Anti-viral writings for financial resilience, location independence and meaningful relationships.
When I was a kid, other kids told me that if I manage to keep an egg for 4 years under my armpit I will become a wizard. They told that to me in a low voice and only after I passed a few very difficult trust tests. So, in a way, I was among … Read more
I had the first cassette recorder when I was around 4. It was called Jola 2, a Polish make. I know, I know, Poland and cassette recorders. But hey, it was the peak of the communist era in the Eastern Europe, in very early seventies. We were all actually eating our own dog food. I … Read more
It’s almost noon and I’m in my car, driving Victor, my son, to his school. We spent some time at my place, watching movies and working on his latest project, rockpedia.co. Victor is almost 14. He’s into rock music (obviosuly) and all the stuff of a typical teenager. “When did you learn to drive so … Read more
I think it’s time to see how I did so far with my first monkey. For those of you who doesn’t know yet, I ditched my New Year resolutions and replaced them with a different approach: taming monkeys. Very shortly put, a monkey is an underdeveloped part of yourself, a goal frozen in its evolution, … Read more
This is a guest post by Greg Blencoe, @gregblencoe In his recent post “How To Invest In Yourself (And Why)“, Dragos discussed the importance of exercising regularly. I couldn’t agree more. I have been exercising in some form or another since I was five or six years old. I played on countless sports teams growing … Read more
We’re greatly influenced by surroundings. From our friends to the way we lay out furniture in our rooms everything has an impact on the way we act, react and deal with our life situations. I call these surroundings, generically, contexts. One of the things which constantly fascinates me is how to get over your contexts. … Read more
The age of blogging galore is over. Just because you have a blog doesn’t mean you’ll automatically have readers too. There was a time when the mere fact of having a blog would bring you an interested and sometimes avid audience. But now the field is too crowded and you really need to stand out … Read more
Everybody is blogging these days. Some are doing it for the money. Some are doing it for celebrity, while others are doing it for being noticed and getting a better job. Some of them are good technical bloggers, while others are blogging about sex or about travel. I blog for more than 5 years now … Read more
