“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” — Bill Gates Good things take time A human needs 20 years to grow into an adult A tree needs 10 to 30 years to reach full size An olive tree needs 65 to 80 years…
Category: Happiness
Life Lessons from Kai-Fu Lee
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the former President of Google China, artificial intelligence expert, venture capitalist, and author of the wonderful book AI Superpowers. He recently gave a talk, highlighting his key life lessons: 1. Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life At Columbia University, he fell in love with…
Think Twice Before You Wish to Live Forever
“Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.” — Steve Jobs Human mortality is one of the strongest forces we have, helping us focus on what is truly important, and pushing us to get things done. Imagine…
My 14 Year Blogiversary: The Benefits of Writing Online
In August 2006, that is 14 years ago, I started this blog. Writing online has been one of the best things I started in my life. In the early days, it led to founding my influencer marketing startup Trigami. These days, it’s a tool for clarifying my thinking and sharing ideas with the world. A…
The Hedgehog Concept
A useful tool to find your mission in life is the Hedgehog Concept, developed by one of my favorite business thinkers, Jim Collins. It’s very simple. Find the intersection of the following three circles What are you deeply passionate about? What can’t you stop thinking and talking about? What can you be the best in…
Jim Collins: 10 Suggestions for Young People
1. Build a personal board of directors: based on character, not accomplishment. Mentors you don‘t want to disappoint. People on your board don’t need to know that they are there. 2. Study yourself like a bug: what is this bug? What is this bug genetically encoded for? It’s all about non-judgemental empirical observation. Define your…
Cutting Your Own Hair
Dear barbers, I’m sorry, I won’t come back anytime soon. A while ago, I started cutting my own hair. Then during lockdown, this new habit suddenly became even more useful. First, I purchased the Hatteker Hair Trimmer 3-in-1: An excellent hair and beard trimmer. It’s cordless, waterproof, and the rechargable batteries are replaceable. Then, I…
Unlocking the Subconscious Mind
Here is a summary of what I have learned after studying the subconscious mind in the past four months. My two primary sources were Psycho-Cybernetics and Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggeston, which I have read multiple times. The “Why” Most people are self-limiting. We can do way more than we believe. Even worse, most of…
A Precious Human Life
I love to contemplate the following text by The Dalai Lama. In fact, it’s hanging on my wall, so I see it every day: “Every day, think as you wake up,today I am fortunate to have woken up,I am alive I have a precious human life,I am not going to waste it,I am going to…
Why I Deactivated Tracking in MailChimp
Since starting my newsletter in 2016, I have decided to use MailChimp. A great tool that I can fully recommend. (By the way, it’s free until you reach 2000 subscribers). Without thinking, I have used the default settings ever since: Tracking Opens Tracking Clicks It seems innocent enough. Who wouldn’t want to track these things?…