My Location Independence Journey: From Europe to Asia (Podcast interview)
Podcast interview about my location independence journey — leaving Romania after 40, the 5-question framework for choosing countries, and life in Vietnam
Building addTaskManager, the best iOS productivity app for ADHD minds
Podcast interview about my location independence journey — leaving Romania after 40, the 5-question framework for choosing countries, and life in Vietnam
July monthly recap covering personal growth, business insights, and life lessons from Dragos Roua.
May monthly recap covering personal growth, business insights, and life lessons from Dragos Roua.
April monthly recap covering personal growth, business insights, and life lessons from Dragos Roua.
Cities prepare for holidays while humanity splits—compliance versus sovereignty. The continental drift between two ways of living accelerates
After 250+ events and 4 years of silence, restarting Open Connect revealed a truth—we need live human energy to survive as a species
There's something about autumn that I like a lot. I'm not enjoying it, but I deeply resonate with it.
After months of digital isolation, attending live conferences again revealed what we lost. Human energy in physical space hits different than pixels
First official marathon post-Covid. The race felt different—masks at the start line, different crowd energy. Running through collective trauma
Look at photos from ten years ago. That person is a stranger now—different priorities, beliefs, habits. Continuity is the illusion we maintain
August has a specific quality—suspended time between summer's peak and autumn's approach. Some months carry meaning beyond their days
Some life areas follow scripts—morning routines, work protocols. Others demand improvisation. Knowing which reality you're in determines success
Every organization has one—the person who fixes emergencies nobody else sees coming. Damage control isn't glamorous but it's what keeps systems alive
Lazy Sunday is permission to rest without guilt. But laziness and rest aren't the same—one depletes, the other restores. Know the difference
Language evolves through deletion. Words disappear when concepts become obsolete or unspeakable. What we stop saying reveals cultural shifts
Merchants create urgency through scarcity theater. Fresh grapes, lucky timing, special deals—all scripts to trigger buying before thinking
Although today started rather joyfully, and I even took a different route to work , enjoying one of the many breathtaking vistas of Lisbon, it somehow
Early morning before the world wakes holds unique power. The silence before motion begins creates space for clarity impossible during daily chaos
True randomness is rarer than we think. Patterns hide in apparent chaos. Our brains see randomness where deterministic systems create complex order
Individual actions seem insignificant against planetary problems. But oceans are made of drops. Dismissing small contributions guarantees nothing changes