Cabbage Rolls and Politics

I have a lot of food discussions at work, and preferences are a regular topic. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I preferred Romanian-style cabbage rolls …

Popularity

We live in a society where popularity is associated with quality. Many things indeed become popular because they are good. However, the two are mutually exclusive. Social media …

Fireflies

Waking up early can bring a curious experience of temporarily existing in another world. It exists for only a small fraction of society. Sundays are especially powerful. Generally, …

Whack-A-Mole

Does productivity make us busier? No matter how hard I work, I seem to be drowning in tasks. For every one that I cross off my list, two …

Noticing

I write sometimes about taking time to pause, to take in the things that are without external input. Meditation, sitting with boredom — that sort of thing. It’s …

Hindsight

Hindsight is a bit of a bitch. We’re always looking back at the choices we made and thinking about how we could have done better. With Bitcoin reaching …

Surface Area

If you leave a glass of water on the counter, the water level will hardly change over several days. Spill that same glass, and the water will evaporate …

Make Your Bed

In 2014 Admiral William McRaven gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas. Known as the “Make Your Bed” speech, it went viral and has since become …

Feynman

Nerd Alert This is a bit of a nonsense post. But I recently watched Oppenheimer, and while I loved it, I am disappointed by a miss. As expected …

Ten Breaths

I occasionally bring up the benefits of meditation on this blog. And while the benefits vary — from a temporary change in mindset to overall well-being — I’m …