For years, my home life shaped my emotional world. When my parents fought, I felt responsible. I ...
Learning to Respond, Not React — Andy Yao
I used to be controlled by reactions—fear, frustration, anxiety. If something went wrong, my whol...
Kill the Buddha: On Philosophy, Idols, and Finding Your Own Way — Andy Yao
Background: A Buddhist monk and teacher, Linji Yixuan (806–866) was a leading figure of Buddhism ...
What We Hold Inside — Andy Yao
Background: Marcus Aurelius (AD 121–180), a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher, wrote Meditation...