PinnedOn weakness“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” Otto von Bismark Warning: this post is self-therapy more than anything. It is a way for me to process. I hope it resonates for you and you learn from my mistakes. …Weakness11 min read
PinnedHow to Create More Time — Part 2To Achieve Success, Embrace Failure — Sum-up: Overcome procrastination caused by your fear of failure through 7 tactics: Divide your task into smaller subtasks; Imagine the worst possible outcome; Learn to embrace uncertainty; Forgive yourself for procrastinating; Aim to deliver good enough, not perfect; Do hard things first; Identify and prioritize important tasks over urgent ones Last…Time12 min read
PinnedHow to Create More Time — Part 1Shrink the Black Hole of Procrastination — “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I used to procrastinate all the time. I spent more time procrastinating than I did doing the things I planned to do. I browsed the Internet, played…Time8 min read
Apr 5if (you want to understand yourself) then (read this)The Simple Programming of the Mind Summary: Your mind is a collection of if then programming. IF (this) THEN (that) The if statement is famous in programming. It is rather simple: if (condition) then (action). If the condition (this) is met then the action (that) is performed. If (a =…Psychology7 min read
Mar 24Social Status: A PrimerEveryone obsesses over status — “Ones Turd smells the same be of Servant or Prince (English Translation)” ― Ricardo Arjona Your Friends are Obsessed with Social Status And so are you. It is human nature. Everyone everywhere is obsessed with social status Otherwise they would not be here today. We are the children of generations of status-obsessed people. And we are obsessed…Status12 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Jan 31Never Complain and You Will Have No Reason to ComplainUntangle the habit of complaining to get power over you life. Your unconscious works based on your model of the world. Your conscious interpretation of events modifies this model. When you complain you teach your unconscious you are a powerless victim in a harmful world. Bad things happen to you against your will, and you cannot change them. Solution: 30 day…Complaining3 min read
Jan 19Sun Exposure Makes Your Life Longer and Better If You Do It WellIdeal Life 4 — Very short version: Avoiding the sun doubles your risk of death. Short version: Get sun exposure regularly to be healthy Chart The sun is critical to general health (e.g. Vitamin D and not only) circadian rhythm (morning sun sets the clock) which then sets your sleep and affects likelihood of all chronic illnesses happiness ( the sun increases serotonin production, depression correlates with vitamin D deficiency and latitude)Sun8 min read
Dec 28, 2021The Origin of Christmas is Conquering FearPrehistoric Christmas — When you are huddling in the cold afraid there will be endless starving winter, a magical fat man flying through the sky to bring gifts and joy is a pleasant coping mechanism. That fat man is each of us. Tis the season to be jolly. To be merry and bright. …Christmas5 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Nov 29, 2021Why you are NOT RichLetter from Your Unconscious — Are you Jeff Bezos? If yes, stop reading and go do something useful for mankind instead of taking joyrides in spaces. Are you a millionaire? Do you have at least several hundreds of thousands of dollars/ euro/ crypto? How much wealth do you have? I guess it’s somewhere above average…Wealth5 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Nov 12, 2021Letter from Your Unconscious on Why You are a Sucker for Black FridayDear You, I am Your Unconscious, with a Personal Service message to you. Black Friday is upon us. You said you are less consumerist this year. You said you would rather save for buying a home in the countryside rather than spend on clothes and gadgets. You said you don’t…Consumerism3 min read
