About Nerdy Creator
Nerdy Creator is a pseudonym that Yong Kang Chan created when he started blogging in 2013. His mission in life is to spread peace in the world.
He does this by sharing his insights through his books and blog posts and helping individuals be more in touch with their deeper spiritual dimension within. A dimension where peace, love, compassion, wisdom, creativity, and stillness exist.
On this website, you will find resources of various topics such as self-compassion. mindfulness, and personality. These posts are written to help you calm down the incessant noises in your head, open you up to new perspectives, and connect deeper within.
Latest Book: Reconnect to Love
Feeling lonely and craving for deep connection?
Is something always missing from your relationships?
Check out my latest book, Reconnect to Love, and other self-compassion books I have written.
44 Self-Love Articles + Free Self-Love Quiz
Click HereFinding Inner Peace
How to Cultivate Equanimity and Be Emotionally Strong
What is equanimity? What does it mean? How to develop equanimity and be emotionally strong? How to stay calm and composed under pressure or when you meet a difficult situation? Equanimity is a word that I only came across in the last couple of years. I first came...
How to Overcome Childhood Trauma with Mindfulness
What is childhood trauma? How does our childhood trauma affect adulthood? And how do we heal from our childhood trauma now as adults? Most if not all of us have experienced some kind of trauma in our life, but not everyone will see it as a trauma. Trauma is a deeply...
How to Practice Mindfulness Daily When You Have No Time
Mindfulness meditation can help us to reduce anxiety, stress, and depression. It is also a key ingredient in self-compassion. But are you too busy to practice mindfulness in your daily life? Well, think again. It doesn't take much time to practice mindfulness. You can...
Loving Yourself
Do You Need to Be Needed? (And Other Signs of Codependency)
Being needed makes us feel good. It makes us feel important, valued, and wanted by other people. It increases our sense of worth and self-esteem. But when is our need to feel needed becomes too much? When The Need to Be Needed Turns Unhealthy As humans, we all have...
How to Feel Worthy and Know Your Worth in a Love Relationship
How do you know your worth in a relationship? What is self-worth based on? And exactly how worthy are you? Imagine you are shopping in a departmental store now. You see something you really like... let's say a shirt, a dress, or a pair of shoes. You look at the price...
How Can Mindfulness Help You Love Yourself More?
How do mindfulness and self-love work together? Why mindfulness is necessary for your self-love and self-compassion journey? And what mindfulness is and isn't? There was once my friend asked me what I'm writing about and I said: Self-compassion. She then wondered, "Is...
Do You Have an INFJ Personality Too?
INFJ is one of the 16 personality types found in MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator).
If you are an INFJ too, here’s a page dedicated to you.
Looking for Other Books to Read?
I love to read fiction and non-fiction books that enrich the soul and the mind. My favorite genres are:
- spirituality,
- psychology, and
- self-improvement.
Each year, I compile a list of 10 books that I love. Check out the top 10 books I have read in 2020.