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Felix Tay ·

Same room, different results

December 12-14, I'm running an in-person Envisioning Retreat in Malaysia.

Three days to map out your 2026 across all 9 areas of life, find your limiting factor, and consolidate everything into 1-3 domino goals.

Pay whatever you want. Even $1 works.

You can do this process online.

Fill out worksheets from home. Reflect while sitting in your office. Journal at a coffee shop.

So why does this need to be in-person?

The attention scarcity argument:

Online, you're always one click away from everything else competing for your attention.

Your email. Your messages. Your business. Your distractions.

In-person, those things physically don't exist in the room with you.

This isn't about willpower or discipline.

It's about environment.

When you do this online:

  • Your computer has 35 other tabs open.

  • Your phone is within arm's reach.

  • Your environment signals "work mode" not "reflection mode."

Leaving is free. Just close the tab.

When you do this in-person:

  • You traveled here. Sunk cost creates commitment.

  • Your work environment is physically elsewhere.

  • The room is designed for one purpose only.

Leaving means abandoning the time and money you invested to be here.

The quality of your thinking is directly proportional to the quality of your attention.

Online gives you divided attention pretending to be focused.

In-person removes the option to divide.

I've tried doing this process in my own office before.

It works, but not as well as when I did the same process during a 5D4N cruise.

Because my office reminds me of work. My brain automatically goes into "business mode" and I miss everything else.

A different physical space creates different thinking.

But it's not just about removing distractions.

It's about the people in the room with you.

When you're surrounded by others doing deep work on their lives, something shifts.

Someone asks a question you didn't think to ask yourself.

You hear someone share their struggle and realize you're not alone in yours.

You witness breakthroughs in real-time and it opens up possibilities you couldn't see before.

December 12-14, 2025.

Damansara Jaya, Malaysia (just outside KL).

A curated environment designed for one thing: your 2026 clarity.

Pay whatever you want. Even $1 works.

But you need to commit and show up.

Because the room only works if you're in it.

Last year we hit capacity at 40 people.

Get your spot before its gone: [[Archived link retired.]]

FELIX

P.S. I'm covering all venue costs. You just handle your transport, accommodation, and meals. Make it to the venue and you're in.

P.P.S. I'm launching a membership tier for my AI tools collection on Nov 10. Reply 'waitlist' to get details the moment it's ready.

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