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Time flies. How could I be 36 when days before I turned 30 and the next five years that followed, my constant wish was to die? I survived and I can’t believe I am saying how excited I am for what the future will bring, what kind of adventures I will still embark on and what life lessons I will still learn and count them even if it’s not my birthday.

In this episode I talked about 65 life lessons I have learned in my 36 years of existence.

-Don't sabotage my peace just because I was used to chaos.
-Rock bottom is not a final destination.
-Work less. Rest more.
-The worst has already happened. It's time to receive.
-I am capable of hard things.
-People can change. If I have changed, so they can and they deserve second chances.
-Embrace my shadow self and the fact that I don't know everything yet.

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In today's episode, we have one of the people I look up to when it comes to reading and he is here to help us answer one of the questions I received from Tiktok specifically how to start a good reading habit. Matt is the genius behind one of my favorite Instagram accounts, Bookmattic, where I get inspiration and ideas for what to read next. Matt is from Oregon, USA and identifies himself as a lifelong learner. He is not just the person behind one of my favorite Instagram accounts but he is the superhuman behind the blog, bookmattic.com, the Youtube channel, Bookmattic and the Podcast, Best Books Podcast.

In this episode we talk about:

-Moving to Indonesia to teach English
-How his life and mindset changed when he moved overseas
-How his book addiction started and the number of books he reads in a week
-How he manages his time having a bookstagram, a blog, a Youtube channel, a podcast, being an English teacher, a Master's student, having online course, writing his books, consistently reading books, being a husband and a father
-Tips on how to start a reading habit
-What he loves about interviewing authors on his own podcast

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Instagram @Bookmattic
Twitter @Bookmattic
Youtube @BookMattic
Podcast @ Bookmattic Best Books Podcast

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It's hard recording and publishing this episode.

My best friend's son attempted suicide and even after a couple of days have passed, I still don't know how I feel and what I think about it.

In this episode, I talk about:

-How I feel and what I think about my best friend's son's attempt to end his life
-How hard it is to have mental health problems in the Philippines
-What this situation is trying to teach me and realizations
-What can we do to help those who have depression
-What can we do to help prevent suicide

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