Picking A Good Anchor
Rough patches are guaranteed. Expecting smooth sailing is toxic thinking. The only question is whether you picked an anchor strong enough for the storm
How Much Money Do You Really Need?
Ricky Gervais bought one expensive t-shirt after years of poverty. The lesson isn't about money—it's about realizing enough is a moving target we invent
Debt Is Death
Debt trades future income for present convenience. Each payment kills a piece of your future freedom. The interest isn't financial—it's existential
Good Habits Die Hard
Ten years of morning yoga taught me good habits become invisible. The best routines disappear into your life until you forget when they started
Skills You Didn’t Need 150 Years Ago, But You Need Now
The world moves at an incredible pace. We already ran out of letters to denominate generations, with Gen Z.
Location Independence And Reference Points
Location independence isn't luxury anymore—it's survival. When governments turn authoritarian overnight, your ability to move becomes your greatest asset
We Can Only Connect The Dots Backwards
Steve Jobs was right. You can't see how pieces fit while living forward. Trust accumulates meaning only when you look back at the pattern you built
Movie Review: The Squid Game
I watched Titanic three years late. Squid Game hit differently—brutal capitalism wrapped in children's games. The commentary cuts deeper than the violence
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Everyone knows the song. Few ask why it stuck. Sometimes titles arrive fully formed, carrying meaning we only understand after we write them down
Anger Management
Beyond the Jack Nicholson movie, anger management is a learnable skill. I was terrible at it early on. Still learning, still improving decades later
Placebo, Nocebo And The World At Large
Placebo heals with belief. Nocebo harms with expectation. The world runs on both—mass belief shapes reality more than we admit
Slow And Steady Wins The Race
Three days post-marathon, the lesson still echoes. Consistent pace beats explosive sprints. The tortoise wins because the hare keeps stopping
When They Think They Know You
I confused popularity with success for years. Long enough to learn how perception works. People create you in their minds—that version isn't you
The Best Outcome Of Cryptocurrencies Adoption
Ten years of decentralized assets based on cryptography, not force. The shift isn't just financial—it's sovereignty moving from states to individuals
First Official Marathon In The “New Normal”
First official marathon post-Covid. The race felt different—masks at the start line, different crowd energy. Running through collective trauma
Experimenting With NFT, But For Writers
NFTs exploded for visual artists. Writers missed the train. Now experimenting with tokenizing written work—ownership, royalties, and scarcity for words
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. The Zen quote that explains everything about mastery and nothing
What’s The Dress Code When Someone Returns From Space?
Ricky Gervais asked the question nobody considered. Astronauts return from space—what do they wear? The absurdity reveals how unprepared we are for everything
If Something Works Out The Way You Wanted It, You Don’t Get Bragging Rights
Success happened exactly as planned? That's luck, not genius. Claiming credit for favorable outcomes ignores the chaos you didn't control
An Early Riser Is A Failed Late Riser
Fifteen years ago I forced myself to wake early. The experiment revealed something unexpected—early risers aren't special, they're just reformed late risers