The 2 Most Important Things I Did In 2015
Years get measured by decisive actions, not accumulated days. Two decisions in 2015 shaped everything [...]
December 2015 (3)
Help Me Help You
Effective help requires clarity about what you actually need. Teaching people how to help you [...]
[ Video ] Conversations With A Mysterious Partner – Money
Money conversations reveal core beliefs about value, security, and freedom. Video dialogue exploring money's real [...]
November 2015 (4)
Life Has No Meaning. And That’s Why It’s So Wonderful
Existential freedom emerges when you realize life has no inherent meaning. The absence of cosmic [...]
Digital Tools I Use – 9 Years Later
Digital tool stacks evolve with changing needs. Nine years of experimentation reveals which tools survive [...]
[ Video ] Conversations With A Mysterious Partner – Motivation
As of today I'm starting a new experiment. I want to provide, apart from regular [...]
45 Kilometers For 45 Years
Birthday runs create physical markers of time passing. Running one kilometer per year of life [...]
October 2015 (1)
The Apple Pile And The Need For Consistency
Consistency beats intensity every time. The apple pile metaphor reveals why daily small actions compound [...]
September 2015 (2)
The Story Of Transmaraton – 64 KM Ultramarathon
64 kilometers through Transylvania tested preparation against reality. The Transmaraton race report chronicles what happens [...]
Picking Up Chicks versus Attracting Meaningful Relationships
Pickup tactics optimize for quantity over quality. Meaningful relationships require different strategies—attraction beats pursuit when [...]
August 2015 (2)
The 3 Deadliest Traps Of The “Helping People Syndrome”
Compulsive helping destroys helpers and those they try to help. Three psychological traps that turn [...]
The Coiled Rope And The Snake
Fear creates imagined dangers from harmless reality. The ancient Buddhist parable reveals how perception generates [...]
July 2015 (2)
Before and After – Or How To Lose Weight by Running
Running changes bodies but transformation photographs miss the real story. Weight loss happens between photos—in [...]
Blindfolded
Operating blindfolded reveals how much we depend on assumptions versus direct perception. Removing sight amplifies [...]
June 2015 (7)
Ultrabalaton Ultra-marathon – The Aftermath Of A 222 Kilometers Race
222 kilometers non-stop around Lake Balaton—the aftermath reveals what ultramarathons do to body and mind. [...]
The Story Of My First 220km Race – Ultrabalaton – The Fifth Marathon
Fifth of five marathons—exhaustion versus determination in darkness. The final 42km where mental strength becomes [...]
The Story Of My First 220km Race – Ultrabalaton – The Fourth Marathon
Fourth marathon of five—body breaking down, mind negotiating whether to continue. The psychological warfare that [...]
The Story Of My First 220km Race – Ultrabalaton – The Third Marathon
Third marathon brings reckoning—optimism fades, reality solidifies. Understanding you're only halfway triggers the real mental [...]
The Story Of My First 220km Race – Ultrabalaton – The Second Marathon
Second marathon meets exhaustion approaching. Confidence from first marathon collides with accumulating fatigue—the pattern emerges [...]
April 2015 (5)
Maybe You Got Some Kind Of Superpowers
Superpowers exist in unexpected forms—resilience, focus, empathy, persistence. Your ordinary abilities are someone else's impossible
We’re Gods. Really.
Modern humans possess god-like powers compared to ancestors—instant communication, infinite knowledge, flight, disease elimination. We're [...]
Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals – Ultrabalaton
BHAGs require audacity beyond reason. Ultrabalaton's 220km qualifies—big, hairy, audacious. Goals should scare you into [...]
The Story Of My First 100 Kilometers Race
First 100km race crosses into ultra distance territory. Marathon doubled plus eight more kilometers—discovering new [...]
First Race Of 2015 – Half Marathon Brasov
Season opener half marathon in Brasov sets annual momentum. First race determines year's trajectory—early commitment [...]
March 2015 (1)
7 Incredibly Simple Productivity Hacks For Insanely Busy People
Seven simple productivity hacks for busy people who need to get more done with less [...]
February 2015 (18)
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 100. No Regrets
Regrets anchor you to unchangeable past. Living without regrets means accepting every choice as necessary—the [...]
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 99. Get Rid Of Labels
Labels simplify reality but kill nuance. Dropping identity labels creates freedom to become whoever you [...]
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 98. Love
Tip 100 from the 100 Ways series. Unconditionally
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 97. Make Your Own Rules
And stick with them. Go for what works for you, not the others. Go for [...]
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 96. Enjoy
Like being in joy. Like giving permission to yourself to extract joy from any situation [...]
January 2015 (31)
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 82. Being Is Better Than Having
Too much and too often we measure our life's fulfillment to the amount we possess. [...]
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 81. Reject What You Don’t Want
Clear nos enable clear yeses. Rejecting what doesn't serve you creates space for what actually [...]
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 80. Stop Complaining
Complaining broadcasts powerlessness. Stopping complaints shifts energy from problems to solutions—victims become creators
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 79. Break A Bad Habit
Bad habits compound into degraded futures. Breaking one habit proves you control behavior—momentum transfers to [...]
100 Ways To Live A Better Life – 78. Understand What People Want From You
Misaligned expectations destroy relationships. Understanding what others actually want from you prevents disappointment and conflict