How to stay happy no matter what…
Happiness depends on where our attention is focused. A metaphor: an apartment block with no power, and one flat with solar panels.
Personal Growth
The story of my betrayal
As a schoolboy I took our cat and her kittens to a village far from home. I have never had a pet since. On how childhood wounds work in adult life.
Don't Make Decisions for Other People
When we decide for a husband, a wife or a client, we take away their freedom of choice. In the family and in business alike, it works against us.
The more time you spend at home, the harder it gets
I tried working from home for a day instead of the office and the day turned out sluggish and lazy. Why the fridge and the sofa kill productivity.
3 Days Without Eating at Night
For years I haven't managed to drop the habit of snacking in front of the TV at night. Three days of stopping at 7 pm, and mornings feel completely different.
April 2024 Results Across 7 Areas
Fanocracy, Shogun, moving my whole workflow into Notion, getting back to the gym, and the insight that real transformation costs ten times more than useful information.
The Parable of the Sun and the Wind
Two minutes of sun do more than three hours of icy wind. Why grown adults keep choosing the wind — at home, at work and at the scale of a country.
Right Steps = More Options
It is very easy to live inside the illusion of growth. My main indicator is simple: are my options in life widening or narrowing?
We Give Weight to the Words We Hear
We decide what matters in our own life. The same sharp remark can become a burden for years — or be forgotten in fifteen minutes.