Optimizing Your Life Away
The cliff snaps into view now, only meters away. But the car doesn't slow down. "Hit the brakes!", I yell to Mickey Mouse. He's driving the car, wearing a suit. Also, he's in black and white. What he isn't is
Notes – We’re (Not) To Blame For Shame
Beach. Ocean. Late mornings, late nights. Whatever the western heart desires flushes my retina, ready for the taking. It’s what I’ve always dreamed of. For a while. Then not anymore. Reeks of privilege? Yes, it does. I’ve got lucky in my life beyond belief. Especially in economically
Grappling With Insecurities
You can go four weeks without food, two days without water, and one minute without air – and I haven't taken a breath for fifty seconds. My eyes are wide open, darting around. It's one of the worst situations I've ever been in, and my
The Hard Life Brings the Good Life
Twelve months. He’s trained twelve months for this. Eleven. Ten. Nine. All this running. All this suffering. The clock’s about to hit eight o’clock. Seven. Six. Five. Nothing else existed. No time for friendships. No distraction whatsoever for the last four weeks. Three. Two. Everything for this
(Very) Quick One – Focusing On What's In Front Of You
There's been so much happening in my life lately. A "balanced" life comes in extremes it seems: nothing happens for months, then everything at once. But what doesn't change is the best strategy to cope with these different life phases. From what I'
Quick One – The Cataclysm That Is Pessimism
There worst disease you can suffer from is pessimism. In the modern world, it's become a pandemic, spreading over social media and the news. But in my opinion, being a pessimist is no way to live your life. "Everything is screwed anyway" drives me up a
Quick One – The Antidote is Human Connection
So I've been thinking about human connection a lot. A little because it's at the center of our lives and we don't even realize it, very much so because I felt isolated for the longest time. Remote work gets to me. I mean the
The Longer The Tale, The Harder The Fail
I can't remember the last time dread hasn't filled every pore of my body. For the past hours I've been staring into a screen. Thank (insert your favorite deity here) the screen can't look back because what it would see would terrify
Travel Log – Chapter 4: The Great North
The first morning after I arrived in Chiang Mai, I would not just get to know the Thai kitchen. I’d be cooking the meal myself. The beauty of cooking classes! A bus would pick us up and take us to the cooking class. My friend Sara, whom I’ve
The Oldest Game Changer In The Book
Social media is an angry-making machine. But nothing envelopes me more in rage than the hustle gurus. So-called "hustle porn" (don't google it, I've made that mistake for you) is all over the internet: the idea of putting in more time into
Notes - Thinking Is Overrated
Here we go again with advice I should follow myself. It's much easier to think yourself out of doing than to actually start doing something. Thinking is a superpower. It can be medicine to get you where you want to go. But we live in such a left-
Notes – Finishing Things
A lot has been happening in my life, especially when it comes to my career. I didn't have that much time to write (or so I tell myself), but there's one realization I really want to tell you about. Since I'm semi-responsible for