6 ways my backpacking adventures have made me a better person.
The minute I set off on my first backpacking trip at the end of 2018, something set off in me as well. That something made a huge difference in how I perceive things and how I relate with myself. …
We are convinced that modern technology makes our life easier.
In a sense, it does. The question is: at what price?
Click here to read 3 Absurdities of Our Development –– Part 1.
I remember when I first joined a music fan club as a teenager. The members wrote letters to each other on a weekly or biweekly basis. I…
Let me introduce you to an essential part of your being.
The human intellect is the capability of a human mind to generalize experiences, to work with abstract terms, and to make conclusions from assumptions. …
Words can be powerful. But true wisdom is passed on through thoughts coupled with actions.
Digging deep into my mind, I can clearly recall one of my earliest memories: the 4-year old Sofia is curiously looking through a keyhole, watching her parents and her grandma quarrelling.
The next scene I remember is me, my mother and my brother walking hand-in-hand, heading to the bus station…
Escaping from the mess doesn’t mean I sweep problems under the rug.
A speed run, an ice cold bath, getting lost in nature, enjoying silence, making someone smile, deep conversations and meditating are some well-proven ways that shake me up and declutter the chaos in my head.
And when life becomes overwhelmingly heavy, I just break out of my ordinary environment for…
We are going 3600 meters above sea level. Are you ready?
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither is my career on Medium.
Collect at least 100 followers in order to blah blah blah… This new rule was not introduced by those who are eager to join Medium Partner Program so why would I blame them for their desperation? In fact, I did obey some new members’ Follow me! requests, simply because I…
Some useful advice from an ultra-runner—for the times when the going gets tough.
Whether you’re a beginner, an advanced, or a professional runner, you will eventually or might have already gotten to the point where you felt stuck at increasing your mileage or improving your pace. That is when your running hits a plateau.
No harsh critics or rants — just an attempt to understand the incomprehensible.
Reading Yuval Noah Harari’s books is undoubtedly a thought-provoking experience filled with hundreds of wow and aha-moments that can also lead to some sleepless nights. Here is a train of thought that was born during one of those ‘racing brain nights’ triggered by the popular historian and philosopher’s work.
Objective reality is ruled by our fantasy
What…
