Kategori: Inspirng Story

Pretty privilege or beauty bias is real. But can it be unlearned? The term pretty privilege has been bandied around for a while now but has come back into light recently. Pretty privilege works on the principle that people who are deemed more attractive—based on societal beauty standards—have an upper hand in the world and are afforded many opportunities that us regular folks don’t have. Like most other biases, pretty privilege is something we’re all aware of—whether we have experienced it first-hand or not. Yet, it’s not often that we are willing to admit it—or even talk about it—especially if we’re on the receiving end of its benefits. Nonetheless, various… Read More

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EF EPI is a standardized and objective report that categorizes the English language skills of non-native English speaking countries. The report was compiled with data on English proficiency from 2 million individuals who have taken the EF Standard English Test (EF SET) or other English language proficiency test models provided by EF in 2020. This year, 2021,Indonesia’s EPI achievement is ranked 80 out of 112 countries or down 6 places compared to the position last year. Indonesia got 466 points, an increase from last year score of 453. Despite an increase in score, this year Indonesia is still in the “low” category for English proficiency. Globally, Indonesia’s EPI score is… Read More

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We may recognize monkey mind—that wild mind going in more than one direction at a time, swinging from one branch of thought to the next. It wants the next banana, the next big thing, the next small thing. It wants to keep moving. Monkey mind likes texting and online gaming. It’s the mind that likes to be mindless. It’s the part of your brain most connected to the ego, which contends that you can’t do anything right. It’s also the part of you that stifles creativity and prevents you from moving forward with your passions. The monkey mind insists on being heard, and sometimes it takes a lot of self-control… Read More

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Facebook’s, or Meta’s recent rebrand and investments, triggered a new wave of interest in the metaverse. It’s all over headlines, corporate news, memes, gaming platforms, and social media. The word’s increased ubiquity is creating an impending sense of doom, as if, at any moment, our physical lives will be engulfed in corporate pixels and paywalled interactions. The suffix meta- means “behind or beyond,” it can also mean “more comprehensive” and even “transformative” (like metamorphosis). The second half of the word, -verse, derives from the word “universe” and describes either a specific sphere or area (like Twitterverse). As a whole, the word “metaverse” generally refers to a virtual world that lies… Read More

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Hallyu, a term we may not be familiar with by name but certainly are by output, is a Chinese word literally translating as “Korean Wave”. It refers to the transcendence and increasing popularity of South Korean cultural exports, firstly picked up by countries such as China and Japan, and now more recognisably across Western countries too. It is a collective term used to refer to the phenomenal growth of Korean culture and popular culture encompassing everything from music, movies, drama to online games and Korean cuisine just to name a few. South Korea is one of the only countries in the world, if not the only one, that has a… Read More

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