It’s not the prowess of our problems keeping us from living our dream lives. It’s weakness of will. There’s this inherent human pursuit to overcome difficulties. Our ancestors were voyagers who discovered new lands, only having curiosity and malnourishment as their companions. We always had to overcome
The greatest enemy of creativity is not inability, but procrastination. I’m no stranger to procrastination. I’m so well acquainted with it because it shows up every single day. Yet it manages to slip by me. The major problem is that procrastination is stealthy. It hides in plain sight
There are some weeks as a creative when absolutely nothing gets done. That's when you're stuck and you don't really know where to go. Productivity equals zero. Or does it? Rick Rubin, the legendary music producer, has another opinion on the matter. In his
If you've ever been to the Design Museum Danmark in Copenhagen, you don't walk through a gallery – you walk through time. The exhibits lead you through the history of human design and ingenuity. If you look close enough, you can hear the story they tell. Because
I started writing online to kill boredom through creativity. But that wasn't the only reason. I love people as individuals (and sometimes struggle with groups of people). I'm in awe of the essence of a person. There are many ways in which one can penetrate to
The pearls of sweat slow as they reach the tense wrinkles above my eyes. My fingertips are ready. But every time they are about to jump into action, a sigh stops them in their tracks. The barrier is not physical – it’s mental. It’s not nervousness that stops me
I always walk the same way home, but this time is different. I’m walking at my normal pace, but tears are running down my face. I’m nine years old, on my way home from school, and I found out my teachers are murderers – they have just killed a
Life Lesson
Why your problems travel with you, getting closer to the meaning of life, and how a Toyota Prius almost brought me to tears.
Finding your path in life is an arduous task. Most people think there are three major groups when it comes to finding one’s life path: * Those who have actually found their way in life (I'm not envious at all) * Those not searching for their life path * Those
Personality tests can help you become the person you're meant to be—or reduce you to a caricature. The world we live in blows my mind on a daily basis. But there is one thing that fascinates me even more than the beautiful reality we experience: people. I&
For the past few months, I’ve been traveling the world. It has been – and still is – one of the most profound experiences of my life. Every day feels like a dream come true – if it weren’t for these particular situations I keep finding myself in. Even though traveling
After a long journey, I just arrived in Thailand to train my favorite martial arts (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai) for the coming weeks. I'm exhausted from the journey. Traveling for more than 24 hours is tough, but combine it with being sleep-deprived and you have