"What makes it hard for me to even think of finishing this book is the realization of how stupid we truly are and all that shit applies to me as well and... well... I guess it's just too depressing to even think about your own limitations, knowing that there is almost nothing you can do... Continue Reading →
subconscious submarine
Subconscious fills Missing gaps in perception And memory fails. Memory - not some Recording machine, but your Own experience. If our brains don't understand that they don't understand some things, they make things up - subconsciously.
Sugar and sick
I used to be a chocoholic until this autumn when I was so broke I couldn't afford any sweets for a whole two months. My eating habits were the same as usual, only with the exception of no sweets [and no shrimps, gawd I love shrimps]. At some point I started to feel numb towards... Continue Reading →
Presenting, pitching, public speaking -fear no more
Public speaking rates the second biggest and most common fear in the world. We are afraid to perform in front of all those people. It feels like being naked, all your vulnerabilities unveiled. Let me be frank this time. An act of public speaking is more similar to a discussion with a friend than a... Continue Reading →
The Hidden Superpowers of Procrastination
If you have some idea of what's going on on the internet, chances are you know very well what the hell is procrastination. Now, if you have found yourself procrastinating often - and maybe you reading this is a part or a result of your procrastination - you might want to hear why it can... Continue Reading →
The Bottleneck Relationships aka How a Macroevolutional Concept Helps People Get Laid
Bring twenty young strangers together for a week and observe their group dynamics. At the end of the week you will see at least one couple emerged. Bring three hundred for a half a year and thirty couples emerged - perhaps five of them will last a lifetime, sixteen have already ended and the other... Continue Reading →
How we can benefit from understanding irrationality
Dan Ariely in his The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic talks about his research that link to how we can benefit from understanding our irrational behaviour. One of the studies in particular linked strongly to my day job. It concluded that in case our work and creations have no future -... Continue Reading →
This time a haiku instead
Diplomacy, aim Opportunity, backbone - Success cometh soon.
About Self-Improvement and Better Conversations
Dale Carnegie is changing yet an other life. He just collected an other soul through his How to Win Friends & Influence People. Throughout this classical piece of thorough research I couldn't help but think how wrong I have behaved my entire life. Why, just why did I not read it in high school?! It... Continue Reading →
The Lost Lady of the Amazon by Anthony Smith
I came to read this book, because somehow it caught my attention two years ago at the uni library when they were giving some books away. Travel story. I'd like to read that! And then it sat in my shelf for years. It was a short read so finally I figured, it's time to go... Continue Reading →
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