Articles – Complete Archive CATEGORY: ALL ARTICLES PSYCHOLOGY CULTURE AND SOCIETY SELF IMPROVEMENT ARTICLES – COMPLETE ARCHIVE Being Special Is Not Enough OR: How To Numb Your Pain By Having Too Many HobbiesAugust 22, 2020Psychology / Self improvement„Man! That was some good talk!“, he said while sipping the last drops of the beer from the bottle of his table in his mouth. „Glad we decided to hang out today!“ „What do you mean good talk? We just talked about regular, everyday stuff. It’s not like we touched upon the meaning of life […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...The REAL reason I hate Instagram (and Tinder)August 22, 2020Culture and society / Psychology„Instagram influencers are the worst thing that ever happened!“, I exclaimed self-righteously and pretentiously while scrolling down my Instagram feed. „Dude, why don’t you chill a bit?“, retorted my sister, without even raising her head from the drawing she was working on. „What is wrong with Instagram influencers, anyway?“ „My God, their statuses are so […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...5 Best Books I Read in 2019 (And Another 37 Book Reviews)December 31, 2019Books / Culture and society / Psychology / Self improvementIn this post, I will reflect on the non- chess books I read in 2019. You can find a similar post about chess books on my other blog Chessentials. The Year Of Non-Fiction In 2019, I read 42 non-chess books. The good news is that I read about a wide majority of topics. Of course, […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...College Is Not Worth It: Why I Regret Going Through My College EducationApril 23, 2019Culture and societyA couple of weeks ago, I answered the question: „What are 20 things that are not worth it?“ on the Q&A website Quora. The very first point I mentioned was: college. And it generated a huge amount of shitstorm in the comment section. Not long after, I expanded on the idea a bit in the […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...The Power Of Closure: An Open Letter To My Ex-CrushFebruary 21, 2019Psychology / Self improvementBut why didn’t he say anything? My friends and I were dumbfounded. After a long period of ghosting, it suddenly struck us. Our best high-school friend, a member of our inner circle, our ‘brother from another mother’ – isn’t constantly too busy to hang out with us. He doesn’t want to anymore. We realized we […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...5 Common Pieces Of Life Advice You Should Never Listen ToJanuary 20, 2019Psychology / Self improvementCover photo design by Helena Nemec. You can follow her on Instagram or Behance and see her complete portfolio. 1. NEVER GIVE UP! What it’s about? You have all heard it. You are doing something and it is not really going anywhere? Harden up, you wuss. All you got to do is believe in yourself. Just […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...Another 15 Things I Learned From James AltucherDecember 6, 2018Culture and society / Psychology / Self improvementCover photo design by Helena Nemec. You can follow her on Instagram or Behance and see her complete portfolio. This is the second of the two articles in which I talk about things I learned from James Altucher. You can read the first part, 16 Things I Learned From James Altucher, here. 1. college is overrated […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...16 Things I Learned From James AltucherDecember 6, 2018Culture and society / Psychology / Self improvementCover photo design by Helena Nemec. You can follow her on Instagram or Behance and see her complete portfolio. This is the first of the two articles in which I talk about things I learned from James Altucher. I initially envisioned it as a single article, but when it got too long I decided to split it […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...9 Lessons I Learned From One Punch ManNovember 8, 2018Culture and society / Self improvementDisclaimer: This post contains spoilers and important plot details of One Punch Man anime. Japanese anime are widely considered as weird cartoons for weird people. Still, every now and then one becomes globally popular. Particularly big commercial success was achieved by franchises intended for children (Pokemon have generated more revenue worldwide than both Star Wars […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...7 Healthy Habits That Make You (And Those Around You) HappierNovember 2, 2018Psychology / Self improvementLast month, I have written an article in which I talked about shitty things we all do yet we never admit. The main point was that doing shitty things is a part of being human. That we shouldn’t be so harsh when we are behaving imperfectly. That we could all do with less judgment and […] Share:FacebookTwitterRedditLinkedInTumblrPinterest... Read more...
