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'The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.' Aristotle
Andrew Lokenauth goes over money lessons that everyone in their 20s should know about.
Sahil Bloom details a conversation that changed his life.
Cognitive dissonance is a psychology theory about how we strive to make sense about conflicting cognitions and behaviours.
One of the most common pieces of advice given to jobseekers is to “be more confident.” But what does that really mean? And how can you do it? The truth is, conf
The invisible progress paradox is a trap in personal growth.
It’s just the way things are and have always been, or is it?
This Slogging thread by Arthur Tkachenko, David Smooke, Limarc Ambalina and khunshan occurred in slogging's official #programming channel, and has been edited for readability.
Schadenfreude, Compassion, Envy and Mudita: explaining how we react to other people's fortunes or misery
Oh boy, this is going to be interesting. A freelance writer with a law degree writes about Linux. Just when you thought you have seen and read it all.
We’ve all seen the graveyard of abandoned projects folders. Desperately competing for attention but failing in the glow of a new adventure or app that will change the world. I use to do that all the time, now I finished 4 apps, and 2 other projects within the last year by applying the following steps.
This is an article by Eko Adetolani that explains low-effort ways that people can use to get recognition and visibility for their work.
There’s a veneer that people maintain online — and we’ve all done it — showing audiences a polished, glowing side of themselves no matter what else might be going on in their lives.
I hadn’t heard of Jordan Peterson in December, but the second I watched his videos online I was hooked.
Adopting a stoic mindset, employing consistent habits, learning to enjoy improving in our craft could bring meaningful insights into our efforts.
About to become a design mentor? Use our guide to navigate through this journey and avoid pitfalls.
How to die with zero regrets and 100% fulfillment?
If you're playing the long exponential game and feel like you're behind, you're not behind. You're exactly where you're supposed to be.
Most people are running on default questions they never chose to install.
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Brandon Sanderson, a bestselling fantasy author, presents a framework to achieve hard things, based on his experience.
Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese concept that means your reason for being. ‘Iki’ in Japanese means ‘life,’ and ‘gai’ describes value or worth.
Early in my career, I placed a lot of focus on doing more in less time. I thought I was being productive. The reality was I was simply scrambling from one task to the next without clarity on whether my work was effective or how I could do better. I focused on the end goal, the result I wanted to achieve without really caring about the process to get there.
Get rid of useless telegram channels that shill crypto scams and ads. Here you'll find the list of 7 best telegram channels for crypto and web3.
Stockdale had no reason to think that the day’s mission was to be anything unique.
Growing up with a speech impediment I was constantly in awe of confident leaders, and as a result, I spent the first half of my career trying to become one. In order to get over my fear of talking, I threw myself into sales, and within a year I had reached my goal, and I was promoted to the management team.
A game with post-it notes that can be played both in-person or virtually using Mural or Miro for learning about your partner's likes, dislikes, and opinions.
In a recent interview with Larry Kudlow, Elon Musk shared a moment of levity amid serious discussion about government inefficiency, cyber attacks, and more.
*Doesn’t matter, either way, you’re probably not as great as you think you are (and neither am I), so let’s instead panic (just a bit) and keep going.
Two years back, I was a guy with zero programming skills. For my whole life, I always kept running away from Computer Sciences and I ended up pursuing my engineering in Computer sciences only. Well it was kinda blessing in disguise because now I feel that it was right decision to choose Computer Science( just because I feel like it is much easier than other branches of engineering).
Life lessons from Kevin Kelly: 44 quotes to help master your life.
"Be realistic" is a common advice, but it's often backward, says the author.
"All I want to know is where I'm going to die so I'll never go there." - Charlie Munger
We humans crave a perfectly ordered world though the chances of something going as intended is fairly rare. When there’s more than one human being involved in the equation, the predictability goes for a further toss. What do we do when things do not turn out as intended? Instead of being curious and trying to learn from the situation, our mind assumes the worst possibility.
Real transformation requires your brain to physically rewire itself.
We gravitate towards people who are like us and will most likely believe what we believe. Doesn’t it feel good when others conform to our ideas? Who likes being told that they are not right or what they believe is far from reality?
The surefire way to ensure you always have time for the things you love doin.
The word insane is drastically overused for everything from mild moodiness and irritability to emotional changes. That's not what this article is about...
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The more skilled you become, the harder others try to pull you away from the very craft work that made you valuable in the first place.
This is an article about working on goals with an accountability group.
Discover the 5 common reasons people give up too easily and how to overcome them. Learn how to stay motivated, push through challenges, and achieve your goals.
Harvard dropout starts a company and raises 20 million dollars. I bet you heard this story so many times and you might feel intimidated by them. But what makes
Learn everything you need to know about Work Life Balance via these 87 free HackerNoon stories.
Most people live as if the world is fixed. They accept circumstances as "just the way things are"
Becoming Consistent
While most of us engineer applications, APIs, or infrastructure, Lee Kuan Yew engineered a country.
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, August 2000 by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
After years of distractions and poor decision making. I rediscovered the art of focus. I realized that if I did not plant my butt in the chair, I would fall behind in my ambitions. Since October of last year, I have been taking serious action to improve my attention span and my ability to do deep work.
Deep work, although a crucial skill in our current economy, is not enough to thrive in our jobs.
We are trapped in a system so deeply interconnected that our very survival paradoxically depends on a mechanism that threatens our long-term existence.
t is important not to confuse narcissism with self-love because they are two very different things. Narcissism is a personality disorder characterized by an inf
Week 1 of my 4-week journey: Embracing change with small tasks, mystery walks, and rock climbing to build discipline and push my limits. Stay tuned!
Learn how to build unshakable inner strength with simple habits that make you unf*ckwithable.
Money does not buy happiness, money buys freedom. Having a bit of wealth means the possibility of taking time off from work when feeling burned out or sick.
You add a little grain of wisdom to the sand castle that is your life and then you die. It’s up to you what you do in between.
As 2018 is coming to an end, I thought I’d spend some time to reflect on the two most important lessons I learned in 2018, the first one about what’d predict success in an equity crowdfunding, and the second one about silver linings in trying times.
The Princeton Review founder Adam Robinson identified seven triggers that make us stupid.
we are not brains that have an attached body. We are bodies.
The world doesn’t reward effort. It rewards results. The secret? Leverage.
In this article, Daria Nesvitailo, shares thoughts on balanced growth, professional development methods, and what it means to be an engineering leader.
In a world drowning in complexity, clarity isn’t just a communication skill. It’s a superpower.
A collection of 56 ideas I came across or developed working as a product manager in 2021.
Game theory provides compelling insights into the power of actively pursuing co-operation over competition, even when it exacts a heavy price.
We owe it to ourselves to try to find a productivity approach that works for us.
I reflect on the shortness of life and that it's short and that spending time on bullshit like toxic interactions and wasting time is no longer working for me
Why date an engineer? He has the right kind of confidence. He is incredibly rational. He doesn’t know how hot he is!
Lantern was nominated as one of the best startups in New York City in Startups of the Year hosted by HackerNoon
Although we tend to adhere to malfunctioning heuristics, this does not give us a justification for not trying to fix our biased thinking.
To start with, this is a tricky topic, where I might find people in conflict with my perception but after all when isn’t conflict a promising act. Conflict by its meaning is a disagreement where one holds an entirely opposite perspective and surely does one defend it as if it was their very own life at stake. I think that is a beauty of it, perhaps lasting for a long time that is unexpected or usual. I would put it as my experience to suggest that I have seen people get excited and enthusiastic about doing something. It can be an idea or a project or anything that they either want to achieve in life or a common goal to which one puts an effort.
The greatest message we can take from da Vinci’s life is maintaining a child-like wonder sense and noticing the unseen as we were to check Mona Lisa’s smile.
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, August 2000 by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
If you want freedom, security, and privacy, it's possible and worth the investment.
This method can help IT professionals at any level - junior, senior, middle - and in any programming field - Android, iOS, frontend, backend, fullstack, etc.
Cross-pollination between projects is a reliable method to recharge our creativity.
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, August 2000 by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
This transformation wouldn't be problematic if management positions were guaranteed for life. But as many of us have learned the hard way, they aren't.
$350 billion was the inflation-adjusted personal net worth of John D. Rockefeller. Was John D. a life hacker? Absolutely.
Perhaps we need to learn to become friends with our here and now to build better tomorrows.
. By learning and implementing these experiential secrets from Japanese culture, you can take control of your life and make the most of every moment.
How do you balance the relentless pursuit of optimization with the limitless nature of creativity?
In a world where the average person makes 35,000 decisions per day, the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life.
Jack Pullen is a young motocross rider specializing in both 65cc and 85cc categories.
Eddie Pinero, among other things, is an international speaker, YouTuber and founder of Your World Within. Eddie is considered one of the leading voices in the f
Freedom has long been humanity's most persistent pursuit, a flame that has illuminated civilizations, revolutions, and personal transformations.
In an uncertain and polarised world, some things are worth remembering.
Procrastination is a coping mechanism for negative emotions such as boredom, frustration, self-doubt, and anxiety.
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, August 2000 by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
As a third-generation Jewish man, I carry within me a profound understanding that turning the other cheek is not always the answer.
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. Chapter XII: Dangers to Avoid
Few adults have been trained in the core skills and mindsets of effective learners. How do we learn to learn then?
Over the past decade, I’ve worked on and off as a journalist. It became clear to me early on that having some data skills might help me find interesting stories.
Is feeling alive important?
Once in a while, I write non-technical blog posts when I've something worth sharing. Today, I'd like to write about my North America "Tour"
If you're in your early twenties, start learning about what matters in the long run. In simple terms, they are your health, wealth, and relationships.
Inspired by Muhammad Ali’s philosophy, this piece shows how creators, founders, and game developers can turn rejection, failure, and doubt into momentum.
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
How to Manage a U.S. Relocation, a Startup, and a Divorce from a Single Google Doc
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, August 2000 by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
Entrepreneurship is a lot of things: sexy product launches, acquisitions, and funding. But it's also lonely as hell. Here's why, per my own experience.
Unlock the power of pronoia—the belief that the universe is on your side. Learn how to turn setbacks into stepping stones and reframe ‘bad days’ as opportunity
By embracing and promoting the credo "I use it, I clean it, I break it, I fix it," we can contribute to building a more sustainable world.
These dreams go on when I close my eyes Every second of the night I live another life These dreams that sleep when it’s cold outside Every moment I’m awake the further I’m away
Discover 3 productivity hacks to balance career growth and personal goals, batch tasks, micro-habits, and weekly resets for success.
In psychologist Guy Winch’s book The Squeaky Wheel: Complaining the Right Way to Get Results, Improve Your Relationships, and Enhance Self-Esteem, I came across one of the most descriptive explanations on how to handle the emotional load of uncomfortable situations.
Covid-19 made people miss out on their normal life, let's find out how they are trying to recover in a post-pandemic world that is opening up in the aftermath.
Forget about the y-intercept; slope is the only thing that matters in the long run.
Life has a way of teaching its most profound lessons when we least expect them.
What if the ego, the thing driving our ambition, might also be quietly sabotaging us?
Developers are often so engrossed with screens and lines of code that they never even realize that some of their daily habits are silly and working against thei
Entrepreneurship Is a Test of Endurance, Not Intellect. Discover why grit and resilience are the true drivers of success in entrepreneurship.
Codie Sanchez details 12 habits to change your life.
As someone who’s been the CEO for years, I think I might be of some help here. Over these years, I saw hundreds of things not working out the way I initially planned but, knowing that I was in the middle of a process kept me going.
Overcoming depression is a long and challenging process. Here’s what else I have learned.
Self-fulfilling prophecies describe predictions of a situation that can change our thoughts and behaviors, thus becoming real.
The journey of self-discovery often leads us to confront uncomfortable truths about human relationships and personal worth.
Discover the profound meaning of the dash in life’s journey. Embrace purpose, cherish moments, and craft a legacy filled with love, growth, and authenticity.
The Danish government will start moving away from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, with the entire Ministry of Digitalization expected to be Microsoft Windows
Three years ago, Tonga's Bitcoin mining vision seemed far fetched to many. Today, it's being executed successfully in the UAE.
We all have our peculiar reading tastes that we don’t need to defend — de gustibus.
Hey there, fellow truth-seekers! Are you tired of crossing your fingers, avoiding black cats, and sacrificing your lunch to appease ancient superstitions?
What is the link between industrial/organizational psychology and modern kitchen layouts? It all started with Lillian Gilbreth.
The bee colony teaches us that in times of crisis, clarity emerges. When a system faces extinction, that's when the most important transformations occur.
The future belongs not to those with the most impressive certificates, but to those with the courage to envision new possibilities.
I am one of you who had stage fear, self-doubt, and hesitation when it comes to public speaking? In this blog, I will be sharing the journey of My First Talk
I am the CEO of my life.
Let's explore the scientific and psychological benefits of embracing our inner foolishness and why it's important to be a little bit silly every now and then.
I thought I'd try to my hand at this entrepreneurship thing. Here's how it went, the lessons I learned, and the progress I've made so far!
Practising nonattachment is not giving up on aspirations or desires but realizing that it would be wise to drop the attachment to our thoughts on the outcome.
Last year I posted an article about how to find the things that you love. This year I collected more metrics and I learned how to make my day better.
Imagine what it would be like if one person's life changed after hearing my story and if a thousand more read it.
Personal experience snippets from an IT veteran
Before I teach you how to build a sovereign mind, I need to show you how the world systematically steals it.
Over time, habits will compound into excellent or disastrous answers to our daily entropy.
As soon as the World Health Organization declared Corona Virus to be a global pandemic, there was an immense quick heat fired up around the globe, with people being highly concerned about their survival amidst these hard times. People actually started to stock up for months, according to CNN, grocery stores ran out of the daily use products, and basically, it was all depicting the scenario of the end of times.
There is a fundamental conflation between what problem-solving means to different people. This can lead to challenges them most effectively.
Shoshin is a Zen concept that companies, science researchers or regular people can practice for a better mindset.
Muhammad Bilal (Pakistan) is a 5x 2020 Noonie Nominee for contributions to the Entrepreneurship, Founders, IoT, Life, and Life Lessons tag categories on Hacker Noon. In this interview, Muhammad shares personal perspectives regarding self-awareness, problem solving, and stagnation.
The decentralized nature of Bitcoin offers something revolutionary – financial inclusion without gatekeepers.
Let's explore the intersection of being present, body language, situational awareness, and how they can be practiced by gamifying your reality.
It is remarkable how Alvin Toffler predicted in the 1970s this trend of reinventing ourselves periodically through learning, unlearning, and relearning: Roxana.
True freedom for Alpha Engineers lies in spiritual sovereignty beyond virtue, financial success, or any external achievement.
Back and front with no end.
I asked 100 people on reddit what fundamental lessons they learned as a result of quarantine, hopefully you can get some insight on how other people have been
In this thread, our community shared the main lessons they've learned throughout lo life - from exercising to investing in education and seizing the day.
Self-actualization means attending to the call of adventure, and hopefully bringing some good to the world.
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A continuation of the Alpha Engineer's journey: Sometimes the most powerful lessons come not from acceptance, but from the clarity that rejection provides.
There were no AI-powered tools back in those days that could swoop in and solve your problems for you. Every problem was a mountain which you had to climb alone
Everyone likes to achieve success at work, but very few take the time to define what “success” means to them.
You have chosen a career in tech. You know it is going to be a constant chore to keep up with change. However, riding the tech learning cycle is not the HARDEST thing to do while managing your career. The hardest thing is knowing when to LEAVE the job you worked so hard to land. Use the “2 out of 3 ain’t bad” rule to help you manage your career in technology.
When we shift jobs, we enter a reflective moment through writing. But every job is a book, isn't it?
Transferable soft skills are crucial regardless of operating in a high-performance work setting or negotiating going-out rules with a 3-year-old.
If your objective is to become an interesting conversationalist tricks and techniques and will only get you so far.
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day, August 2000 by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
8 lessons from my last 9 years in tech, lessons which I have learned the hard way and have been instrumental in my journey through the tech industry.
After 4 years as VALK's sole designer, a major pivot taught me what happens when the product you built quietly gets deprecated - and how to stay....
Every action is a vote for the type of person you want to be. Your mind doesn't distinguish between who you are and what you repeatedly do.
Marie Curie was a self-sacrificing genius with an incredible work ethic. She was also radioactive.
The market for ideas (the pie) is bigger than we can imagine. PIEces of the pie are bigger than we can imagine, so don't let people say it's small.
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, and Tim Cook find themselves increasingly drawn into the political arena.
PASI isn't about rejecting the world. It's about ensuring that no matter what policies change, our families stay connected and our communities stay strong.
Jomo is the opposite of FOMO. And FOMO is a pandemic right now. In this article, we will give tips to enjoy JOMO.
Complaining, keep resentment, and lack of curiosity kill our aliveness before we're even dead. It's important to learn how not to lead an unuccessful life too
Answers are finite; they close doors. Questions, however, open worlds.
Local engineers are being sidelined by imported consultants with recycled ideas. It's time to trust those who actually build in and for their own communities.
Most citizens live under the illusion that constitutions are immutable documents, handed down by founders like sacred texts that cannot be questioned or altered
My post will help you to start work from home by teaching you to become a Software Development.
A mid-career perspective on keeping up with rapid technology change, for both tech professionals and non-tech workers now expected to adapt and learn new tools.
Being busy is easy. Being effective takes discipline. Most developers don’t need more hours. They need more clarity, focus, and boundaries.
The Pacific is seeing a concerning rise in sophisticated investment scams that use the allure of exclusivity and "invitation only" status to trap victims.
As we bid farewell to 2024, there's a palpable sense of optimism in the air, particularly with the recent political changes in Tonga.
Life lessons from a father figure
Planning ahead and having clarity about what you want to achieve can save you time and increase your outputs, especially as a leader in a large organisation.
Have you ever been frustrated and felt like quitting? Well, wanting to quit one's job is normal, but little did I know. These are my biggest mistakes & lessons.
Hackers are particularly good at one thing: Hacking. But hackers are particularly bad at another thing: Sports.
If effort were purely romantic, it wouldn’t fail so often. What if the real issue isn’t love, but lack of structure?
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For small island nations seeking sustainable development pathways, Singapore's bilingual approach offers valuable lessons that can be adapted to local contexts.
For in the end, will-power isn't just about resistance, it's about renaissance.
Thirteen ideas about life, work, success, self-esteem, wealth and relationships that I collected over the years
The traditional education system has long been the cornerstone of knowledge acquisition and personal development. However, as we advance we need it evolve.
Life is a flowing river of change, and embracing it is an art. Learn how to navigate unpredictability, learn from challenges and cultivate a growth mindset.
Founders need to love what they do. It’s a premise for success that also offers risk for founders as they might fail to shock-absorb their convictions.
Our human brains cannot correctly control multitasking and context switching, affecting our productivity and well-being.
You need to reprogram your adult operating system.
The idea of “finding yourself” sounds noble—but it often masks fear, indecision, and avoidance. True growth comes from choosing, committing, and building.
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What's the best way to learn? Think like a beginner! It’s time to take pride in being a beginner and seeking a plurality of viewpoints.
Let’s debunk the biggest lie in career advice: “Follow your passion.” This assumes you have one lifelong passion waiting to be unearthed. But humans don’t work
Kaizen is deceptively simple and utterly brilliant.
I began writing retrospectives in 2023, on the year that had passed. Let's continue the tradition, but with a wider scope than before.
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The story is about a beginner forex trader who achieved early success in the market but lost it all due to arrogance.
Until humanity understands with absolute conviction that the ultimate truth is "You are Me and I am You," we will continue this dance of destruction.
By now almost every country has either had cases confirmed within their borders or has set some legal structure in place to battle the spread of the Corona Virus. The United States leads the world with the most cases, currently sitting at over 160K cases confirmed. My twitter feed is saturated with posts about this global pandemic. People are posting about their struggles, their joys, their opinions and occasionally about the facts. It seems this Virus is all that matters right now in the world. But I want to encourage you through this post — there is more to life.
Olympia was an AI “virtual staffing” app built in Ruby on Rails. The app peaked at $7.4k MRR in May 2024, then slid to $1.9k by mid-2025.
What humanities “best friend” has to teach us.
Tools for Navigating the Unpredictable
Just in time for Halloween failures in production are scarier than most movie monsters. Here's a personal scary story of a production fail.
"For every complex problem, there's a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong." - H.L. Mencken
Leaders must understand the machinery they're operating at the most granular level possible.
In 2017, I interviewed with Elizabeth Holmes to be Head of Finance at Theranos.
The real reasons behind why i decided to start a blog and write. Putting your ideas or projects into the public makes you more accountable than having a mental
Emerging tech like blockchain and AI offer decentralized alternatives to government-run infrastructure.
Journaling is a self-care habit that helps us understand ourselves better through writing.
We've become advice addicts, not because we need guidance, but because we're terrified of responsibility.
Recent discussions at the Pacific Forum Economic Ministers Meeting have once again centered on the familiar themes of economic resilience.
Why? What? How?
After 2 years at a Moscow agency and 4 years as a sole designer at a fintech, here's what actually changes when you go from an agency to product design...
Technology can be helpful but it also can cause power imbalances in relationships.
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, by Arnold Bennett is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. Chapter X: Nothing in Life is Humdrum
History and psychology suggest that rejection often serves as the springboard for innovation and growth.
Money does not bring happiness. Money buys freedom. Freedom to take a leave when you feel burned out. Freedom to leave a country. Freedom to own a house.
Before I started turning this question over in my mind, I decided to do something I used to do while preparing for debates when I was in school: I Googled the exact meaning of the word.
A discussion on the skills children should develop to face tomorrow’s challenges.
By learning and applying new words and mental concepts, we will not simply react to what happens to us but stop, ask, revise.
I was the only designer at a $4B fintech platform for 5 years. Here's the real reason I left in 2025 and what I'm building now....
When I said that I didn’t believe in love I was grasping at a more nuanced point which is that “love” is a poor word to describe a very complicated aspect...
Discover the potential risks and safety implications of industrial battery usage.
Each setback, the rugby injuries, the lost scholarship, the years of work, wasn't just a obstacle but a stepping stone leading to where I needed to be.
How do we become better known, better liked, and more trustworthy? These are the 3 main aspects of influencing anyone in life.
12 years ago, I broke my neck. Then doctors found a brain tumor at the base of my skull. And my spine bent by over 56 degrees. It was the best time of my life.
RAIN can create a mental space to by practising awareness of our feelings, thoughts, and behaviours without being caught in their narrative.
Likeability is not innate, but a skillset that can be developed. Become a better listener, be genuine, open develop emotional intelligence and you're there!
It is not 'if I fail then I will do X'; it is 'when I fail I will do X'. Slightly changing her words, the phrase above belongs to Brené Brown, Dare to Lead, and they are perfect to start this short piece about testing and failure. Everything written is not my knowledge, but of great people like Jeff Hunter, John Maxwell and Brené Brown, I am just interpreting their wisdom. A special thanks to Shane Parrish, I have learned a lot from his interviews and comments.
Obsession with "Novelty" is a bug, not a feature.
I have always been fascinated with the theatre and aspired to "learn" theatre (still do). Between 2017 - 2019, I was part of a Playback Theatre group in Bangalore called The Actors Collective. I was involved passively for a few months and some months very very passionately. As I revisited some of those experiences, it shed light on a few core principles that intersect nicely with the Startup mindset. The "Startup mindset" is something I think helps startup employees and founders, as well as folks who are starting a new role or dimension in their career. I'll go even as far as to say it is one of the most potent traits shared by a band of people that operate well together.
The Clarity Razor is a framework that cuts through the noise of complex decisions.
This story is a part of Hacker Noon's Meet the Writer series of interviews. Aleksandr Pindyk is an AI game developer and HackerNoon contributor.
We all hear that voice, the narrator's voice. So, let's explore how neuroscience deconstructs our inner monologue.
In Yap, community based decision making isn't just an ideal, it's a living practice.
The power went out in the family home in Himachal Pradesh, India. It was the first time in years that the house had been without power. The family had gone to a
There is an eternal conflict between our internal passions and the external needs of the workforce. Accept this struggle and strive to find meaning.
After years of chasing achievement and external validation, I've discovered that true success lies not in what you accomplish, but in who you become.
When your startup is just starting out, it’s not only your grandmother you have to explain it to-it’s also your friends, casual acquaintances, and even yourself
The question "Why an Ethereum EVM based chain?" ultimately has a simple answer i.e. because it allows us to build digital systems that honor our cultural values
Why do we follow gurus and not pursue our unique path
It has been almost a decade since I left home in Poland and moved to Vienna, Austria. My journey had many up and downs so I decided to write down those lessons.
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Thoughts on life and the human condition.
Photo of a brand new car without a plate number.
Before I started turning this question over in my mind, I decided to do something I used to do while preparing for debates when I was in school: I Googled the exact meaning of the word.
The ask changes you more than the answer does.
Sometimes, it is about thriving. Sometimes, it is about surviving. We would be wise to adjust our strategies accordingly.
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Is it worth believing in mankind? Here I have raised up the questions that have been inside me due to growing competition in the recent generation.
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What occurs when governments, financial institutions, and corporations turn deaf ears to the growing chorus demanding genuine reform?
March 30, 1853. Vincent van Gogh was born. He is one of the most recognizable and influential painters of all time. But, what’s the link with human and machine, self-awareness and self-isolation? Well, something happened last week that made me question the way I think about our relationship with technology. And this started with Van Gogh.
After 5 years as VALK's sole designer, I realized I want to build, not just design. On the gap between what I designed and what shipped.
Work-life balance is always a struggle at every stage of our life. How to make work-life balance work? By understanding that it isn't a state, but a journey.
The science behind becoming your own personal tyrant
Over the last few decades webinars have been growing in popularity, but with the rise of pandemic - when traditional face-to-face tools are unavailable and more and more people work remotely - they became a crucial part that fills the gap between offline and online business communication.
They tell you to work in silence. To keep your dreams close to your chest. I choose a different path.
Why we need to make time to visit our own depths of thought.
I’m a very meticulous public speaker. Even though one part of me wants to go extempore, talk off the cuff and sound all grandiose, another part of me knows the beauty of a perfect script.
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Traps we fall into create suffering and distract us from the beauty of life. What the traps are and how to escape them
And so, dear children, remember that as you grow and reach great heights, always seek balance and strive to be mindful of the impact you have on the world...
The surprising perspective I gained from witnessing death
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