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Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos – Mary Shelley In life you have billions of potential axes of improvement. Many people are just lost between all the options. We didn’t evolve for such a huge choice and it’s often paralyzing. Here is what we can choose to improve: A. Skills ...

What makes who we are? Our genes, our past and the environment.   Our genes are already cast, we can’t change them. The same with our past. The environment of today will shape our stories and identity of tomorrow. Everything we can do to change our future is all about what we surround ourselves with and how we react to it. A healthy atte...

What can be a nuanced perspective on love? By challenging traditional beliefs and emphasizing the importance of self-love as well as a realistic approach to relationships we get to embrace love without expectations, fostering healthier and more fulfilling connections.

I Grow Younger is built on the science that the way we think, read and write (including about self-help) is both driven and limited by the language we use. Every concept must have word(s) for it or it doesn’t really exist. There is more to it though. How do we turn this realization about language and current flawed models into a self-help system ...

Many struggle to understand the true significance of numbers. While we may excel in mathematical calculations, our intuition about numbers and their abstractions often falls short. Numbers can evoke strong emotions, both positive and negative. While they can provide temporary happiness or measure achievements, they can also lead to long-term unhap...

Long-Term Freedom is not just about making more money or achieving greater status. It's about making meaningful choices that destroy our barriers in life. By embracing change, challenging the status quo, and constantly seeking new ways to improve ourselves, we can reach our full potential and live a life of infinite possibilities.

People who never have enough Time are fed the delusion that the solution is Time management skills. To manage Time is to try to manage a huge river you’re swimming in. It not only doesn’t work, it’s conceptually impossible. What people actually mean comes down to: Better Priorities Increasing Productivity Getting rid of addictive ...

There were days when universities were the only way to acquire knowledge and meet people. Today the university is outdated both as a concept and as an individual institution. In most cases, the best teacher is looking at you from the mirror.

Many struggle to understand the true significance of numbers. While we may excel in mathematical calculations, our intuition about numbers and their abstractions often falls short. Numbers can evoke strong emotions, both positive and negative. While they can provide temporary happiness or measure achievements, they can also lead to long-term unhap...

Come to Yarmuk, present day Syria in the year 636 AD. The young Muslim Rashidun Caliphate was expanding and started to threaten the Byzantine empire. Both armies consolidated their full strength and met on a small plain. A lot was to be decided in “the battle of the century“. The Byzantines had every kind of advantage. They were more, better ar...