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pre-committed rules

Most Fights Aren’t About What Happened.

2 September 2026 by nigelchua

A couple of years back, I clipped a stranger with my bag once. An accident — I lifted it, it swung wider than I’d judged, and it caught the woman behind me, out of my blindspot. It’s my fault, and I should have checked before lifting my bag (though allow me to add also…not sure … Read more

Categories How I Think Tags de-escalation, intent, leadership, offense, parenting, pre-committed rules Leave a comment

The Questions I Keep for Bad Days & Seasons

26 August 2026 by nigelchua

Early in my career, a manager decided I should go. Not fired — pushed. Pressured to back down or get out. Around the same period of my life, joint ventures with a couple of friends flipped over, a few times. A business stint went sour. None of it gradual — the kind of news that … Read more

Categories How I Think Tags clarity, decision making, frameworks, pre-committed rules, questions Leave a comment

The Default Mode + Consume Complain

20 August 2026 by nigelchua

Here’s an evening nobody ever chose. Get home. Eat. Sink into the couch or scroll into the phone. Three hours pass without registering — no memory of time, no awareness of thought, hand moving snacks to mouth on autopilot. I know this state personally. In my TV years I didn’t watch television so much as … Read more

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