Let us embark on a journey into one of humanity’s most exhausting rituals: the conversation that starts out as a friendly stroll and somehow turns into a bewildering trek through quicksand, leaving you wondering if you are even speaking the same language—or if you have just been mugged by your own confusion. You are in […]
When Logic Fails: How to Stop Getting Dragged into Pointless Debates at Work Read More »
I have a friend, let’s call him John. He’s a Principal Engineer at a successful company, has a team that respects him, and just bought a house with a backyard that his kids actually use. On paper, he is the walking, talking embodiment of the career ladder dream. A few weeks ago, we were having
The Midlife Upgrade: How to Hack Your Career Before It Hacks You Read More »
Let’s talk about money. For most of us, that sentence lands with a thud. It’s a topic wrapped in a thick fog of anxiety, confusion, and a whole lot of “shoulds.” We should save more, we should have invested earlier, we should have negotiated that salary. Our internal landscape around money often looks like a
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You’ve made something. Maybe it’s a project at work, a new strategy you’ve meticulously crafted, a piece of art, a business idea, or even just a really, really good spreadsheet. You’ve spent hours, maybe weeks, living in a world of your own creation. You’ve been The Tinkerer, happily lost in your workshop, debugging the universe,
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Have you ever sat in a meeting, looked around the table, and thought, “Who are these people? And who am I pretending to be right now?” It’s a weird question, but think about it. The office is a strange place. We spend a third of our lives in this artificial environment, collaborating with a random
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