Life
A collection of posts about life in all its beauty, including philosophy, geopolitics, history, psychology, and more. I think of it as my digital diary but with less crying and more coffee.
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25 years together
This photo is 25 years old 🤯 Someone accidentally took it on a film camera during the first days of my relationship with Lera. It honestly looks like evidence in a criminal case, but I love this photo. To be… more
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Unconditional Solidarity
Czech ultimate players have once again supported Ukraine by donating money to our athletes who are currently defending us in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, the most valuable part isn’t even the money, but the story behind this fundraiser.… more
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Stand-up Lessons for Startups
Stand-up comedians can educate startup founders on how to run a business. Good comedians are experts at writing dozens of bad jokes, testing all of them on a live audience. They are more like data scientists than entertainers. They don’t… more
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A small bridge 🇨🇿🌉🇺🇦
This is a story about how the Czech ultimate frisbee community came together for Ukrainian athletes who are now defending their country. When Lera and I first discussed this initiative, we were full of doubt. Would it work? Would people… more
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Enjoy your fucking coffee
If I worked at Starbucks, instead of writing people’s names on their coffee cup, I’d write the following: One day, you and everyone you love will die. And beyond a small group of people for an extremely brief period of… more
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There are no really hard tasks
A lot of people realise this a bit late in life. There are no really hard tasks. When something feels big and complicated, it’s usually just a bunch of small, manageable steps hiding inside. Break the big task into small,… more
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Love data, question everything it tells you
I’m obsessed with data, but I don’t trust it blindly.Especially when the interpretation comes from a corporation or the media. Take this chart, for example: You can truthfully say that China and India have either the least educated or the… more
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My first fiction book since school
Even though I read a lot, this is officially my first fiction book since I was a teenager.For a long time, I didn’t see the point of fiction. I preferred learning from non-fiction, something useful I could apply right away.… more
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Two Kobe’s quotes about focus and commitment
I played competitive basketball throughout my childhood years. Like many kids, I looked up to the greats for inspiration, one of whom was Kobe Bryant. I don’t fully share his mindset or the famous Mamba mentality (and maybe that’s for… more
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B.R.I.D.G.E. 🌉 How to say the hard truths and keep trust
Some things aren’t taught in an MBA.Like how to say something tough, but necessary. Being brutally honest, while staying respectful and constructive, is a skill every great leader must master. Here’s a simple framework that helps: BRIDGE. 💬 Background –… more
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Good Day today
Today is an important day, as I’m starting to work on a project that, in my opinion, aligns deeply with my values, beliefs, and passions. Let’s see where this journey takes me. more
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MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED
MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED A year ago, this disturbing thought came to me. It’s a strange and completely new feeling. Over the last 18 years in tech, e-commerce, and digital, I always thought I was at the… more
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Earned exhaustion: when you tired but proud
It’s a feeling I’ve had a thousand times, but I didn’t know it had a name: Earned exhaustion.It’s when you enjoy your tiredness. What is earned exhaustion?It’s when you feel tired because you did something meaningful.You worked hard, gave your… more
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Reflections after finishing the book Sapiens
In four simple words: dot-connecting, eye-opening. This was the first long book where I fully applied the principles of slow reading, which I described here. One of the core principles of Slow Reading is to invest time in choosing what… more
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Most impactful training in my life
You never know which training might change your life. This is the story of one that changed my mindset and the choices I made after. It was September 2023. I sat in a sunny room in Lille, thinking it was… more
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My Top 3 challenges in building a business (after corporate life)
As someone who left the corporate world to build a business, I can honestly share my top 3 downsides of being an entrepreneur. 1. Financial uncertainty In corporate life, every month you get that lovely SMS: DING – salary’s in.As… more
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Slow Reading — A way to learn deeper and enjoy it more
Last year, I started using the Slow Reading method. To my surprise, it worked better than I expected. Compared to my usual fast-paced reading, it gave me some real benefits:– I could focus on the book better.– I remembered more.–… more
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How generations speak Emoji differently
Surprise: Gen Z isn’t the intern anymore. They’re running meetings, pitching products, and maybe even managing you. They’re already in your office and your inbox. You probably want to communicate with them without drama. But here’s the problem: what feels… more
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6 reasons why the world isn’t powered by Solar panels?
Our planet spins around a giant ball of energy called the sun 🌞. Every day, it sends us 6,000 times more energy than we actually need. Sunlight reaching Earth equals 3.8 million exajoules each year.With all our giant cities, mega… more
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From hunger to obesity
Long ago, people feared one thing — hunger. They worked hard on farms, prayed for rain, and still didn’t always have enough to eat. Food meant staying alive, not having fun. Hunger was one of the main causes of death.… more
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How to identify a Smart Idiot? (Spoiler: cruelty)
Good speech by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. “Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” “The kindest person in the room is often the smartest.”… more
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AI reshaped business rules
Reminder to myself: The game has changed. Playing by the old rules is a losing strategy. more
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How fragile the bank credit system is
A bank does not need $10 million to give $10 million in loans. It only needs $1 million, your trust, and a little bit of math. When you deposit $1 million, the bank keeps a small part and lends the… more
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The Mississippi Bubble
Interesting story, I didn’t know about one of the first financial bubble. In the early 1700s, a man named John Law had a big idea. He convinced the French government to let him create the Mississippi Company. People thought it… more
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About Opium Wars and US elections 2024
The First Opium War is an example of capitalism’s bad influence on empires. This war was not just a fight between Britain and China. It was a war for money. In the early 1800s, British traders sold a lot of… more
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Shoshin: beginner’s mindset
I’d like to share an idea I discovered last year that has been helping me a lot — Shoshin, or the beginner’s mind In the 1990s, Phil Jackson took the concept of Shoshin from Zen Buddhism and made it a… more
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Amazing and terrifying footage
If you’re following the war in Ukraine, the long-term scenario of these shows turning into real military training isn’t hard to picture. more
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Reminder: Make it real first, perfect it later
Just a small (but huge) reminder to myself: Make it real first, perfect it later. (The daily battle of a perfectionist) more
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My notes from Chapter 14 of Sapiens book
I write these notes to absorb what I’ve learned from books and organize it better in my head. The Power of Science and Its Impact on Human Civilization If a Spanish peasant had fallen asleep in the year 1000 and… more
