{"id":90001,"date":"2016-06-12T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T00:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulsyng.com\/blog\/?p=90001"},"modified":"2026-10-10T15:24:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:24:53","slug":"chapter-1-have-a-life-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulsyng.com\/blog\/chapter-1-have-a-life-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1 \u2014 Have a life wish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Starting this private and intimate dialogue with you is exciting and the nerve-racking equivalent of watching Philippe Petit (played by Gordon-Levitt in The Walk) cover the immense void between the World Trade Center towers on a tightrope, sporting a smirk across his face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This, first edition, was probably one of the toughest things I have had to write. Yesterday, I sat squarely with my Mac all afternoon conflicted with one simple question, how I can make this valuable for you?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On deleting countless first-drafts, three hours and two stiff cups of coffee into the intellectual trek, I decided to address the why?<\/strong><\/em> Why is Paul Syng writing blogs<\/a>, this email and doing 365<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Do things you love, so even if they don’t get tons of attention, you won’t care, because you’ll love doing them anyway.” <\/strong>
Jonathan Harris<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first reason being to have a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

real\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

and authentic dialogue with you. Social media is great for<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“spamming”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the world but it glosses the truth. There’s practically a filter for every situation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Make Me Glamourous”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

or<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Photoshop Yourself To Not Such A Sad Life”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

, dressing your average lettuce into a Greek Salad Goddess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often times I find myself hiding behind these digital walls. And on other occasions simply terrified by the sheer power it holds. Despite the noise and chaos, not enough meaningful dialogues to show for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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