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                                        Overview 📝                                                      📘Book Title: "Atomic Habits" An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones ✍Book Author: James Clear   📅Publication: 2018 🎭Genre: Self-help / Personal Development 🤩My Rating: 5/5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ About the Author ✍ James Clear is an American author, speaker, and entrepreneur who earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biomechanics in 2008. He is widely recognized for translating complex scientific topics into simple, actionable strategies for behavior change. Specializing in habit formation, decision-making, and continuous improvement, Clear draws insights from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to help readers make good habits inevitab...

  The Laptop Lifestyle Chapter 💻👩 After 33 years as a full-time employee, doing the same routine every day made me realize I wanted a change from the long commute and traffic. So when I filed my resignation, I bought a laptop to discover if there is true freedom in remote work.  But first, I needed to learn the basics of working from home. Surge Graduate Journey 🌊 I found Surge while scrolling on YouTube and Facebook because I wanted to learn about Virtual Assistant work, another one of my target niches.  In August 2023, I started attending free online webinars from  Surge Marketplace to gain an overview of how to start a freelancing career.  I joined and learned new digital skills on their platform, and I acquired many E-certificates from the free online webinars.   I felt excited and ready to grow as a VA. Leveling Up: Paid Mini-Courses Then I decided to invest in two high-quality but affordable mini VOD (Video-on-Demand) courses under the Surge ...

                                       So, what is true friendship? 👭 True friendship is a quiet anchor in a loud and rushing world.  Have you ever wondered why a single friend can change your life?  Here are 2 short stories about friendship.  Story 1: "A Thoughtful Gesture from a Good Friend" 💖 About Virgie 😻 Virgie is an acquaintance from work and a fellow passenger on the service jeep that takes us to and from work. We never worked together in production, but when we see each other, we get along well.  We talk nonstop while on the commute.  Despite being a breast cancer survivor, someone who has suffered from an illness, Virgie has a bright and positive outlook on life. She doesn't dwell on the negative side but is always bubbly and happy during our talks while riding our service jeepney. I was feeling a little bit down (worrying about certain things) w...