The Week

Summer is here, bring on the warm and sunny days! Here's what I have been interested in this week: 

1. Wednesday

No, not hump day rather, the 8 part series on Netflix. It is only the most popular English language show on Netflix right now, so the law of average dictates that I must like this show. And I do! I have been binge watching a couple of episodes per sitting on work nights, which have not been healthy but luckily the weekend is here and I can finish the final few episodes. I hope the ending is a satisfying one. 

2. Toastmasters Club

What is the one fear that most people have? It has to be public speaking, methinks. There is so much to be afraid of - the expectation that the speech has to be funny, engaging, interesting, thought provoking; the hundreds of eyes on you; the questions that come afterwards. It's like dealing with a funnel web spider on steroids. Hence why I have been looking speaking clubs that will help me overcome this fear. It is not the most comfortable or cheapest thing to do, but if it means I am taking one small step towards self betterment then I will see it as Year 2023 resolution and take on the challenge.

3. Jia Jiang and 100 days of rejection therapy

What led me to Jia Jiang and his pet project was actually another public speaker with a project in a similar vein. A friend actually told me about Jia Jiang many years ago (Jia's first videos on Youtube was 10 years ago) but my interest was piqued again recently when an article about a female public speaker who went on lunches with strangers appeared in a newspaper. I remembered how Jia started his project as a means to desensitise himself from rejection, and the crazy things he would do to get rejected like asking to plant a flower in a random person's garden or get a Olympic symbol from Krispy Kreme. I mean, some of these things that I would never work up the courage to so, which is why I admire him even more.