How do you emphasize that something is urgent or important? You simply say it is, you say it in a different tone or you just keep saying it. The past few weeks have been pretty reflective, looking at all that’s happening around the world. I’ve gone from wanting to know to what’s happening, to being […]
Before starting I had many What Ifs: what if it’s not good enough? what if I fall sick? what if we can’t combine it well with my other commitments? what if I get kidnapped? Of course, some of these things happened, I did fall sick a couple of times but got well in time for […]
One of Mark Twain’s popular quotes goes like this “If a cat sits on a hot stove, that cat won’t sit on a hot stove again. That cat won’t sit on a cold stove either. That cat just don’t like stoves.” I agree with him, and thinking about this again, I decided to extend the […]
At the end of the year like this [2017, 2018], I put together a list of some of the most helpful content I came across during the year, I hope you find a thing or two that’s helpful. This list is a stripped-down version of a monthly newsletter on the most helpful/interesting things I come […]
An essay doesn’t begin with a statement, but with a question. In a real essay, you don’t take a position and defend it. You notice a door that’s ajar, and you open it and walk in to see what’s inside. The Age of the Essay, Paul Graham 2019 started with the same mantra as 2018 — Taking advantage […]