Self-Development
This is where I share my thoughts on self-development—basically how to get a little better at life. It’s all about happiness, finding inspiration, and, of course, learning new things along the way. Consider it a little boost to help you grow—no pressure, just some ideas to think about.
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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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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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MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED
MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED A year ago, this disturbing thought came to me.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 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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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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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
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What are LLMs, agents, agentic systems, workflows
In today’s tech world, you might hear terms like LLMs, agents, agentic systems, workflows. And it could be really confusing sometimes. Let’s break these down in simple terms and see how they’re used. LLMs LLMs (Large Language Models) are advanced… more
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My notes from the recent YC Vibe Coding video
The founders’ quotes at the beginning were the best part: Notes from video: more
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⏱️Time Tracking — My productivity hack of 2024
In 2024, I started tracking my time and logged 4’242 hours of my active life. I want to share what I’ve learned along the way, how I analysed and used data to improve efficiency and quality of life. Ever feel… more
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Back to basics
When I feel a bit lost, I revisit my saved tweets to refocus on the basics. This is one of them: more
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What is Self-efficacy?
Self-efficacy is believing in your ability to achieve a goal or handle a situation. It affects how you think, feel, and act. Albert Bandura, who is one of the most influential psychologists in history introduced the concept in A Social… more
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Scientific Revolution’s loop
In the last 500 years, humanity made a huge leap. This was thanks to the scientific revolution. Governments invested in science, providing the resources and support needed for progress. With these investments, inventions flourished, leading to new businesses. These businesses… more
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About personal Agency
I’ve always thought of word agency in the business sense—like a marketing agency that provides services or a legal agency where one party acts on behalf of another. But I’d never considered it in the context of personal agency. In… more
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Learning by doing
I believe in learning by doing. I begin by taking small steps without prior knowledge to grasp the process and its nature. Then I seek knowledge to find shortcuts and structure. That’s when clarity comes. Learning without action or action… more
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Reading sidenotes – book ‘Sapiens’
How and why in historical explanations What’s the difference between explaining how something happened and explaining why it did? When we ask how, we describe the sequence of events and the conditions that shaped them. When we ask why, we… more
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Fear of Failure
Fear of failure is deep in our brains. It was shaped by millions of years of survival. Back then, failure meant no food or danger. If you failed to hunt, you could go hungry. If you failed to grow food,… more
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Why are we never satisfied?
We either fear that the pleasure might disappear, or we hope that it will intensify. — Yuval Harari, Sapiens The mind is trapped in a cycle of craving. We resist pain, cling to pleasure, and constantly chase more. Take success,… more
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Social Equality VS Individual Freedom
This is an eternal problem.The values of social equality and individual freedom contradict each other and do not coexist for long.It is a timeless issue for humanity—left and right, capitalism and socialism.Can there be a balance? more
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My story of launching E-shop business with AI
(in 2 months and 3 steps: Seed→Feed→Grow) In 2024, after six years in the corporate world, I left my secure job to start my own business. This time I took a fresh approach, using a lot of AI and automation… more
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My next book – Feel Good Productivity
After finishing Slow Productivity, my next book is Feel Good Productivity.Both reflect my desire to stay productive while enjoying the journey. more
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Reminder: Take the time, avoid perfection
This is from Slow Productivity, a book that has become both my compass and speedometer. Mastering the balance between giving myself enough time to create something cool without falling into the perfection trap is a skill I still need to… more
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Reminder: Failures
Reminder for myself. Learning never stops — but also, never stop trying and failing. Failure is like a tough but honest coach, delivering raw, unfiltered feedback about life (with a touch of pain). Every failure is a shortcut to deeper… more