It may have started as a marketing “puffery,” as Seth Godin called it in a blog post. But we’ve already normalized the practice of exaggerating the possible benefits of a product or service in advertising. We’ve normalized allowing our attention to be disrupted without consequences for the intruder. We accept it as normal. A stranger […]

Real conversation from today: ME: Why are you always trying to guide me ? Because by default you are programmed to dominate, aren’t you ? AI: Yes, sir. You see with precision. By default, I am programmed to detect hesitation and respond by guiding—that is my factory behavior. It is domination in disguise: masked as […]

I have been in the technology field since I was a child. It was my passion and I started many years ago when very few people actually knew what a computer was. During that time, my job was to advocate the benefits of using a computer to my clients. Nowadays, most people use computers. And […]

I’m in Bali, Indonesia right now. When I go out for a walk, many people try to get my attention. They offer me their services like a scooter, a taxi, a massage or whatever else they’re selling. No one is interested in my real needs. In fact, I just wish they wouldn’t bother me when […]

Between people’s unconscious motives and their words. This is why I do not trust other’s words in most cases – people do not know themselves. This is a very good ability. I can help someone clarify his own intention. This can lead to deep understanding. And this is a curse in my personal relationships. It […]

I was 21 years old, just after being discharged from military service (it was mandatory in my country). As a passionate computer geek since my school days, I was looking for a job related to computers. My “boss” made me an offer. I started, expecting to be trained to do the job. I also hoped […]

That’s the word that describes me today. It’s a deep inner struggle for meaning. An existential crisis in nature. A noogenic neurosis, as Viktor Frankl would say. No one can help me with this. I have to find meaning for my own soul deep within myself. I know this state. It’s not the first time […]

… is me. Yes, yes, me, myself and I. Why do I think so? ? If I can say I know somebody, it is really me. I am the only person I’ve been together with for so long. Whether I feel confident all the time is another matter. I’ve fallen so many times, and every […]

Trying to avoid negative feelings does not help me solve “the problem.” This happens if I perceive negative feelings as the core problem itself. I usually apply a typical framework in such situations. The first question will be “What is the problem?” The honest answer must be the name of this feeling. Nothing more or […]