PinnedWhy You Should Seek DiscomfortEvery morning, I turn my shower as cold as possible for the last minute I’m under. Why would I torture myself like that? Apart from the proven health benefits, there’s another reason I do this. Let me explain… Technological development has done amazing things for us. It has made many…Seek Discomfort7 min readSeek Discomfort7 min read
Mar 263 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Follow The NewsAbout a year ago, I write the article: “I Did Not Follow The News For A Year — Here’s Why You Might Want To Do The Same” Now, another year has passed, and I’m still going strong! To see if my opinion was changed, I decided to write another piece…News8 min readNews8 min read
Feb 28The War On Social Media: ‘A New Public Enemy Number One?’In 1971, US President Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs by announcing drug abuse to be “public enemy number one.” A reaction to the concern about the widespread availability of drugs and their effects on young people and local communities. Fast-forward 50 years, and we might face a different…Social Media11 min readSocial Media11 min read
Aug 2, 2022Why You Are Living In A Mental Prison — And How To Escape It“Life will present itself with the people and circumstances to reveal where you’re not free“ — Peter Crone As humans, we’re wired to feel any painful emotion that often falls into the bucket of either Depression or Anxiety. Depression is a symptom of being mentally stuck in the past, stuck…Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Jul 26, 2022A Meditation On The Denial Of Reality — Spoiler: It’s Futile…“What happened, happened, and it couldn’t have happened any other way. Why? Because it didn’t” — Peter Crone To make something wrong from your past is futile because it’s impossible to reconcile. We can judge ourselves (or others) for what happened but that’s like wanting to control a past that…Reality2 min readReality2 min read
Jun 12, 2022How You Are the Average of the 5 People You Consume the Most Content FromAbout 4 years ago, I came to the following profound conclusion: Because of the internet, we have all the knowledge and wisdom in the world available to us at our fingertips — at lightning speed. The problem is, however, that in the abundance of information, we have to filter for…Personal Growth3 min readPersonal Growth3 min read
May 31, 2022The Most Valuable Business Resource In The World?… FEEDBACKWhat makes any business successful? I believe at least part of the answer is feedback. As it turns out: When managers receive insights into their strengths from employees, there’s almost a 10% increase in profit. …Feedback8 min readFeedback8 min read
May 5, 2022The Subtle Art Of Not Feeling Guilty And JealousHave you ever felt guilty or jealous? Well, “yes”… if you’re human. And we all know (lightly said) that these emotions don’t feel so good. But why do we feel those emotions? And where do they come from? Part of the answer, I think, is because we live in social…Guilt6 min readGuilt6 min read
Jan 25, 2022I Did Not Follow The News For A Year — Here’s Why You Might Want To Do The SameI didn’t follow the news in 2021. This may sound like blasphemy to some of you, but hear me out. About a year ago, I read the following excerpt from the book ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ by Tim Ferris: “Most information is time-consuming, negative, irrelevant to your goals, and outside of…News7 min readNews7 min read
Jan 8, 2022How Discipline Equals Freedom — An Equation For Living FearlesslyHave you ever asked yourself what it takes to live a truly free life? — a life free from fear, regret, anxiety, disappointment, or any other negative human emotion? Paradoxically, the answer to true freedom lies in completely accepting our capacity to suffer these human emotions. Emotions, whether they are…Discipline6 min readDiscipline6 min read