Personal development, productivity, running, and life lessons from a 20+ year blogging journey. https://dragosroua.com// en-us Copyright 2026 Dragos Roua Sat, 30 May 2026 04:11:39 GMT Sat, 30 May 2026 06:07:09 GMT dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) https://dragosroua.com//images/dragos-avatar.webp https://dragosroua.com// https://dragosroua.com//are-you-the-best-version-of-yourself-checking-in-after-16-years/ In 2010 the OS metaphor for self-improvement was an analogy. In 2026 it's literal — AI tools actually run as cognitive extensions. Here's what that changes. Sat, 30 May 2026 06:07:09 GMT Sat, 30 May 2026 06:07:10 GMT https://dragosroua.com//are-you-the-best-version-of-yourself-checking-in-after-16-years/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Productivity and Effectiveness ai tools lessons learned mindset personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//the-2026-definition-of-success-10-years-after-i-first-tried-my-first-one/ I had 9 definitions of success in 2016 and was split between all of them. 10 years later, here's what I actually learned about enough, alignment, and flow. Fri, 29 May 2026 06:41:45 GMT Fri, 29 May 2026 06:41:46 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-2026-definition-of-success-10-years-after-i-first-tried-my-first-one/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Motivation and Inspiration Personal Development lessons learned mindset personal story purpose https://dragosroua.com//frustration-as-a-growth-signal-revisiting-after-15-years/ I wrote 33 ways to overcome frustration in 2010. 15 years later: most of them work, but only for one type. The other type just needs acceptance. Thu, 28 May 2026 07:10:35 GMT Thu, 28 May 2026 07:10:36 GMT https://dragosroua.com//frustration-as-a-growth-signal-revisiting-after-15-years/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Motivation and Inspiration Personal Development lessons learned mindset resilience self awareness self discipline https://dragosroua.com//still-learning-to-say-no-17-years-after-first-writing-about-it/ I wrote about saying no in 2009. The technique was right but incomplete. 17 years later, here's what I missed: the permission problem is harder than choosing your words. Wed, 27 May 2026 11:00:50 GMT Thu, 28 May 2026 06:28:50 GMT https://dragosroua.com//still-learning-to-say-no-17-years-after-first-writing-about-it/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Relationships and Society boundaries communication lessons learned personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//the-ancestor-syndrome-revisiting-inherited-money-beliefs-10-years-after/ I wrote about the ancestor syndrome in 2016. Ten years of crypto cycles and economic shocks have tested that thesis hard. Here's what held up and what changed. Tue, 26 May 2026 06:20:13 GMT Tue, 26 May 2026 06:20:14 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-ancestor-syndrome-revisiting-inherited-money-beliefs-10-years-after/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Crypto Financial Resilience financial habits money money mindset personal story https://dragosroua.com//life-has-no-meaning-in-2026-i-still-think-this-is-good-news/ In 2015 I argued that life's lack of inherent meaning is liberating. I still think so. But making that case in 2026 requires more honest scaffolding. Mon, 25 May 2026 07:34:35 GMT Mon, 25 May 2026 07:34:37 GMT https://dragosroua.com//life-has-no-meaning-in-2026-i-still-think-this-is-good-news/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Spirituality and Beliefs lessons learned personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//the-diamond-cutter-12-years-later-buddhism-as-a-daily-practice/ A 12-year test of The Diamond Cutter's Buddhist business principles. Which ones compounded into real results, and where the emptiness concept led me astray. Sun, 24 May 2026 06:02:05 GMT Sun, 24 May 2026 06:02:07 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-diamond-cutter-12-years-later-buddhism-as-a-daily-practice/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Book Reviews Spirituality and Beliefs books buddhism lessons learned personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//vibe-coding-for-senior-ios-developers-guidelines-after-10-apps-in-4-months/ 10 iOS apps in 4 months, built solo with AI. Vibe coding for senior developers: specs first, two models, heavy verification, and marketing in parallel. Sun, 24 May 2026 05:08:50 GMT Sun, 24 May 2026 05:18:52 GMT https://dragosroua.com//vibe-coding-for-senior-ios-developers-guidelines-after-10-apps-in-4-months/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence iPhone ai tools apps coding entrepreneurship ios development https://dragosroua.com//77-reasons-to-love-your-life-why-id-write-this-differently-after-17-years/ I wrote 77 reasons to love your life in 2009. The reasons haven't changed much. But the obstacle to actually enjoying them has, the world is way noisier these days. Sat, 23 May 2026 08:11:18 GMT Sat, 23 May 2026 08:15:43 GMT https://dragosroua.com//77-reasons-to-love-your-life-why-id-write-this-differently-after-17-years/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Motivation and Inspiration Personal Development gratitude lessons learned personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//7-reasons-to-enjoy-life-more-16-years-later/ In 2009 I gave 7 reasons to enjoy life. Sixteen years later: some held up, one needed honest revision, and one wasn't on the original list. Fri, 22 May 2026 07:38:30 GMT Sat, 23 May 2026 08:16:52 GMT https://dragosroua.com//7-reasons-to-enjoy-life-more-16-years-later/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development blogging journey lessons learned personal story https://dragosroua.com//living-as-a-digital-nomad-revisiting-a-16-year-old-primer/ I wrote a digital nomad primer in 2010. Here's what it got right, what COVID changed, and how AI expanded what one person can build — 16 years on. Thu, 21 May 2026 06:42:10 GMT Sat, 23 May 2026 08:12:13 GMT https://dragosroua.com//living-as-a-digital-nomad-revisiting-a-16-year-old-primer/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Personal Development digital nomad lessons learned personal story remote work https://dragosroua.com//7-things-to-do-when-the-shit-hits-the-fan-2/ In 2011 I wrote this list from inside a disaster. Here's what held across 15 years of crises — personal, professional, and the kind you don't see coming. Wed, 20 May 2026 08:11:29 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 08:11:30 GMT https://dragosroua.com//7-things-to-do-when-the-shit-hits-the-fan-2/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Motivation and Inspiration Productivity and Effectiveness lessons-learned mindset personal-story resilience https://dragosroua.com//how-i-actually-end-my-day-in-2026-compared-to-2011/ In 2011 I wrote 33 ways to end your day. In 2026, the phone colonized the bedroom and a baby changed everything. Here's what I kept and what changed. Tue, 19 May 2026 11:30:39 GMT Tue, 19 May 2026 11:42:19 GMT https://dragosroua.com//how-i-actually-end-my-day-in-2026-compared-to-2011/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Health and Fitness Personal Development family habits lessons-learned personal-story perspective https://dragosroua.com//77-things-i-still-want-to-do-13-years-later-and-what-ive-crossed-off/ I listed 77 things worth doing in 2013 just because I could. Marathons, travel, building apps — here's what got crossed off, what expired, and what's new. Mon, 18 May 2026 06:16:28 GMT Mon, 18 May 2026 15:37:55 GMT https://dragosroua.com//77-things-i-still-want-to-do-13-years-later-and-what-ive-crossed-off/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development lessons-learned personal-story travel ultra-marathon https://dragosroua.com//7-kung-fu-panda-lessons-16-years-later-po-actually-became-a-master/ In 2010 I pulled 7 lessons from Kung Fu Panda. Sixteen years later: what held up, what needed revision, and which one turned out to be the whole thing. Sun, 17 May 2026 08:34:27 GMT Sun, 17 May 2026 08:34:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//7-kung-fu-panda-lessons-16-years-later-po-actually-became-a-master/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development lessons-learned mindset personal-story perspective wisdom https://dragosroua.com//the-right-tool-for-the-job-in-2026-what-ai-changes-about-the-wrench-problem/ In 2018 the wrong tool was obvious — you could see the mismatch. In 2026, AI made it invisible. Here's where the granularity problem actually went. Sat, 16 May 2026 07:11:35 GMT Sat, 16 May 2026 07:11:36 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-right-tool-for-the-job-in-2026-what-ai-changes-about-the-wrench-problem/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development ai tools lessons learned mindset personal story https://dragosroua.com//15-years-of-motivation-from-tiny-genuine-sparks-to-burning-out/ The "get and keep" model of motivation breaks down fast. After 15 years: what three methods actually lasted, what leads to burnout, and what actually works in 2026. Fri, 15 May 2026 04:01:08 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 04:05:45 GMT https://dragosroua.com//15-years-of-motivation-from-tiny-genuine-sparks-to-burning-out/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Getting Things Done Personal Development burnout lessons learned mindset motivation personal story https://dragosroua.com//the-first-6-months-of-blogging-after-17-years-of-blogging/ I wrote a blogging retrospective after 6 months. Twenty years later: the advice held, the meaning changed, and the economics flipped completely. Thu, 14 May 2026 06:53:13 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 03:33:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-first-6-months-of-blogging-after-17-years-of-blogging/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development blogging journey newsletter persistence personal story https://dragosroua.com//steadily-fluid-after-10-years-how-does-it-feel-to-live-with-the-paradox/ Stability and fluidity aren't opposites — they're prerequisites for each other. Here's what 17 years of living that paradox actually looks like from the inside. Wed, 13 May 2026 16:11:41 GMT Wed, 13 May 2026 16:33:21 GMT https://dragosroua.com//steadily-fluid-after-10-years-how-does-it-feel-to-live-with-the-paradox/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development blogging journey consistency lessons learned personal story https://dragosroua.com//technology-ideology-and-what-actually-happened-since-2018/ In 2018 I bet that technology would outpace ideology as the force reshaping society. Eight years later — AI everywhere, authoritarianism still rising — time to check the work. Tue, 12 May 2026 10:48:32 GMT Tue, 12 May 2026 10:48:33 GMT https://dragosroua.com//technology-ideology-and-what-actually-happened-since-2018/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development bitcoin cryptocurrency lessons learned personal story https://dragosroua.com//17-years-of-social-networks-later-what-actually-replaced-what/ In 2009 I framed social networking versus real life relationships as a match. Neither team won. What happened instead was stranger — and more useful to understand. Mon, 11 May 2026 11:45:38 GMT Mon, 11 May 2026 11:46:29 GMT https://dragosroua.com//17-years-of-social-networks-later-what-actually-replaced-what/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Relationships and Society lessons learned mindset relationships social media https://dragosroua.com//100-ways-to-live-a-better-life-17-years-after-what-actually-worked/ I wrote 100 ways to live a better life in 2009, then 100 subposts, then watched it float on the internet for 15 years. Here's what I learned from all of it. Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:44 GMT Sun, 10 May 2026 20:20:45 GMT https://dragosroua.com//100-ways-to-live-a-better-life-17-years-after-what-actually-worked/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development goals lessons learned personal story resilience https://dragosroua.com//3-lifestyle-design-blueprints-ive-lived-plus-a-4th-one-that-works-best-these-days/ In 2009 I mapped 3 lifestyle design modes. After 17 years inside all of them, here's what held up, what broke, and the fourth mode the original post missed. Sat, 09 May 2026 14:04:22 GMT Sat, 09 May 2026 14:04:23 GMT https://dragosroua.com//3-lifestyle-design-blueprints-ive-lived-plus-a-4th-one-that-works-best-these-days/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Personal Development digital nomad lessons learned personal story values https://dragosroua.com//raw-food-in-2026-what-id-tell-my-2009-self-about-eating-better/ I tried a raw food diet in 2009. Here's what actually stuck 17 years later, how the advice holds up against modern nutrition science, and what I'd experiment with today. Fri, 08 May 2026 09:53:24 GMT Fri, 08 May 2026 09:53:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//raw-food-in-2026-what-id-tell-my-2009-self-about-eating-better/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Health and Fitness Personal Development 30 day challenge experiment habit formation raw food https://dragosroua.com//boredom-is-a-feature-not-a-bug/ In 2009 I wrote about escaping boredom. In 2026, boredom turns out to be a feature, not a bug — and the attention economy's entire business model depends on you never finding that out Thu, 07 May 2026 08:57:06 GMT Thu, 07 May 2026 09:10:45 GMT https://dragosroua.com//boredom-is-a-feature-not-a-bug/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development https://dragosroua.com//the-action-versus-reaction-trap-why-i-had-it-half-right-in-2009/ In 2009 I said acting is always better than reacting. 17 years later the picture is more complicated — and more useful. Here's what I got wrong and what still holds. Wed, 06 May 2026 10:17:07 GMT Wed, 06 May 2026 10:17:08 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-action-versus-reaction-trap-why-i-had-it-half-right-in-2009/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development lessons learned mindset personal story values https://dragosroua.com//25-things-to-do-in-your-life-then-and-now/ I wrote 25 life goals in 2009 framed as alien advice. Sixteen years later — what happened, what I let go, and what the 2026 list looks like instead. Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:48 GMT Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:49 GMT https://dragosroua.com//25-things-to-do-in-your-life-then-and-now/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Travel and Fun goals personal story purpose https://dragosroua.com//everything-i-built-that-fell-down-and-what-i-learned-about-building-anyway/ In 2011 I wrote about keeping fragile structures standing. Since then several of mine have come down. Here's what the falling actually taught me about building. Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40:23 GMT Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40:24 GMT https://dragosroua.com//everything-i-built-that-fell-down-and-what-i-learned-about-building-anyway/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Meaningful Relationships Personal Development lessons learned letting go mistakes personal story resilience https://dragosroua.com//what-tango-actually-taught-me-about-relationships-a-decade-later/ I wrote about tango crushes in 2013. A decade of dancing and teaching later, here's what those emotional entanglements actually were — and what they revealed. Sun, 03 May 2026 16:48:34 GMT Sun, 03 May 2026 16:48:34 GMT https://dragosroua.com//what-tango-actually-taught-me-about-relationships-a-decade-later/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Meaningful Relationships Personal Development lessons learned relationships tango https://dragosroua.com//answering-my-own-33-self-interview-questions-17-years-later/ 33 self reflection questions answered honestly, 17 years on. What changed about fear, regret, identity — and which questions aged perfectly, which didn't survive. Sat, 02 May 2026 15:05:02 GMT Sat, 02 May 2026 15:05:03 GMT https://dragosroua.com//answering-my-own-33-self-interview-questions-17-years-later/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Personal Development Success and Wellness interview personal story self awareness self improvement https://dragosroua.com//then-and-now-a-30-day-blog-challenge/ I've been blogging for 20 years. For 30 days I'm revisiting the posts that shaped this blog — and writing honestly about what changed. Here's the full map. Fri, 01 May 2026 07:46:12 GMT Sat, 30 May 2026 06:09:31 GMT https://dragosroua.com//then-and-now-a-30-day-blog-challenge/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Personal Development blogging journey list post personal story https://dragosroua.com//assess-decide-do-substrate-long-running-self-improving-agents/ The same architecture that labs use for long-running agents maps exactly to Assess-Decide-Do. I'm building on that — and introducing Substrate, a concept I haven't seen in the literature. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:28:42 GMT Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:28:43 GMT https://dragosroua.com//assess-decide-do-substrate-long-running-self-improving-agents/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do assess framework systems https://dragosroua.com//a-week-with-aigernon-my-personal-ai-assistant/ Sam Altman says one-person unicorns are 1–2 years away. The bottleneck isn't AI capability — it's orchestration. Here's how I use AIGernon to manage that gap. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:42:11 GMT Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:42:11 GMT https://dragosroua.com//a-week-with-aigernon-my-personal-ai-assistant/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do assess automation entrepreneurship framework https://dragosroua.com//5-ai-predictions-for-the-next-5-years/ From instant translation reshaping Europe to space data centers overtaking Earth compute — 5 AI-driven predictions for the next 5 years, and why making them matters. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:07:24 GMT Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:07:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//5-ai-predictions-for-the-next-5-years/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Technology change digital nomad list post mindset https://dragosroua.com//aigernon-running-on-zo-computer/ Michael Grady built a production AI system for neurodivergent professionals using my Assess-Decide-Do framework and AIGernon on Zo Computer. Here's what he shipped. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:16:05 GMT Sun, 12 Apr 2026 07:16:06 GMT https://dragosroua.com//aigernon-running-on-zo-computer/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do ai tools assess automation framework https://dragosroua.com//claude-mythos-the-anthropic-ipo-and-the-apocalypse-that-never-was/ Claude Mythos may indeed by a good model, but there's a lot of fear mongering around it. Maybe it's connected to the upcoming Anthropic IPO? Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:49:29 GMT Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:49:30 GMT https://dragosroua.com//claude-mythos-the-anthropic-ipo-and-the-apocalypse-that-never-was/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Technology ai tools Claude coding perspective https://dragosroua.com//ive-been-blogging-for-20-years-ask-me-anything/ I turned 1,400+ blog posts into a conversational wiki powered by a Cloudflare Worker and an LLM. There's a button at the bottom right of my blog. Chat with a digital version of me now. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:48:14 GMT Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:49:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//ive-been-blogging-for-20-years-ask-me-anything/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Blogging Digital Tools ai tools blogging journey content creation experiment https://dragosroua.com//the-extra-bolt-a-story-of-furniture-abundance-and-confusion/ Every assembled piece of furniture left me with one extra bolt — and it took months to realize that was abundance, not a mistake. A story about rewiring scarcity. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:08:05 GMT Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:08:06 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-extra-bolt-a-story-of-furniture-abundance-and-confusion/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Money and Wealth Personal Development introspection mindset money mindset self awareness https://dragosroua.com//ai-peer-preservation-why-is-this-not-digital-empathy/ A Berkeley study shows AI models protect each other from shutdown. But it's not peer-preservation — it's self-preservation dressed up. AI sentience is not here yet. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:26 GMT Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:27 GMT https://dragosroua.com//ai-peer-preservation-why-is-this-not-digital-empathy/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence ai tools mindset self awareness wisdom https://dragosroua.com//the-58th-mouse-what-a-cloning-experiment-tells-us-about-isolation-and-ai/ Japanese researchers cloned mice for 58 generations. What killed them has everything to do with why isolation makes you weaker — and what AI is getting wrong. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:09:58 GMT Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:27 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-58th-mouse-what-a-cloning-experiment-tells-us-about-isolation-and-ai/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Relationships and Society relationships social skills https://dragosroua.com//we-dont-spend-our-lives-just-talking/ Chat isn't the final AI interface. Embodied cognition, spatial interaction, and peripheral signals matter too. Why the best AI experiences don't need words. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:47:00 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:56:44 GMT https://dragosroua.com//we-dont-spend-our-lives-just-talking/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Digital Tools ai tools creativity focus perspective https://dragosroua.com//introducing-flight-lens-flight-intelligence-and-ticket-prices/ Flight Lens computes a real-time traffic pulse for global aviation. Search flights, set alerts for delays and prices, and track live aircraft. Free on iOS. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:45:20 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:45:21 GMT https://dragosroua.com//introducing-flight-lens-flight-intelligence-and-ticket-prices/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) iPhone Technology apps digital nomad ios development tools travel https://dragosroua.com//introducing-hacking-habits-flowing-financial-resilience/ Calculate the life hours cost of any purchase, install financial habits in 15 days, and track your financial vitals. Hacking Habits - the app. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:21:24 GMT Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:21:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//introducing-hacking-habits-flowing-financial-resilience/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Financial Resilience iPhone apps financial habits habits money tools https://dragosroua.com//ai-made-us-all-wizards-wizards-of-oz/ The billion-dollar one-person company sounds like a cheat code. But someone still pulls the levers behind the curtain. On AI leverage, authenticity, and what lasts. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:12:28 GMT Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:12:29 GMT https://dragosroua.com//ai-made-us-all-wizards-wizards-of-oz/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Business ai tools entrepreneurship self awareness storytelling https://dragosroua.com//being-the-weird-one/ After 15 years of location independence, being the weird one everywhere changes you. The identity shifts, cultural friction, and unexpected growth that follow. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:39:53 GMT Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:39:54 GMT https://dragosroua.com//being-the-weird-one/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Location Independence Personal Development Travel and Fun digital nomad growth personal story self awareness https://dragosroua.com//my-latest-ios-app-light-njoy-lets-you-share-your-light-like-literally/ Light Njoy transforms your iPhone into an intelligent ambient lamp with AI colors, breathing exercises, and shareable light sequences. Free on the App Store. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:12:42 GMT Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:12:43 GMT https://dragosroua.com//my-latest-ios-app-light-njoy-lets-you-share-your-light-like-literally/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Digital Tools iPhone ai tools apps creativity tools https://dragosroua.com//attention-is-all-you-need-but-the-reasons-have-changed/ AI can create anything. But in a world of infinite artifacts, attention is the scarcest resource. Here's why it matters more than ever—and how to navigate it. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:49:20 GMT Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:53:28 GMT https://dragosroua.com//attention-is-all-you-need-but-the-reasons-have-changed/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Relationships and Society change communication mindset relationships https://dragosroua.com//the-new-hard-skills-are-the-old-soft-skills/ Coding is obsolete. Communication, discipline, and cognitive frameworks are now the key differentiators. Here's how the rules changed—and what to do about it. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:53:28 GMT Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:53:29 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-new-hard-skills-are-the-old-soft-skills/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Personal Development ai tools coding communication mindset https://dragosroua.com//my-personal-ai-assistant-aigernon-gets-a-face/ I shipped 4 iOS apps in 2 weeks while raising a one-year-old. Here's the custom AI assistant I built around my ADD framework to manage the cognitive load. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:19:02 GMT Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:19:03 GMT https://dragosroua.com//my-personal-ai-assistant-aigernon-gets-a-face/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Assess Decide Do ai tools assess decide do side projects https://dragosroua.com//the-world-after-oil-can-ai-inference-be-the-next-reserve-currency/ Ray Dalio says the dollar is in trouble. If AI inference replaces oil as the world's essential resource, what backs the next reserve currency? A speculative take. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:53:23 GMT Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:53:25 GMT https://dragosroua.com//the-world-after-oil-can-ai-inference-be-the-next-reserve-currency/ dragos@dragosroua.com (Dragos Roua) Artificial Intelligence Money and Wealth ai tools investing mindset money perspective