Gravitational Habits
Some habits pull everything toward them. Exercise attracts better eating, early rising attracts productivity. Gravitational [...]
Traveling By Airplane In Covid-19 Times
Air travel during pandemic—masks, distancing, fear. Flying reveals who adapts versus who resists reality. Airports [...]
Algorithmic Emotions
Algorithms trigger emotions deliberately. Outrage, envy, fear—all optimized for engagement. Your feelings became their product
The Tender Place Between Oversimplification and Unnecessary Complexity
Truth lives between oversimplification and unnecessary complexity. Too simple misses nuance, too complex obscures clarity. [...]
Saving People Lives, One Meeting At A Time
Cancelled meetings save lives—time returned, stress reduced, pointless discussion avoided. Every unnecessary meeting is small [...]
The Benefit-Cost Ratio Of Socializing
Socializing has costs—energy, time, emotional labor. Benefits must exceed costs or interaction depletes. Calculate ratios [...]
The Money Diagram
Income, expenses, savings—three circles that determine financial life. Where they overlap or separate reveals everything [...]
Yes, I Can
Yes I can beats I think I can. Certainty precedes capability. The affirmation creates reality—fake [...]
Being Vulnerable – Reloaded
Vulnerability requires strength, not weakness. Opening up creates connection but invites wounds. The calculation—intimacy worth [...]
Reusable Habits
Some habits transfer across domains. Focus, consistency, patience—meta-skills that work everywhere. Reusable habits compound across [...]
The Geeky Diaries: I’m Done With People, I’m Going Back To Coding
In one of the places I worked, as a programmer, we used to have a [...]
Learning To Play The Guitar – Part One
Beginning guitar—fingers hurt, chords sound awful, progress invisible. Starting anything new feels like incompetence. The [...]
30 Days Into A 230 Days Writing Challenge
Thirty days of daily writing. One month down, seven to go. The challenge—maintaining consistency when [...]
Getting Back To The Task At Hand
Distractions pull attention constantly. Getting back requires recognizing drift and choosing return. The skill—noticing when [...]
2 Ways To Look At The Coronavirus Crisis
Crisis as catastrophe or opportunity. Same situation, different frames. Perspective determines response—victim or adaptor
5 Signs Of A Healthy Relationship
Healthy relationships show trust, respect, autonomy, communication, growth. Missing any threatens stability. All five create [...]
We Don’t Need Balance, We Are Balance
Lately I’ve seen a lot of people doing sugar-free challenges. Like, you know, not eating [...]
5 Clues You’re A Personal Development Junkie
Personal development addiction—constant optimization, endless courses, perpetual improvement. The trap—becoming instead of being
The Best Productivity Hack For WhatsApp
Delete WhatsApp. The best productivity hack is elimination. Instant messaging destroys focus—removal restores hours
Obstacle And Opportunity Start With The Same Letter
Obstacles become opportunities through perspective shift. Both start with O—coincidence or reminder? Reframing transforms resistance [...]
The Amount Of Life In Our Days
Days contain life in varying concentrations. Some days hold years worth of aliveness. Counting days [...]
A Blockchain-Based Experiment In Content Monetization – Hive
Hive experiments with blockchain content rewards. Writers earn cryptocurrency directly from community. The test—can decentralized [...]
A Few Downsides Of The Overachiever Syndrome
Overachieving has costs—burnout, relationship neglect, diminishing returns. Success addiction creates treadmill you can't exit
A Definition Of Wealth
Wealth is options multiplied by time. Money buys choices. Time amplifies them. Both required—one without [...]
5 Things I Look For In A Productivity App
Productivity apps need simplicity, reliability, cross-platform, offline capability, no subscription. Tools should enhance workflow, not [...]
Starting From Scratch
Starting from scratch erases accumulated baggage. Clean slate opportunity or loss of foundation? Both—the choice [...]
Healing Hurts
In an ideal world, we will all be happy. Unfortunately, such a world doesn't exist.
Managing Expectations
Expectations set satisfaction thresholds. Managing means calibrating hope with reality. Under-promise over-deliver beats reverse
It’s In The Small Things
Life quality hides in small things—morning coffee, kind words, sunset walks. Big achievements create spikes, [...]