The Couch The balcony’s a mess. The kind of mess that makes you wonder if there’s ever been a resident who considered putting things in order or when the snowball actually start. An old couch is placed on the corner, facing the wall, its back to the window. Its fabric…

If I ruled the world, I would order everyone to live the lives of every single human being who has ever lived and will ever live. I’m done with explaining myself, it’s not getting us anywhere. And it’s exhausting. I was going to say every single one of us should…

I read this article by Seth Godin a year ago and thought it was profound. But I kind of resented the fact that I came across it because now it would be all I think about. https://seths.blog/2011/09/talkers-block/ On one hand, this was the last thing I wanted to do. Writing…

I’m guilty of it, too. Pretty much anything I judged people for, I’ve done things that are worse. And there are no absolute points to measure guilt, but I probably made it to the top 10 in my city. With all those people roaring, I came to believe that mine…

I used to be the type of kid that would always think the sky is falling Why am I so differently wired? Am I a Martian? What kind of twisted experiment am I involved in? ’Cause I don’t belong in this world… It’s one of those days again. Hard to…

I was already gloomy when I first received the letter. The room was silent except for the slight humming noise of the water filtration system in the kitchen. And I was standing beside the rustic table in the living room, Blake’s letter in my hand. The feeling I had was…

There are two people. One speaks a second language and one does not. The one that speaks the language practiced for N years. On the surface, the other one looks N years behind. It sure can be the case. …

Look around you. There are people who are doing a lot better than you. Sure, you’ve chosen your path, more or less, see what you’re capable of and it seems attainable. If you’re patient, your time will come. Can’t forget the hard work, of course. But are you working hard enough, though? We think of practice as one thing and one thing only. And it is. But think about this for a moment. It takes many forms. You’ll try a bunch of new techniques within your field. You won’t feel like you’re on the same grounds, let alone doing the same things, every time you get up and practice.

You spend the same amount of energy winging everything and aiming for making it big. When you’re just going with the flow, moving together with the pack, it feels like even the planning part to change your ways requires more energy than the one you have. But it’s not so. Later on, you’re going to spend that energy on regretting not going further. Besides, every choice comes with its cons, so, don’t forget that there’ll be unnecessary drama, daily frustrations, and annoying people.