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Steven Wakabayashi
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Feb 19, 2021

The growing divide among us

The war in our digital backyard and mending segregation — Another week, another series of hate-crimes against Asian elders. Ugh. Even after media coverage, countless new attacks spring up instantly. While local and national media is still catching up to the anti-Asian hate crimes, it seems to be quickly overshadowed as soon as another calamity occurs. On paper, we should…

Mindfulness

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The growing divide among us
The growing divide among us
Mindfulness

3 min read


Feb 4, 2021

GameStop and the widening income inequality

What we can learn from the feud between hedge funds and retail investors — It’s been a crazy past week in the stock market. If you weren’t following all of the madness, I’ll summarize in a few bullets: Hedge funds were selling shares of GameStop they had borrowed against. About 40% in excess of what was available to transact. (“short”) Retail investors discovered this…

Inequality

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GameStop and the widening income inequality
GameStop and the widening income inequality
Inequality

4 min read


Jan 3, 2021

10 insights for a happier 2021

Lessons to live a more mindful, loving life — 2021 has come upon us. During this time, I typically set my goals and resolutions for the upcoming year. As I get older, I’ve been leaning more into life principles and ways of thinking versus milestones and quantitative goals. It’s too easy to obsess about numerical values (money to make…

Mindfulness

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10 insights for a happier 2021
10 insights for a happier 2021
Mindfulness

5 min read


Oct 24, 2020

The Boiling Pot of America

What intolerance can teach us about what needs healing — We’ve filled our pot with lukewarm water, placed it on the stove with the temperature on high, and wait patiently for it to warm up. As the water comes to a boil, we notice tiny bubbles beginning to percolate. These pockets of air had been in the water all along…

Mindfulness

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The Boiling Pot of America
The Boiling Pot of America
Mindfulness

3 min read


Jun 17, 2020

How to change the world

How to track our time and focus on the good — This past week has been a flurry of highs and lows. Starting with the highs: Protests have catalyzed the beginning of much-needed police accountability and restricting use of force, police presence has reduced and defunded, and confederate statues are being removed. Cheap steroid cuts death rates significantly for severely ill…

BlackLivesMatter

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How to change the world
How to change the world
BlackLivesMatter

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Jun 8, 2020

Supporting Black lives and activism

Showing solidarity for our Black brothers, sisters, and siblings — In just a week, our world has transformed once again. This time, it was catalyzed by another senseless death of a Black man. George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the ground for almost nine minutes and he died suffocating at the hands of a police officer. Protests erupted in every…

BlackLivesMatter

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Supporting Black lives and activism
Supporting Black lives and activism
BlackLivesMatter

3 min read


May 26, 2020

Unlocking the happiness within

Lessons from watching a Youtuber battle cancer. — Last week, I shared a video of a South Korean woman, Eun Chan, who filmed a goodbye video to her Youtube fans before passing away from cancer. She was diagnosed in April 2019 and her battle ended on May 6 this month. Even through the pain and struggles with the…

Cancer

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Unlocking the happiness within
Unlocking the happiness within
Cancer

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May 19, 2020

Adapting to a new normal

Three tips on how to cope through this pandemic — To be honest, getting through this pandemic is difficult. Really, really difficult. We have observed an entire spectrum of folks who have been responding to home quarantines with ease, but also many folks with a lot of difficulties. The crisis text line has seen an uptick of 30% in text…

Mindfulness

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Adapting to a new normal
Adapting to a new normal
Mindfulness

3 min read


May 5, 2020

Lessons from losing my job

3 insights from job loss to bouncing back — Times are tough, and it’s going to get much harder as economic conditions worsen in the coming months. Folks are losing jobs and reducing discretionary spending, leading to business impact and more jobs lost. Quite the not-so-positive feedback loop. Industries that rely on foot traffic have been devastated overnight, and…

Unemployment

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Lessons from losing my job
Lessons from losing my job
Unemployment

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May 2, 2020

Lessons from Two Months of Social Distancing

Things I’ve learned during self-isolation during COVID-era — Happy May. For many of us, it’s been more than a month of self-quarantine. It was a sudden shift to a lifestyle we have never experienced before. For me, my quarantine started at the beginning of March after returning from Asia. (It still blows my mind how I was out…

Mindfulness

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Lessons from Two Months of Social Distancing
Lessons from Two Months of Social Distancing
Mindfulness

4 min read

Steven Wakabayashi

Steven Wakabayashi

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Creative unicorn with an avid curiosity of life. Regular dose of mindfulness, social commentaries, and creativity: mindfulmoments.substack.com

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