Most of the time, we don’t want to see reality. Even more often than that, our brain doesn’t let us perceive reality. But sometimes - sometimes, reality pierces through and shatters our illusions. These moments are harsh. The struggle is real: why does it have to be like this. No...
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Book: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
adventures of a curious character
Review of Richard Feynman’s autobiography, where ‘anyone who can read it without laughing out loud is bad crazy’, according to the Los Angeles Times Book Review. This book quite clearly is a masterpiece, and I can only recommend everyone to read it. I received this book together with Lean Startup...
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Book: 12 Rules for Life
an antidote to chaos
Review of “the most influential public intellectual’s” bestseller, according to the New York Times. I got the book in early January and read it in the latter half of April 2020. I also bought the second part, Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, recently. The main reason I bought...
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Goal Setting Workshop
how to set and achieve goals
This is the transcript of a pretty long workshop. It is among the most effective things I do every few months to keep me focused. This is an abridged culmination of the most effective exercises I found over the last few years. It does by far not include everything I...
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Book: Extreme Ownership
How US Navy Seals Lead and Win
Review of Jocko Willink and Leif Babins ‘absolute best and most useful leadership book’. The harsh take on responsibility and leadership resonated with me. This is a book for everyone looking to broaden their perspective on these topics, it certainly helped me. I received this book as a birthday present,...
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