2021 Monthly Recap – April
April monthly recap covering personal growth, business insights, and life lessons from Dragos Roua.
2021 Monthly Recap – March
March unglued everything—research trip begins, NFT experiments launch, AI course insights emerge. Taking action when world stood still
2021 Monthly Recap – February
February monthly recap covering personal growth, business insights, and life lessons from Dragos Roua.
2021 Monthly Recap – January
January monthly recap covering personal growth, business insights, and life lessons from Dragos Roua.
Friday Evening, A Week Before Christmas
Cities prepare for holidays while humanity splits—compliance versus sovereignty. The continental drift between two ways of living accelerates
Welcome To Singularity
The bad news is that singularity is already here. There is no good news, I'm afraid.
Home Is Where You Know The WiFi Password
Beyond a clever meme lies profound truth—we've migrated our intimate reality online. Home is no longer a place but a digital state of being
Digital Scarcity
Digital scarcity in blockchain and NFTs creates new models for content ownership and value in the Web3 era.
The Only Investor Test You Will Ever Need
One simple question determines if you're an investor or a gambler—can you handle volatility without emotional attachment to the outcome?
Somewhere Between The Limbic Brain And The Pre-Frontal Cortex
Countries occupy a spectrum between fear and reason. Where yours sits determines whether you live in control or choice, panic or logic
It’s Not Hard To Do Extraordinary Things
Running 222 kilometers took 31 hours. Preparing for it took three years. The extraordinary is just the celebration—the real work is invisible
When Your Car Gets Hit By A Person
Sometimes life reverses expectations—like when a person hits your stationary car. A Bucharest memory that still defies explanation
Saying Something Without Saying Something
Algorithms reward collective dreams and standard success models. True conversation happens in smaller circles, away from the yesmen and echo chambers
Looking Around And Writing About It
December brings silence and concealed joy. People learned to be mindful about social sharing—the world feels poised between what happened and what's coming
We versus I
Breakthroughs come from misfits, not committees. Naval's insight reveals why communities spread risk while individuals create revolutions
A Crash Course On Public Keeping Your Mouth Shut
Silence is a skill worth mastering in times of hyper-sensitivity. Five practical techniques to avoid confusion, vulnerability, and algorithmic harvesting
The Algorithm Rules
Reality is algorithmic—every feed, every ad, every person you meet. Learn the rules to stay unhackable when the algorithm knows you better than yourself
Emotional Stability
Yesterday, Bitcoin crashed. Again. If you're new to crypto, this event is similar with a stock market crash.
Movie Review – Cowboy Bebop
Movie review of – Cowboy Bebop. Lately, I'm enjoying movies
Ramblings
Some days writing flows, other days it stutters. Today's fragments of thought on consistency, resistance, and showing up anyway