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Bucket list might be one of the worst thing we can do on our life. It confines ourselves becoming a tick-box checking machine.

Note-making is more important than note-taking. Then convert the sequence of ideas into output of writings. This is essentially Zettelkasten.

Competent people become more likable when they make mistakes - it humanizes them (Pratfall Effect). Your “dirty imperfect self” builds the real, sticky connections AI can’t replicate. Go talk to three people today.

Why you feel out of control? Most people in their 20s face foreclosure: committing without exploring alternatives. They compensate with external pressure—high-stakes jobs, constant deadlines—but this creates productivity without purpose since foreclosed identities rely on external rather than intern…

Reassurance-seeking trains your brain you can’t handle uncertainty—anxiety drops temporarily, then bounces back worse. Meta-analysis of 181 studies shows intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is the transdiagnostic engine behind anxiety, OCD, depression (r=0.51). Fix: ERP therapy + small daily practice (o…

Algorithms amplify what triggers attention—sex, status, outrage. Popularity doesn’t define its truthfulness, choose what you consume instead of always accepting the trend.

My absolutely favourite note in music is Rest (silent note), not a Jazz #iv/V7. Use silence in conversation too, show the intentional touch of what you speak, and allow audience to ponder and feel it.

Most writers ramble because they don’t know where they’re going. Start at the end. Know your landing point. Then finding the beginning is easy—and you’ll cut everything that doesn’t drive toward it.

Spreading your expertise across ten things builds confusion, not business. The 5 Ones—one target market, one offer, one conversion method, one traffic source, one year—turns scattered work into focused breakthrough.

Everything (included doing nothing) takes time. Calendar is more important than to-do list.

CI/CD + TDD naturally makes you focus on what matters. Not letting side tasks to affect the most important things. It might be applicable to non-programming stuff too.

Just use a git-based Content Management System. We no longer need separate database or complex API for self-hosted blogs. Sveltia CMS is lightweight, headless and framework-agnostic.