It’s been quite a while since I wrote about ego and its impact on my life. And these past few months, something has been crystallizing: I keep falling back into the same pattern – getting hung up on ego-based introspection / daydreaming instead of doing action. No matter what I

I recently listened to one of Hormozi’s podcasts about hard work. The main idea there is that more work ends up creating better results just by sheer volume, as practice, experience and skill compounds fast. It often ends up being impossible to not succeed if we genuinely put in the

Over the years, one meditation practice has given me more than any other: metta meditation (or loving-kindness meditation). There is seemingly not much to it, just a series of wishes for another person and yourself. “May you be happy, may you be free, may you be at peace.” There are

When I’m reflecting on my drive to work and pursue goals, I often return to one core distinction: I’m not looking to do more work just for money / status / power, nor to fill in a void inside me – to run away from my fears, inadequacies, traumas etc.

In the avoiding post one of the things I mentioned as a reason for why I was (and still am) not pursuing bigger ideas and projects is me getting used to comfort. At least in my case, I define being comfortable from the perspective of not pushing my own limits

After these first few weeks of consistent writing, editing and thinking about the quality and depth of the content I’m creating, I noticed I lack one core skill in writing – clear and concise communication. With a more consistent writing schedule and more topics in my mind, especially tricky ones,

In the last post I wrote about avoiding the pursuit of my purpose. Meditation is one of the tools I use to combat this – but not the kind most people are used to. While at first meditation for me was just a relaxation tool, it soon morphed to working

In my previous post, I wrote about authenticity and how it often comes before purpose. This time, I’m writing about having consistently found or felt the purpose, yet being afraid to pursue it. One of the things I deeply resonate with is the idea of me working on my own

For the past half a year or so, I was exploring the topics of authenticity and purpose. And recently Dr K had a video regarding this (highly recommended). So what is authenticity? It is not one thing – for some it might be being vulnerable when hurt; for others –

One of the most troubling questions I ever had was why I could not pursue things I wanted (or whether I should) and that started my whole exploration into consciousness, psychology, ego etc. etc. I recently rediscovered and reflected about the initial post about stories and how the snowball started