On Living A Better Life, Screwing It Up, And Everything In Between
10 years ago, if you wanted to eliminate meat from your diet, you had very few options. You could obviously go with salads, nuts and crucifers, but if you wanted a more dense source of protein, you were out of luck. And I’m talking mostly about engineered protein-rich foods. Producers were just starting to understand … Read more
A few months ago I started a promotion experiment. I wanted to see if Facebook / Instagram are still worthy of that, or – as my hunches were telling me – these outlets are already so opaque that they don’t even serve their initial purpose, which is connecting people. My conclusion is at the end … Read more
You know very well this example: if you put a frog in hot, boiling water, te frog will jump out straight away. Survival instincts will kick in instantly. But if you put a frog in normal water, which you then heat very slowly, until the boiling point, eventually the frog dies, because, lured by the … Read more
A couple of months ago, a friend from Valencia, Duane, invited me to brew beer together. I never did this before, although I witnessed other ways to make alcohol, like distillation (which is quite popular in the country I was born, Romania, where basically every family has – or has access – to a device … Read more
Traditionally, there are 3 recognized powers in a modern state: legislative, executive and judiciary. Or, in other words, government, which implements the laws created by the parliament (elected by popular vote), under the scrutiny of justice, which makes sure there are no slippages. These 3 powers are usually separated by what we call “checks and … Read more
A while ago, “fake it till you make it” wasn’t a very popular topic. In the last decade, though, it became some sort of a mainstream avenue for many young (and not so young, either) aspiring entrepreneurs. Even more, it pervaded the social fabric, and “fake it till you make it” applies not only to … Read more
Every once in a while, the endless scrolling on Twitter can reveal something actually interesting. That’s exactly what happened the other day, when I stumbled upon a really nice story. Mind you, this also led to a little bit of an A-ha moment, but more on that later. Electric Cars In Norway I’m going to … Read more
When I started to run, about 10 years ago, I plunged right into it. Heads on, daily runs, complete involvement. I set up a very tight routine, basically running every day, and didn’t skip a run. For a while, maybe a couple a months, this worked out, somehow. I was there, increasing slowly the distance, … Read more