Writing
Scattered notes from things I built, measured, broke, or eventually understood.
Making people see what you s
They don’t see what I see.
Passion i
Right now, I’m creating a schedule for around 70 volunteers at a festival. It’s a lot of excel, there are loads of setbacks, I’m constantly…
Habits aren’t quick fixes.
Habits are built over time. Some habits stick quicker, some take longer to establish. Some stay around for just a short period of time, and…
Decisions need
I had a friend calling me the other day, having a huge decision to make. She felt like the decision itself was consuming most of her…
The stress of not knowing
There’s immense stress in not knowing. In waiting for someone else’s decision or response.
Two perspectives on problems.
There are two ways to solve problems.
Fear of bugs.
It flapped around like butterflies do, and I could see it from meters away as it was huge. Then it decided to land on my knee, just like in…
The problem with
We’re spending more and more time with our phones. They’re with us everywhere, and as often as possible they’re the center of our…
Running to catch a train.
There are two ways of running to catch a train.
Radical responsibility.
You’ve got all the responsibility. All the responsibility for creating what you need to have created in this world. That means one of two…
Work ethic eliminates fear.
Work ethic eliminates fear.
Love what you do.
Without a doubt, the single most important thing that my mom taught me, she never told me anything about. Think about that for a second. I…
Keeping a positive attitude has been important to many people for a long time.
In order to comply with that, to actually execute on having positive attitude, it’s important to look at what attitude is.
Why commission doesn’t help us solve problems.
In a test conducted by Harry Harlow, it was found that monkeys solve puzzles faster and more reliably if they’re not motivated with food…
Anxiet
“Our anxiety doesn’t come from thinking about the future,
There doesn’t need to be a problem in order for us to want to improve a situation.
That’s why self help books shouldn’t be read from a reactive point of view. It should be proactive, providing thoughts, tools and methods…
Self knowledge and emotional awareness
For the first time, I actually yelled back at her. I remember feeling horrible about it, but not being able to hold back anymore. It took…
People is the ultimate ROI. Or rather gives the best roi — return of investment.
The relationships that you build will always give something back. The successful ones will give you happiness, support and fun. The ones…
About fear.
When fear is felt, our body is on lockdown. Fear is by other terms far from an optimal place to operate from.
Putting in the eff
I recently received a letter from one of my best friends saying that he loves me. He even stated a bunch of reasons and things that he loves about me, and our relationship. It was beautiful, and is...
Problems are subjective
The biggest mistake that can be made when working with a challenge is to take the challenge for granted. That is, to not see why it might not be a challenge for others. To not be able to iterate why...
Bad days
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how there’s power in being an underdog to yourself. About how having bad days is absolutely and…
On working for free
There’s a huge difference between how my generation and many people in previous generations look at work. It’s been made clear to me in a…
Busy, occupied or over
For as long as I can remember, both myself and my friends have taken part in a game. It’s a very social one, and it has in some sense…