Thi Dac Nguyen

Stop waiting until you feel “ready.” Do the work that matters now, learn along the way, and give yourself permission to grow at your own pace.

From teaching English to building full-stack applications - a journey of learning by doing

A simple Low-Medium-High marking system that helps you focus on what you don’t know and actually improve.

Finishing university wasn’t about instant success. It was about learning how to ask better questions and grow into someone wiser.

A lesson from photography: some settings can be fixed in post, but missed focus and lost moments never come back—so take the shot.

Notes from Gary Stevenson’s The Trading Game: what traders really do, why “pain thresholds” decide who survives, and how I’m mapping those ideas onto my own career moves.

From 4:30 AM routines to burnout and back again—I share the tiny habits that pulled me out, one step at a time.

We easily give people "bonus points" when they haven't done anything for us yet. I share lessons on keeping expectations moderate to avoid disappointing yourself.

A two-hour train ride and an MBTI test showed me why teaching fits: sharp intuition, big feelings, and a restless need for flexible schedules.

Every day I cycle past two steep hills in London and realize: when tired, it's okay to walk. A bit slower, but you can still keep going.

The more I use social media, the more it feels like real life: two-way relationships, useful sharing, and permission to tell your story.

Technology doesn't take jobs—people who know how to use technology will take your job if you refuse to upgrade yourself.

My operating system for learning faster: start with real action, sustain steady loops of curiosity, and design study environments where everyone can enjoy making progress.

Life is a lot like The Sims—time is limited and everyone plays on a different difficulty. Pick what you want to invest in instead of chasing someone else’s upgrades.

A story about discovering that true fulfillment comes not from the tools we use, but from how we use them to serve others.

Reflections from Snapchat's CEO on completing university and why creativity is a starting point, not a destination.

Investing in experience, knowledge, and a rich inner life beats financing a brand-new motorbike on instalments.

Realising that learning keeps my mind healthy led me to my own mission: to learn, and to show other people how to learn.

The story of discovering that learning anything helps regenerate energy and keeps the mind fresh

Don't let rumors discourage you: ACCA requires the right study strategy and suitable environment, not an impossible feat.

An effective reading method by applying social media scrolling habits to discovering knowledge.

A gentle reminder: social media makes us prone to FOMO, but happiness lies in living fully in our own lives.