Anti-viral writings for financial resilience, location independence and meaningful relationships.
Today is the last day of the eighth month of this year. From the first day of 2021, until now, I published a post every day on this blog. I still have 4 months to go, because the goal is to publish an article for 365 days. At the end of each month, I do … Read more
There’s a new Monday floating around, which means it’s time for a new Monday Moving Forward article, the series I’m publishing at the beginning of every week, with the aim of making the transition easier, helping you get unstuck and starting the next circaseptan rhythm on the right foot. Today, we’re aiming at doing something … Read more
“Anti-vaxxers” versus “science believers”. Oppressed people versus eternal oppressors. Left versus right. Everything and anything these days looks like a continuous conflict. Somehow, we ended up in a tiring, toxic and seemingly perpetual conflict age. Communication slipped from transmitting information across various mediums to becoming a vector of power. I don’t communicate to transmit information … Read more
Hate to break it to you, but the Earth IS flat. Now, I’ve said it. Hate to break it to you even more, but the Earth is round too. How come, you asked? It’s either flat, or round, make up your mind, Dragos! It All Depends On The Context It all depends on how far … Read more
The only podcast I’m listening to these days is Tim Ferris Show. I usually put it on while running, it has a decent balance of information and humor without being too demanding in terms of attention. In the last episode, Tim talked to a lady expert in “mycology” (I didn’t even know such a thing … Read more
We, humans, have a very limited hardware setup. Our sensors are not able to perceive a whole range of data. For instance, we cannot see in infrared, or X-Rays. We cannot hear ultrasounds. We cannot see past microns, or beyond the solar system. But we are very inventive. Our capacity to create external tools for … Read more
Every action you undertake carries a risk. No matter how small, how insignificant, how predictable or how accustomed you are with that action. There’s always something to gain and something to lose. Because we are attached to a smooth way of living, we tend to ignore, or downplay, our risk reward analysis. We don’t stop … Read more
It’s pitch dark, I’m not even conscious, and then, from a distance, I hear the sound of my phone alarm. I slowly open my eyes and I realize I was asleep, it’s morning already, and I have to wake up. I reach for my phone, stop the alarm, and then unplug the device. Like me, … Read more
