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Louis: Resume writing tips (Contact him if you need a resume review!)

Hwee Peng: LASIK surgery and her personal experience with it.

Melvin: Fitness routine called Phraks GSLP, More info at - https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/wiki/phraks-gslp

Jiajin: Telegram chatbots! If you can do a little bit of coding, this is the resource! https://core.telegram.org/bots/api

Hilda: Sociology, illegal vs irregular migrants, legal implications. Examples of irregular migrants, students without visa.

Magdalene: Social media influencing and Instagram tips. Check out Partipost!

Anthony: How military combat happens and basic tactics.

Zihao: Acquisition & Transactional utility in behavioral economics.

James: Wingchun & Self defense tips. Protip - Avoid dodgy situations all together.

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Melvin: Turing, and how he made tremendous progress in computing.

Edmund: Conditioning in Psychology, how to reinforce and punish.

David: Neck and back massage basics.

Yan Ling: The 4 stages of consciousness, Conscious, Subconscious, Unconscious, Superconscious.

Louis: Adobe XD and basics of how it works, why it's useful.

Lih Wei: Remote controls and how they work on Infrared technology.

Weiting: A video showing how to extend the range of Radio Frequency car key controllers.

Jum: Google Sheets tips, how to use formulas to make your life easier.

Yeehui: Yoga poses, such as the Turtle Pose.

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Louis: Silkscreen printing basics.

Alan: Protips for videography and doing video interviews.

Yoong Kheong: NTUC, Unions, and how they help the average worker.

Melvin: Pros/Cons of remote work arrangements

David: Storytelling. How people want to hear a story, not just an answer.

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Amelia: Basics of Social Enterprises, and the landscape in Singapore.

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Learning Day 30 was quite a mega session! Here's the topics and photos.

Louis ran a demo on making better presentations, by focusing on engaging the audience, instead of focusing too much on content using Powerpoint Karaoke.

Reiann shared about how to know whether your financial advisor is good or not, whether or not they have your best interest at heart.

Jonathan & Keith shared about Lord of the Chords, the amazing game that helps you learn musical theory while also having awesome musical puns.

Jun Yu shared about blockchain and overcoming ownership problems and double spending.

Hilda shared about why she doesn't use social media, and how she gets by.

Melvin & Lih Wei shared about genetics, genomes, chromosomes, and how much of it is still a mystery although it explains a lot of how we are and who we are, and how all living being have it.

Sheena shared about using cloth for book wrapping, in order to protect your precious, beloved books, while making them look pretty too.

Hilda's Friend (forgot her name oh no!) taught us how to fold pretty sailor-moon-ish ribbons using paper, as something she learnt while taking a class on computational thinking.

Chin Kai shared about the various apps and tools he uses that makes his life easier, like Movit, Teamviewer.

Lisabelly taught us how to write Haikus, and what are the critical components in it.

Zhang Quan shared about his lessons in philosophy, how Premise 1 + Premise 2 = Conclusion, and how to identify valid/invalid, sound/unsound arguments.

Hwee Peng taught her group how to play 5 stones, and the 8 different difficulty levels she's familiar with.

ZhiHan shared about technical analysis in the stock market, and what the different indicators mean.

Dr Zhi Guang shared about diabetes, pre-diabetes, how to identify and diagnose it, and it's complications.

Zhimin shared about what a Social Enterprise is, as well as the 17 United National Sustainability Development Goals.

Gia taught us about the belt & road initiative by China, to connect the world and various continents through China, as a possible ploy to take over the world!

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Louis: Aliens in science fiction and how they inspire creativity and imagination which may influence their civilizations and governance.

Jin Hoo: Carl Sagan's works on space, and how it sparked an era of thinking about space.

Melvin: GPS technology, and how it relies on satellites and things like the doppler effect to function.

Lih Wei: Satellites networks used by us humans, and how they cover the entire Earth, as well as a demonstration on using a satellite phone and timelag it has.

Jack: Sharing about this year being the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey, a landmark film in science fiction and space.

Hwee Peng: The different waves of feminism, and the challenging questions around feminism and idea of gender roles.

Zhi Min: The 5 branches of Psychology, ABCDS. Abnormal, Biological, Cognitive, Developmental, Social.

Gia: What is forgiveness, and what does it mean to forgive people? And why?

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That's it for Learning Night #28! Here's a summary of what everyone shared.

@Lih Wei Chia shared about RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and NFC (Near-Field Communications) technology and how they are used in things from contactless payments to ERP (Electronic Road Pricing), and even finding lost library books! He also shared how this technology is competing with QR (Quick Response) codes based systems commonly used with e-payment.

@Amelia shared tips on how to make professional digital (LinkedIn) profiles. Specifically, 1, having a profile photo suitable for the job you are looking for, 2, using keywords in your headlines to help recruiters find you easier, 3, work on 2 to 3 paragraphs about yourself in your summary, and 4, describing your work experiences more specifically instead of being vague.

She also explained how including a little personal information helps recruiters resonate with you more, but cautions against turning your LinkedIn profile into a social media profile. There was also a discussion about methods to maintain networks, through messaging and meetings, or through content creation and/or curation.

@Melvin shared with us his recipe for making tempura. Turns out temperature is key, and a good way is to drop a drop of batter into the frying oil to determine if the oil is hot enough. If it is sufficiently hot, the batter should cook almost instantly and float to the surface.

The oil used should be composed of saturated or mono-saturated fats, as oils containing unsaturated fats actually decompose at frying temperatures and is worse for your health.

The batter should have as little gluten as possible, and this can be achieved by mixing with cold water, vodka, or beer (!), not over mixing, and using the batter immediately.

@David Gan shared about how to improve your life "with your brain" by introspection and action. During introspection, you should identify patterns in your behaviour that leads to the aspect that you're trying to improve upon. After that, seek ways to avoid or correct said behaviour by making them the changes required actionable.

He also mentioned the idea of the locus of control, which is an imaginary locus, or boundary, of things which we are able to take control of, and how we can train ourselves to bring more objects into the locus, to aid in putting action to the changes we require.

@Mei shared with us the two books that changed her life: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Quoting from the book, "Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'", she details how Viktor's book inspired her to seek fulfilment of the soul. She shared that most people take care of their mind and body, but neglect the soul. And without the heart and meaning to life, it is very difficult to be happy. In Viktor's book, he wrote that meaning to life can be found in three ways: in creation or creativity, in passive appreciation, and, in suffering.

Similarly, what she learnt from reading The Little Prince is that the intangible things will at some point be the most important: justice, friendship and love.

Mei also shared with us her experiences in volunteering, her belief that nobody is useless and the existence and respect for the intrinsic dignity in every being.

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Louis shared about why Science Fiction matters, even for people who don't like it. Specifically around topics like Augmentation, Digital Consciousness, and AI.

Hilda shared about Both Sides Now and their work in promoting thinking about death and end-of-life as well as Advanced Care Planning. Links: https://www.facebook.com/bothsidesnowsg/
http://bothsidesnow.sg/index.html

Lih Wei taught us about Nudge Theory, and how the way things are designed can nudge us to do different things without us realizing.

Jin Zhe shared about the amazingness of Tau, and how many mathematical equations become much more intuitive and beautiful if we use Tau instead of Pi.

Melvin shared with us his pro-tips around making standing desks. It only costs less than $25 with Lack and Ekby from Ikea!

Diana showed us some basics around dress-making, and demonstrated the usefulness of traditional women's dress undergarments! Every dress should have pockets!

Adrian shared with us about security work and all the interesting stories surrounding doing security for events. Don't bring selfie sticks to events!

Hwee Peng taught us about the basic proceedings for civil law cases. Basic guideline, don't get into legal trouble unless you have a lot of money!

David Gan taught us how to walk silently like a ninja in case you ever want to assassinate people.

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Winston shared about social media, parenting and education. He also shared about how people tend to be more harsher with their words when they are typing on the internet compared to their nice personality during face to face interaction with people. Just like how he is different during face to face interaction compared to him blogging on blogfather.sg

Melvin shared about running, specifically on running sandals - xero shoes. He found it expensive to buy one pair for about $80 - $100, so he made his own which costs just about $5++ for materials.

Yuki shared about local dramas in Singapore and why some Singaporeans prefer overseas dramas over local ones. She also shared about the key learning points from some local dramas that she have watched.

Beatrice shared about intermittent fasting. She shared about how she carries it out everyday and some challenges she faced while on intermittent fasting.

Wen Si shared about her experience in looking for jobs. She shared that some companies are unable to differentiate between part time and temp on job search portals, whereby the part time worker they are looking for needs to work for 2 months full-time (which is actually a temp worker). She also shared the correct relations whereby part time vs full time, perm vs temp.

Amelia shared about yoga - mudras. She shared about how each finger represents a particular element eg fire, air, space, earth, water, and that doing it in on the left hand means removing, while doing it on the right hand means absorbing. She taught us the different hand gestures which are meant for different things like digestion, energy etc.

Louis talked about how education should focus on helping youth with discovering their possible careers. Not because education should be purely vocational, but because this way we can focus on building a student's identity and shape learning around it

Tat Leong shared many useful tools and tricks used for him to run a very successful kickstarter around the game he created with his team Potato Pirates!

Lionel Chok showed us the possibilities and uses of VR/AR/MR technology, and let us try it out ourselves!

Reiann shared her rollercoaster of a career journey, from game design, to art, to finance, to entrepreneurship, and the hardships she's had to encounter. Good insights in case we ever think of making a change in our lives.

Hwee Peng shared about how to-do-lists don't really work for her, allowing us to explore when and how they might be useful in other settings.

Huan Ting shared with us malay pantuns, and how learning different languages really helps us connect with different people really well.

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Louis taught everyone the basics of Roleplaying Games like Dungeons and Dragons.

Melvin taught us the concept of bidding in online realtime advertising. How platforms decided what ads to show you.

Lisabelly taught us craft, how to make a creative fish using just a sheet of A4 paper.

Afzal facilitated 2 basic Improv activities: "I am a tree", and "I can't remember what it's called"

Lih Wei taught us the basic concept of encryption and decryption using prime numbers.

Edmund Pang gave us all tips on how to build a strong online dating profile to get regular matches.

Gabriel showcased some electronics he created with his students.

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Louis shared about some quick-and-easy design tools and tips like Canvas and Creative Market.

Jin Zhe taught us about the basics of Artificial Intelligence. Modeling neural networks and finding local minimums via gradient descent.

Edmund Pang taught us about functional ear training. Learning music with your ear, rather than through musical notations.

Lisabelly taught us how to do marbling art using shaving cream.

Ervin shared about the Wisdom of Star Wars, and how things have changed in recent years.

Herman taught us how to sharpen knives using a whetstone.

Huan Ting shared her passion for nut butter, and even did a demo about how to make our own!

Isabelle shared with us about RealtimeBoard, an online tool that let's you collaborate on post-its digitally. Also relevant: Padlet.

Melvin taught us how to make a hexaflexigon. Super mind-blowing and fascinating piece of origami that endlessly entertains.
Lih Wei explained the technology behind Wacom pen tablets. Basically an array of electromagnetic fields!

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Louis shared about the evolution of games as a media, and the need for more nuance and distinction in it.

Hwee Peng taught us how to fold hearts and envelopes for secret, heartfelt letters.

James wanted to share about how to play Poker, but we ended up playing Unlock! An escape room game.

Angeline shared about the 5 steps to making a viral post!

Alicia supported Angeline's sharing using points from the book Contagious by Jonah Berger, about how Social Currency affects virality of content.

Yuki put us through an experiential memorization game, where we applied memorization techniques on MRT lines and competed with her to see who could memorize better. 1 Yuki could memorize as much as 6 of us!!!

Melvin shared with us about the book Body by Science. How we could exercise for just 12 mins a week to keep fit. Amazing.

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Louis shared briefly about web design using tools like Wix and Squarespace, and why you have to learn to code if you want to be a web design professional.

Hwee Peng taught a hands-on session on how to sew buttons the right way.

Leianne shared with us beautiful furniture designs from Grafunkt, Ligne Roset. Very chio. https://www.ligne-roset.com/…/modele/living/sofas/ploum/1764

Gia talked about the Suicide Forest in Aokigahara in Japan, and the park rangers that patrol it.

Amelia share with us the 8 stages of preparation for a marathon, and her own personal experience of it

Martin shared with us findings and insights from 3 research papers on early childhood cognitive science.

Lih Wei set up a cellular network and explained the evolution from 2G, GPRS, 3G to 4G and LTE.

Lynette shared with us 6 different 'hidden spots' for dining that are really cool. Listing below:

1. Blue Label Pizza, 28 Ann Siang Road, Singapore 069708
2. The Coconut Club, 6 Ann Siang Hill, Singapore 069787
3. Punch, 32 N Canal Rd, Singapore 059288
4. Bitters & Love, 118 Telok Ayer Street, 068587
5. The Gab Cafe, 8 Raffles Ave, 03-02, Singapore 039802
6. Andsoforth, Secret Location. Need to book, then they'll send you the location.

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Ervin opened up by sharing about Icebreaker activities, and how they can be better run.
Angeline showed us how to cut rabbit-shapes into apple slices.
Alicia taught us how to make a nice plate of carbonara in just a few minutes!
Louis explained broadly about the technology behind drones and how to fly them.
Yuki taught us all how to play bridge. Still a bit confusing, but it was a great intro!
Gia taught about how design influences our behaviors and thoughts, like how our emoji keyboards are including different skin tones as a statement of being more inclusive.
David shared about packing tips, for when you have various different sets/kits of items you bring around and need to switch regularly.

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Ervin shared a game about emotional agility, called Emotions Run Wild! You can go grab a copy too if you're interested. It's really fun!
Gia shared about emotional maturity, a different concept, but about how many of us don't grow out of our emotional childhood, choosing to let others be responsible for our emotions.
Louis talked about what ah? Oh, Trello! The super useful tool that can help you organize your team's tasks, or even your own. We explored the various features in the free tool, and may even migrate Learning Day admin matters (like this post) onto Trello. See how?
Hwee Peng shared another high-level rose folding origami. Damn high level.
Lih Wei established a super cool network. I can't say too much, but you can see in the pics!

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Lih Wei talked about personal finance, money management, in particular, giving a value to intangibles. Looks like he can become financial advisor liao.

Alicia shared insights from her Life Coaching podcast, about how to be more decisive and getting out of confusion. Can listen/read the full podcast here: https://thelifecoachschool.com/206/

James talked about how happiness and fulfillment are generally unchanging, and that we have a default we go back to.

Joseph shared about what DevOps is all about in software development, giving us much greater insight into how software development works.

Stacy showed us the applications and projects she worked on, and how she has been constantly learning in software development from mistakes and from others.

Jack spoke about his volunteering experience, as well as why he continues to volunteer at Youth Corps regularly.

Louis shared the elements and principles of design, and how they can help you design nicer powerpoint presentations. Alternatively, just use templates.

Hwee Peng taught us how to fold origami roses. Toughest topic to date, but we did get much more insight as to why origami can be a challenging craft.

Yuki also taught us how to fold origami flowers, but much simpler ones for us feeble peasants.

ZhiHan shared with us some of the content that will be out in a book he's writing about investing in cryptocurrencies. *Lets get rich!!!*

Ervin shared with us about owning our emotions, and having a healthy relationship with our emotions. To experience them, and then let them go, rather than let them control us. His source video from: https://www.facebook.com/TED/videos/10159946160830652/UzpfSTYzNTQ5OTQwNDoxMDE1NTYyMDEyNDIwNDQwNQ/

Zihao explained the philosophical theories underpinning Thanos' decisions during the course of the Infinity War. We eventually discussed the Trolley Problem & Haydn's Oyster as other philosophical thought experiments relating to Utilitarianism.

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Lauises shared about POWER (a.k.a the ability to influence) with the group, and got everyone to measure their own POWER.

Yuki taught us her method of solving jigsaw puzzles. Kudos to preparing a jigsaw puzzle just for us!

Angeline shared her pixel journaling process, where she tracks her emotional ups and downs to help herself in her personal reflections on her life.

Alicia talked about Villain Compassion, and how we often demonize people. She taught us some methods to change our perspectives and empathize more.

Afzal taught us some basics of MAGIC! Card tricks. Check this out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tScm-eZInBE

Ervin ended off by teaching up balloon sculpting! We made balloon dogs and flowers, and *somewhat* overcame our fear of popping balloons.

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Lauises shared about Interaction Design principles, content based on the book "The Design of Everyday Things"
Jin Zhe shared about his startup journey, and the lessons he learnt throughout.
Jack shared about his FYP project, building a robotic car.
Yuki talked about saving money, and good financial management tips.
David taught us about the Golden Circle, and adoption cycle, based on Simon Sinek's talks.
Ervin taught us good project management processes through a fun, engaging activity.
Payal taught us about how happiness works, from 4 different perspectives and lenses.
Dody showed us a prototype of a new app he's working on!
Amelia taught us how to respond in a first-aid emergency setting and how to tie an arm sling.
Lih Wei taught us about some fundamentals in Radio Frequency technology, and how pagers and food table paging works.

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Lauises Puah talked about IKIGAI, as well as how it might apply in our lives with the ideas of "dot-shifting" and "zones".
@AngelineOng taught us about kidney stones, and how we might mitigate and avoid them.
Melissa Lau taught us how to do 2-point perspective drawing.
Ervin Lam gave us a murder mystery to help us understand different methods of information sharing.
Charmaine Chan give us tips on Money Laundering, and how we might avoid getting caught when we get $50 million illegally.
@YukiLim taught us how to fold clothes and towels to be very compact and organized.
James Chan shared with us some productivity tips, in particular, a workflow to help us organize the tasks we need to do.
Hwee Peng taught us how to wrap gifts using some simple but interesting methods.
Gia Phua Lihua shared with us her struggles with addiction, in particular screen addiction.
Afzal Hadi taught us about Design Thinking, as well as how to quickly prototype mobile applications.

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Weiman shared about sketchnoting! Damn nice as you can see. And easy!
Joanna shared about surface water runoff and roads in urban planning
Martin shared about airplanes and air foils.
Denise shared about KRUMPING! A form of dance. Damn cool.
Yileen talked about Vulnerability as a Strength. Damn legit cus she is a damn solid gal.
Alicia shared about ASMR videos and the funny sensations you get from it.
Lauises shared about Trust in Complex Diversity, the talk I had to attend and was the reason I was late. As well as my own biases.

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Elizabeth shared about Vipassana Meditation and how it helps.
Wayne shared about Cryptocurrency and how to create a Bitcoin/Ethereum wallet.
Martin shared about Freud's theories in Psychology.
Lih Wei shared about 'Spectre', 'Meltdown', the recent Intel security flaw.
Kai Xin shared about the 8 Worldy Winds, the common emotions that we swing between.
Alicia ran an activity where we got to make our own earrings.
Rachel shared about the Monty Hall problem and probabilities in Math.
Ervin ran an activity where we folded origami Sushi & Croissants.
Rachel's friend Priscilla shared about Natural dog training, vs conditional training.
Rachel's friend Ryan(?) taught us how to use Sign Language.
Lauises covered basics of prototyping apps, product, experiences.
Clarisse taught us how to do Lymph Node Massages on ourselves.
James taught us basic self-defense tips for non-martial artists.
Aishy taught about holding space for others, and making friends as an adult.
Gia shared about Tragic Designs in User Interfaces.

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Lauises shared about Psychometric Tests and how they can be useful for organizations, teams, and individuals.
Martin shared about Capoeira as a martial art and dance form.
Lih Wei shared about Electronics, specifically how Transistors work and why they are important.
Hwee Peng shared about Family Law, specifically about divorce and how it works.

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Jin Zhe shared about how search engines work. TFIDF!
Alicia shared some great personal development podcasts for commutes.
Conan shared about his experiences as a Wish Granter at Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Lauises facilitated a city/map drawing exercise to teach about city/urban planning.
Gia shared some VR experiences that can be viewed on YouTube.
Hwee Peng shared about the things-to-do when you get into a traffic accident.

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Alicia taught us how to do brush/pen calligraphy.
Gwyneth taught us how to cook the perfect steak.
Yu Ping shared with us how to make figurines with corrugated paper.
Lauises shared about a book called 'Design Your Life'.

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Alicia covered Fear Mapping
Tan Yi Da covered 3D Modelling & Animation
Gia covered Brain Chemistry & Motivation
Kok Chun Ho covered OCIP Trip planning
Lauises Puah covered 3D Printing