The price is in the years you put in.
Startup nations Tech prosperity is usually a reflection of how the region is faring economically. Technology is not like mining or oil, which manufacture money from nature. Tech makes money by …
my AI Compared to many technological products, AI is yet to create a home for users. With computers, you could easily say my laptop, my desktop or even my server. Likewise, with phones, you could say...
United by resentment When a group of friends find a reason to dislike someone, they have unconsciously discovered a glue that can keep that friendship going for years or even turn it into a …
Result sheets The truth is that, at the end of the day, you cannot hide from your results in real life. When you take exams in school, you can interpret them however you like. You can even withdraw …
The radical sovereign If narcissists try to mould their mother out of everyone, then there’s probably an archetype for someone who is almost trying not to have a mother. This type wants to earn …
In the incumbents we trust What the incumbent offers most of the time is structural stability. They offer safety, familiarity, and predictability. We can almost say that in incumbents we trust. I …
Biases Biases are stories we tell ourselves to make sense of people and situations. Some we came up with on our own, and some were handed to us by our parents, friends, and culture. Not a lot of …
The cadre of low self-esteem Let’s assume your parents aren’t well-to-do. They are a step above living from hand to mouth, but they are also not what you would consider middle class or upper …
Beyond democracy What comes next after a society institutionalizes democracy is usually a slow ascension to liberalism. Democracy, by its very nature, gives way to free thinking, which in turn finds …
Techno real The premise of most tech utopias is a world of perfection, where new systems displace existing systems and create a new way of living. So many technologies have promised to lead us into …
Naive much? The road to greatness starts with a measure of naivety, sometimes a heavy dose of delusion. I think this is because the idea is not fully formed yet, or you don’t even know how big it …
The trophy of vindication There are many approaches to achieving the same end goal. What may seem right to one person may seem incorrect to another. We all have different ways of seeing the world …
All in There’s a type of intensity that can only mean you are living life to the fullest. I will call it total immersion, nothing short, nothing less. You feel every minute of the day, every hour …
Just start There’s magic in overpromising yourself. You tell yourself you are going to do this and that. It is non-performative pressure. If people just happen to acclaim you for that, then so be …
Kingmaking A kingmaker must love people, not just their friends and loved ones but also strangers. It’s a people game; everybody matters, everybody is a potential king. You have to love the people …
More There are people who are dissatisfied with their current station, but that’s not the first time they’ve been dissatisfied. In fact, their dissatisfaction led them to where they are now. They …
Work harder, work smarter People who say “work smarter, not harder” are probably talking about a situation I can’t see. In the long run, working very hard may actually be the only way to get …
The price of foreignness I got dealt a lucky hand. In hindsight, it was lucky, but at the time, it was as grueling as they came. I grew up in an environment where certain people never hid the fact …
The savior complex Growing up, I wasn’t hustling to be seen. I didn’t have a ton of people I’d promised I was going to blow up or who were waiting for me to be the man. I didn’t know why, but …
Pay with credit Having an account or subscription you have to maintain with a business turned almost every business into a collector. Bills Pay was essentially an aggregation of those businesses. You...
