Why you should read more books

On Christmas Eve ten years ago, I got Eragon and Eldest. Those aren’t puppies, or kittens, those are fantasy books that got me into reading. I’m grateful for that. Those two books kindled a passion for reading in me. That passion so many young people now seem to miss.

What is more precious than time

Time is the only resource we can’t buy more of. It is, we are told, the most precious thing we have. I disagree. Let me tell you why.

First, do you have time?

Better than who?

Are you richer than your neighbor? Are you smarter than your friend? Are you happier than them? We are taught by the society to compare and expect to be compared. We narrow down to an area, measure any difference and ask: who is better?

Here’s how you can be more effective

When I sit down in front of a computer, I’m sometimes not sure what I’m going to do. This lack of clarity is bad for my productivity. I might write, but I might also check Facebook, clean my inbox, visit any of the gazillions of websites on the web or watch…

Why you should challenge yourself

I used to run more. Today my usual 12km track turned into the most intense run ever.

It was rough. It challenged me profoundly. It completely put me into my body and out of my head, where I spend most of my time these days. It reminded me that…

What if it was simple?​​ Lessons learned dieting

I’m on a special diet called the Slow Carb diet, which is championed by Tim Ferriss. The rules: no sugars, no wheat or wheat by-products, no dairy, no beer. That is, unless it’s Saturday of course, in which case everything is allowed.

Useful technique to prevent you from being close-minded

I like self-help books, Tony Robbins, and meditation. Have you stopped reading? Have you concluded “oh, he’s one of those people”?

Are you making it harder for yourself to work?

Yesterday, I walked home and it was raining. I wasn’t happy, I was getting soaked. I was slouching and my mood got gloomier with every step. Then I caught myself. It was just rain. I thought to myself, remember that time you walked 3 hours in rain…

Why you should write too

I enjoy writing, but every so often I look at the words on my screen, and think: this has been said a thousand times before. Why am I writing this? I came up with a few reasons because as Benjamin Franklin put it:

“So convenient a thing it is to be a…