“I don’t need to go there anymore” Having struggled for most of my life. It was disorienting when you reach a point where you don’t need to struggle anymore. All the momentum, defense mechanisms, fear just seems out of place. Imagine hanging out in a clown convention for days, leaving…

I recently came across the famous Secretary Problem while reading Algorithms to Live By a book by Brian Christian and Thomas L. Griffiths. This problem aroused my interest as it lies at the confluence of romantic relationships, optimization, self-interest, and maths. Who am I kidding, who likes maths. But we…

I’ve been immersing myself into learning how to program. It struck me how I can frame life around functions. What are functions in programming? Functions are blocks of code that accomplish a specific task. Functions usually “take in” data, process it, and “return” a result. We can look at life…

The more I study highly dominant fighters, the more I see recurring patterns to their overwhelming success. Consistency Khabib (29–0) on doping & training: Mastery of the basics Usman (19–1) on his training:

The Foundation The first layer is the most important. It consists of your childhood. Most of us don’t have a fully pleasant one. This causes ‘errors’ in our brains that cause us to act out irrationally. A parent that unconsciously abandoned us in a shopping mall…

Natural motivation — motivation that strikes you i.e suddenly getting inspired Artificial motivation — getting into a state of motivation with sheer will From mid-2019 to late-2020 I’ve struggle with low motivation. I didn’t see the purpose of doing anything at all. Eventually, after…

Self confidence is the force multiplier for all our actions. This is because it frees us from our limits. Often much of our limitations are merely limitations of the mind. Besides recognizing the fickle nature of our thoughts, another way to break through these limitations is by creating strong self…

No one works in my family. Or maybe I should be clearer. No one works for someone else in my family. Both my parents do business. I’ve never considered applying for jobs is because I have no examples of what it’s like to…

What is Will? It is the director of our actions. It compels us to do certain things, work harder, think harder. It also compels us to stop certain things, stop smoking or stop drinking. It is behind rational action such as getting a glass of water when thirsty. It is behind irrational actions such…