When people want to start a new endeavor, they often wait for the "perfect" time or a "better" time — a time that's more "con...

I started this blog in 2019. It's almost 2025 now.

We all complain. The ideal is perhaps never to complain, but that's impossible since we're all human beings.

In this article I'll share my idea of a crucial step in becoming great in any endeavor. Without this ability, greatness is not possible.

I originally wrote this article in early April – but never published it. So it just sat on my desktop.

Playing to your strengths can be considered a universal principle of life. You've probably noticed that you're naturally better in some things and yet...

Language is powerful. Words are not 'just' words.

People talk about work-life balance. And try to find ways to achieve it.

Today marks the 54th day of my #75hard journey. And so this post is a progress update.

We all set goals for the new year. Or at the very least everyone's thinking about it.

I recently stumbled upon this program called 75 HARD. It's a program that will teach you discipline.

Sometimes some things end. But we refuse to accept it and try to salvage it.

I often see people pissing away their time. If they don't have a task, they just sit idle.

So I was listening to the Lex Fridman podcast. In that particular episode, his guest was Walter Isaacson - currently, the most famous biographer.

There are no rules in this world. There are only actions and consequences.

When was the last time you were bored? Bored as when you were a kid on a summer break and had nothing to do.

Okay, this is what I've noticed: many people get wrong estimating the amount of work that they think needs to be done versus the amount of work that a...

I think the biggest reason is this: we set the bar way too high. By setting the bar high, we make the new habit complicated and hard to follow through...

On your path, there's a fork in the road. You've come to a point where a choice needs to be made.

One of the most important books I've read is The ONE Thing by Gary Keller. It's a little book and easy to read but despite that its message is not any...

Social conditioning is a state in which people do stuff that other people do - not because they necessarily want to - but because others are doing it....

To live (almost) anywhere in the world and do your work independently where ever and whenever you wish, you need to have certain skills. There are som...

"Aspiring photographer", "self-taught developer", and "junior front-end engineer" are some of the ways I've seen people...

Style and fashion are very subjective and rules can be broken if you know what you're doing. But...

This is the first - and by far the most important rule - when it comes to getting people to be on your side. It's the first principle in the massive m...

For the past few years, I've had to teach myself quite a few new skills. And I've experimented with different techniques, methods, principles, ideas.....

Isn't it quite insane that only so few people out of the so so many do what they want to do in life? When I was doing my degree in tax law I talked to...

You probably set goals such as "get fit", "lose weight", "quit this bad habit", and "learn a language". These...

But 99% of people are not going to do it. They won’t do it even if it’s essentially proven that their lives would be 10x in quality and amount of happ...

So I recently began reading - or rather, listening (read by the author by the way!) - to Jordan B. Peterson's 2 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.

I'm no military expert, but I do understand some universal principles that never lie. These principles apply to all of us - whether you're rich or poor, powerful or not, there's no way around them.

1. Inflexible systems will break. It's simply a matter of time. So will the collapse of the Russian Empire be inevitable. It will collapse just like the Soviet Union collapsed. And it will keep collapsing over and over again until the root of the problem is fixed.

The more inflexible you are, the more probable the breaking. Everyone knows that Bruce Lee quote: "Be like water...".

2. Superior firepower doesn't mean much. Just like the US had superior firepower in the Vietnam war, but in the end, had to pack their bags and admit the loss. Yet people keep insisting on counting numbers - who has more of this or that. It's silly - the workings of the Universe are way more complex. There are too many variables at play.

One of the most important ones is the "will".

The will or what Napoleon Hill called - "the burning desire" is what nobody pays attention to it. Yet this is one of the most important factors - if not the most important factor. Now, Putin has the will, but does also his army? Not so much. Yet, on the Ukrainian side, not only has the leadership the will, but also the people.

Another great example of this is the Finnish Winter War. Look that up. Many similarities in these wars.

3. Putin can't stop because stopping would be admitting a loss. And losing would demolish his entire identity. See, many people would rather die than have anything interfere with their reality - reality constructed by their ego.

Ever seen little kids playing a game and when one loses, she gets very angry and throws the board on the floor? It's the same thing. In the kid's mind, she can't accept what is. It's not about losing the game, it's that this reality does not fit with the reality her ego had constructed in her mind. This incompatibility is what throws off the ego.

4. Never surround yourself with people who always agree with you. Never isolate yourself from the world.

This is a big problem for people in leading positions. They isolate themselves off to some high tower - or office - and because of that, they have no idea what is going on. Even worse, they surround themselves with the so-called "yes-men" who only agree with their superiors as doing otherwise would endanger their own position. They don't want to upset the boss. And the boss doesn't want to be upset.

The result of this is that the leaders will get distorted information and that info will keep being distorted as it moves upwards the hierarchy. I could only imagine how far from reality the information about the battlefield is for Putin's generals - and for himself as well of course.

If you're a leader, you want to be where the action is. Just like great investors will go and physically visit the companies they're about to buy, you also want to see what's going on with your own eyes.

And secondly, always surround yourself with people who don't agree with you - this way you get better feedback and a clearer signal of the reality and therefore, are in a much better position to make better decisions.

Machiavelli talks about this in his famous "The Prince".

Most of the so-called "unlucky" events in our lives are actually good ones. At least they can easily be framed as such.

The idea is this: if you can't do the first best thing - the ideal - then do the next best thing instead. E.g., you set yourself a goal to work out ev...

entitlement (noun): complete lack of emotion with regard to deserving something or someone. Give yourself permission to be entitled to the best in lif...

I've come to realize that we often give up on our goals too quickly. I'm not sure why it is, but most people give up way too soon.

Sometimes we live in a tiny world. E.g., when there's not much going on in our lives, it may feel as if this world shrinks like a balloon.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to...

“Academia doesn’t want too many unmotivated people to attempt medical school, so they set up a screen. Organic chemistry is the killer class, the scr...

Are you afraid to say bold things or express your opinion because you're worried that it maybe contradicts what you've previously said? Don't be.

High-value people have many traits that separate them from the regular mass. In this article, I'm going to talk about just one of these traits.

Why is math considered a subject that some people seem to get and others don't? Why isn't, e.g., history one of those subjects?

I used to call myself an atheist. I thought the idea of some god sitting up in the sky to be preposterous.

We often tell ourselves things like "be calm" or "cheer up". That is - we try to convince ourselves to change how we feel.

I see this tendency where people feel the need to apologize constantly. It makes me nauseous.

A while ago, I wrote that the best workout app is the Centr app. I think it was about a year ago.

Python? Java?

I don't relate to most people around me. I feel distant from them.

I believe it's investment. It's not touching the hair or the position of legs or even the eyes.

Do you know how to convert binary numbers into a decimal? How do you know that 11010 in binary is 26?

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If you pay close attention, you can recognize these types of guys easily. They're not necessarily wearing shining armor and riding a horse, but their...

Because nobody else will. Nobody will come to save us.

Political correctness. Also known as one of the most toxic diseases of the modern world.

What are we going to talk about today? I don’t know, but let’s just run with it.

So, I just learned Python. It took me a few days to pick up the syntax and build a couple of simple apps along the way.

There are a thousand ways to achieve success in any area of life - whether it be material wealth, professional success, spiritual life, relationships,...

"No" is ten times a better word than a "yes." "No" is clear and genuine, whereas a "yes" can easily be a fake...

My dear reader, I want to give you a little tip to be a more effective learner. Maybe you already know it, but in case you don't - here it is.

Form over speed is a principle usually (at least to my experience) repeated by physical exercise trainers. Rightfully so, as sacrificing speed while h...

Probably the most valuable epiphany I've gotten since I began coding - or rather - since I learned how to code, is the following: We can often surpris...

What is the differentiating factor between people who have seemingly iron-strong discipline and those who don't? It's actually 2 things.

Focus - my favorite topic. I've talked about it in this blog either directly or indirectly quite a lot.

What a positive note to cast with a blog post during Christmas, right? Our society is obsessed with goals.

First, I want to stress that even though I believe this to be a universal principle, it's still my opinion and might not work for everyone. People are...

I think everyone should try to build their own empire. What do I mean by that?

Many people are constantly looking for ways to do everything faster. They are into speed-reading, they listen and watch videos on 2x speed and become...

I thought I'd share with my readers something slightly different. As some of you might know, books are super important to me.

The idea is this: we're either in expansion mode, which means that we're thriving and moving up in life. Or, we're contracting - which means, we're mo...

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” Jim Rohn If the manager of a company constantly fails to d...

A novel from 1954 - by Remarque - taking place during WWII. I rarely read fiction.

I thought about giving you - my dear friend and reader - a small update regarding this blog. First, if you wonder about the new minimalistic look, it'...

I’ve been recently pondering whether thoughts produce emotions or do emotions produce thoughts. At first, I thought it’s the emotions that generate th...

Intelligence is one fascinating concept. And there might be more variables to it than we might think.

Let's talk about social dynamics. In every interaction, there's the person who's setting the rhythm while the other is reacting.

Gyms are closed, even the outdoor ones. This pushed me to find a way to train at home harder than the regular average Joe's few pushups and a couple o...

Some books recommend labeling feelings/emotions. E.g., that it's a good idea to put a name on a negative feeling, so it'd be easier to deal with it.

When I lived in Taiwan, I had the opportunity to stay in an apartment in one of the older parts of Taipei. Living in that apartment felt like travelin...

If there’s one key component to becoming really good at anything, it’s - yes, you guessed it - obsession. We’re all obsessed with something.

If someone would dump their garbage to your yard, would you be cool with it? Probably not.

The law of use - which is one of the laws of the Universe - states that if knowledge has been revealed to you, you have to use it. Wisdom is not meant...

Spiritual teachers talk about this concept of outcome independence. It means that one shouldn’t be dependent on a certain outcome but should accept wh...

Purpose. Life is ruthless.

To appear interesting, you first have to be interested in it. We tend to focus too much on ourselves.

Imagine if everything we’d do would go smoothly and without any challenges. This would be a pretty boring reality.

We tend to focus on what business people call the “lag measures” - the things we can’t measure immediately. E.g., focusing on a number of sales by the...

I’ve come to realize that people who get things done and achieve great things - successful people - say “no” all the time. They rarely agree to anythi...

Now, when I say “deep identity change,” I’m not talking about a complete and total change of your self regarding absolutely everything. I don’t know i...

As human beings, we are constantly pinging off the environment. There are a couple of reasons for that.

I have always been a fan of long walks, but not until recently; I started to do these walks with a purpose. Imagine this: If your conscious mind is li...

The answer is: you can’t. The almighty Universe doesn’t work like that.

I’ve been recently experimenting with having no Internet at home. Before anyone labels me as “eccentric” and anti-tech because I’m against social medi...

I find amusing the notion that the young kids nowadays are all considered “tech wizards” because they are born with “iPads and iPhones in their hands”...

When it comes to social media - there are three types of people: people who don’t use it, people who use it, and people who are used by it. Social med...

We’ve all heard this question. Some hear it constantly by their jealous peers who try to rationalize their life and choices.

For the past few years, I wasn’t really sure where am I going with my life. I didn’t know what do I want and what am I even doing.

Christmas is coming, and many people all over the world promise to either quit smoking, fix their diet, or learn a new skill. That’s awesome! However,...

Have you ever heard the saying “knowledge is power”? Well, let me break it to you: knowledge is not power.

There’s an interesting anecdote about a zen master Bassui Tokushō (抜隊 得勝) in the book “Zen Radicals, Rebels, and Reformers” by Perle Besserman and Man...

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde Only you can be the best at who you are. No one can beat you at that game.

If I had to pick five habits that I consider life-transforming, they would be the following: waking up early, meditating, exercising, reading books, a...

First, as Ray Dalio wrote in his “Principles”, you can have just about anything you want, but not everything you want.” So, I recommend writing down e...

Everything that happens to you is your fault. Always! E.g., when you’re a team leader, and your team fails, because “someone messed up, then it’s not...

Seeking for recognition implies that you’re not in control. You’re essentially at the mercy of the other person.

The whole concept of “waiting” is silly. It’s an illusion, really.

How often have you seen people on social write about what they’re going to do? Many call themselves freelancers or CEO’s and talk so much about what t...

We often don’t see the polarities that are practically everywhere. Some say that god exists; some say it doesn’t.

Our mind is not on our side when it comes to personal growth. It’s as if it tries to sabotage our every effort to move up.

Confidence is not about knowing that you will succeed. It’s the knowing that no matter what happens, you’ll be just fine.

Most of our problems are just us comparing ourselves to others. If you would be the only one in the world, would money, status, height, weight, looks,...

Our thinking process tends to be quite narrow when we consider the cause and effect aspects of our activities and actions. I bring few examples: “If I...

We’ve all heard the saying that “the grass is always greener on the other side” - that it’s easier or better somewhere else. Usually, it’s just an ill...

Never think that a goal is unattainable. I used to think that this or that goal is not for me because I’m not x, y, or z.

I used to have a mindset that when I pick up a book to read, I have to finish it - even if I don’t like it. Don’t do that! Don’t read books that you d...

This is an awesome tool I got from David Goggins’ book “Can’t Hurt Me.” If you haven’t read it already, I highly highly recommend doing so. I write do...

“Pablo Picasso was notorious for sucking the energy out of the people he met. His granddaughter Marina claimed that he squeezed people like one of hi...

I’m different than most people. That’s not me being cocky - that’s a fact.

Here's the thing. If you're not moving up in life, you're moving down.

The fear of rejection is one of the biggest and most common fears people face. It’s the kind of fear that stops us from doing the things we want to do...

Most people are only concerned with consuming without thinking about the return of value. They watch TV, consume social media, buy stuff, etc.

My whole life, I wanted to wake up early in the morning, Yet I always failed at this, no matter what I tried. There were times when I managed to wake...

If there’s one thing that the people who are great at socializing have in common, it’s the ability to communicate their character very fast. Very fast...

There are days when we feel absolutely shit. In those days, we might not feel like doing our work.

In Buddhism, one of the main themes is the illusion of identity. It means that who we think we are, is just a label we put on ourselves - a mental con...

The following story might be familiar to you. Especially if you’ve read “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck” by Mark Manson.

“How’s my hair today? “, “What about this grease on my shirt?”, “What will people think if they see I have a spot on my pants?”, “What about my pimple...

If you haven’t already, go to a bookstore or Amazon and get that book. It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read.

Be picky about what you read ​ It took me until recently to realize that when it comes to reading books, it’s not about how many books...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue5oHmUGiMM

“To progress again, man must remake himself. And he cannot remake himself without suffering.

The attention span of a regular millennial is apparently 12 seconds. Now, it doesn’t really matter whether these numbers are correct or whether it’s +...

There’s an awesome book called “The Dip” by one of my favorite authors, Seth Godin. What is” the dip”?

Roughly 80% of wealth is owned by 20% of people, 80% of crimes are committed by 20% of criminals, 20% of posts generate 80% of traffic, 20% of the emp...

While doing your work, have you ever suddenly discovered yourself dicking around watching Youtube videos, browsing social media, or doing anything oth...

I’ve been experimenting with binaural beats for a while now and come to the conclusion that they do work. In fact, it’s scientifically proven, so no n...

More, more, more, and more. This is the mindset of an average consumer, as well as the mantra of almost every company.

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee? But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself.” Albert Camus, A Happy Death We...

In an interaction, we usually focus only partly on what the other person says - the second part is focusing on what we could say next. I think we do t...

This method is so powerful; it’s the equivalent of using a machine gun in a fight where everyone else is using knives. Perhaps I’m exaggerating a bit,...

Why we lose control of our emotions? ​ There’s a great book called “The Chimp Paradox” by Steve Peters in which he explains in simple t...

We have so much more control over our lives than we think we have. Understanding this is, in essence, the difference of seeing possibilities vs.

Meditation creates a gap between the impulse and reaction. Here’s how many people go through their entire life: there’s an impulse e.g. “I’m hungry”,...

Do the most important thing in the morning. The first step is to find out what your goal is.

The price of the car is not only the price you pay to acquire the car. There's also the price of the fuel of course, and the price of maintenance.

The infamous like button - first created in 2005 and then popularized in 2007 at FriendFeed (later acquired by Facebook) is probably one of the worst...

The human brain is a constantly growing living organism that regenerates new brain cells (neurons) constantly. It craves to learn new things.

Don't try to shut down thoughts and emotions - they're a natural part of us. Instead, do not get caught up on them.

We need more stillness in our lives. There's too much noise.

Stoicism is most likely the best form of philosophy out there. The reason is this: it’s practical.

Apparently, Zeus had nine daughters with Mnemosyne called the Muses. They represent the source of knowledge for all things regarding creativity like a...

Don’t ever apologize for who you are, what you like, what you enjoy, and what you want. Be absolutely unapologetic.

For quite some time, I've been pondering about why do we judge other people so much and how to stop doing this. We're essentially little tyrants that...

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Jim Rohn Many people don’t agree with this quote by Jim Rohn, but I do. I thi...

There are some things in life that you not only want to have or achieve - you absolutely must achieve them. There’s just no other alternative.

If you’ve read Mastery by Robert Greene, then the following story is familiar; if not - here is a story of Yoky Matsuoka. As a teenager in Japan in th...

If you’re an artist or a business and you’re building your following and business on someone else’s platform like Facebook or Instagram, then you’re p...

What brings success? What gets you to your goals?

Giving feedback is a sort of a delicate thing. It’s delicate because it’s very easy for people to take offense and therefore reject the feedback in it...

What’ve I’ve noticed is that not many people have the ability to hold two or more opposing ideas in their minds at once. Let’s take politics, for exam...

Focus on the people that appreciate you and your work. Don't focus on those who don't.

Show up no matter what. Show up every day, not because you need something from others but because you want to.

Instead of working on ourselves to look cool why not work on ourselves to actually be cool? Why are we constantly scanning around to see if we “fit” i...

Some people use the escalator or the elevator and then go to the gym to use the treadmill or the stepper machine. I find this behavior fascinating.

So, today morning started very interestingly: first I damaged my shoe to the sharp edge of a foot of a table. Then I spilled coffee all over a coffees...

Seth Godin calls it the lizard brain, Steven Pressfield calls it the resistance. However you want to call it, we all have it.

I think that authenticity has become one of the scarcest resources. There’s so little of it out there nowadays.

I think it’s so cool we can nowadays learn almost anything we want to learn. All the information and theory are online.

Almost anything is better at small than big. Small is compact, weighs less, is more portable, usually more flexible and overall more efficient.

If you do an audit on your life, how much time do you spend escaping your life and how much of it is actually living it? The way I see it: most people...

What do we need to know to make decisions? It turns out we might often be very wrong about the data we actually need in order to have success.

Here's something you might've not known about yourself: in your field, you're probably not as good as you think you are. And, this is especially true...

Checking your phone for news, updates, emails, notifications for new messages, feed updates for Facebook, Instagram, etc. before doing your work might...

I like to write articles. Even though I might not write good ones every day, I write every day, and I do it for a reason.

I’ve only recently started to realize that eating breakfast might not be better than eating breakfast right after getting up in the morning. You can h...

Have you ever wondered how much data comes on our way every day and moment? How many pieces of information are available to you at this very moment.

There's no need to categorize ourselves. We're often too worried about who we are or in which box do we fit.

Writing makes you think. It’s impossible to write without thinking at least a little bit.

There are three main levels of operating in this world. Spiritually speaking, people at the lowest paradigm mostly care about having - they worry abou...

Here’s the thing: our unconscious mind runs the show. Whatever is down, there affects us - and if it’s not dealt with, it runs our entire life.

We all judge other people in some way or another. Even if we don’t say anything out loud, in our heads, we still evaluate them by the way they act, dr...

In the 1970s, Michael Zeiler experimented with pigeons by rewarding them after they clicked a button. In the beginning, he gave them food every time t...

Follow instructions, shut up, do as you’re told, don’t stand out too much, don’t ask too many questions, use a blue ink pen, do not color over the lin...

I think so. Being positive is not the same as being happy or feeling great.

Help others - share tips, start a blog, or a Youtube channel. Offer value for free without wanting anything in return.

Hi, and good morning or evening - depending on where in the world you are - I hope you're having an awesome day. I want to talk a bit about compositio...

Typora with the Newsprint theme. ’It’s the best writing program ’I’ve ever used - and ’I’ve tried a lot of them.

Many people get really angry or frustrated when they don’t get something they think they deserve. After all, the feeling of frustration is that someth...

I used to struggle a lot with being able to hold a conversation. I often “ran out of things to say.” Or rather, I actually ran out of questions.

Here are two ideas about competition. First, there is the idea that competition puts producers under pressure to produce better products.

Some things just need to be done. We don't want to because that particular way might be uncomfortable but we know it's the only way.

Everyone wants to have a better life. A life without problems where everything is easy, and there are no struggles.

I don’t think it’s a good idea to have a camera in your bag. Either have your camera around your neck or in your pocket.

There is no middle. It can only be one or the other.

Momentum is one of the best things in life. It’s valuable, and if you don’t appreciate it enough, it will go away.

We all have that need to be liked. Some more than others but nevertheless we all want people to not disapprove of us.

I think in most cases, quantity weighs over quality. Especially when it comes to making art.

Steve McCurry (born 1950) is known mostly for his amazing portraits - especially for the famous “Afghan Girl” photo. He’s a member of Magnum Photos si...

Everyone is constantly on their phones. People don’t say “hi” to each other, let alone know their neighbors.

We tend associate negative emotions with something "bad" and positive emotions with "good." However, a better way to look at it wo...

I was having a small dinner at the Kou Xuan Pin Spicy Stinky Tofu restaurant - a restaurant like every other in Taipei night market. At least for a fo...

How many people are stuck in a job that they hate? Why is it so?

As some of you may know, I am based in Luxembourg officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg). This is not the case anymore.

People like to put art into boxes: “this is a painting, this is sculpture, this is photography, this is music, this is not, this is this, this is that...

I believe all artists have these “blocks” every once in a while. Feeling of discouragement or lack of motivation, inspiration, and will to do somethin...

If you avoid eating carbohydrates and eat healthy fats, your body will start to burn fat for fuel. It’s called the ketogenic diet.

Intro ​ Lu Nan (born 1962) is a legendary Chinese photographer and a Magnum correspondent. Lu Nan, 1990 (Magnum Photos) By nature, Lu...

Step number 1: Write down what you really want to do in life. Step number 2: Watch Into the Wild.

Intro ​ Mikhael Subotsky (born 1981) is a South African artist. At the age of 25, he was one of the youngest photographers ever to join...

By “fear,” I mean more the “what do other people think of me?” type of thought process. Lately, I’ve been photographing a lot of inanimate objects as...

Here’s a thought: it’s not about what you photograph, it’s about how you photograph. We put so much emphasis on what is “worthy” to shoot and what’s n...

Everyone has heard the old adage “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It implies the notion that in some cases you can simply show the picture witho...

I hope you're all having a great day so far. Some of you may be wondering why I write about topics such as productivity or about the importance of foc...

Intro ​ Marc Riboud (1923 – 2016) was a French photographer. He joined Magnum in the fifties and left the agency in 1979.

I’m not going on a long rant about social media and smartphones and how these things significantly inhibit our ability to focus on our work. Instead,...

This is the title of Ben Horowitz’s book. The guy who built a company from scratch and then sold it for $1.65 billion.

I recently received an e-mail from a follower who asked me how to know if a photo is good enough to share it with others. It’s an excellent question,...

The US intelligence services were highly criticized for not detecting the 9/11 attacks even though there were massive amounts of evidence of the occur...

“I’m a professional; I don’t do this; I don’t do that; I can’t do that; this is not me” are some of the thoughts we all have had. Our identity.

Introduction ​ By “good,” I mean good. I don’t mean becoming a master - that’s another story that I’m not qualified to tell.

A couple of days ago on one evening I took a piece of paper and wrote on it: “What do I find funny?” I stared this piece of paper for several very lon...

Intro ​ By no means am I good at portraits. I'm just learning, but there's a couple of things that I'm starting to understand.

I regularly look at some of my own photographs and re-read my own articles. Not because to evaluate or edit them but because I think they're really go...

This is the tendency I have noticed (and I’ve been guilty of this of course): we read or listen to what one person says in a video, book or article, a...

Tip #1. Turn pro ​ This is the term Steven Pressfield uses.

This is a follow up to my article “Focus on your strengths.” There’s a couple of things I want to say from a different angle that contributes to that...

I think the biggest issue with social media is not even that its mostly a waste of time and its addictiveness. The huge culprit of social media is the...

Intro ​ If you do any kind of art or creative work, then I really really really really recommend you to check out his three books: Stea...

As is true for so many things, the best time to have built your network was yesterday. The second best time is right now.

Many photographers and artists don't have their own website. They rely solely on Instagram or some other social media platform.

Every once in a while, there is an article or a story of a photographer who complains about clients lowballing them or that photographers don’t get pa...

Business geniuses Eric Ries and Peter Thiel talk about this false hope of” build it, and they will come” in their books The Lean Startup and Zero to O...

One of the best ideas I got from Erik Kim (besides owning your platform) is to use your real name. If you're an artist, using your real name might see...

Forget about SEO and all the fancy optimization methods, word of mouth is probably the most powerful thing an artist or a business can ever have. Word...

There’s a story of Isaac Asimov having great admiration for Carl Sagan and his books. This is what Asimov had to say of Sagan: “You are my idea of a g...

Providing value means continuously putting stuff out there. Blogging consistently, making videos, taking part in interactions on social media like ans...

So that, you the artist, wouldn’t starve to death. No, but seriously.

We tend to think that some people have stronger willpower than we do. If we give in on something, we simply blame it on our weak willpower.

We all have that thing we want to do, but we’re not doing them. I’m not talking about some to-do list.

We are sometimes too quick to judge and categorize events as good or bad. E.g., you want to get a particular job in a certain city.

Other than paparazzo’s hunting down celebrities, street photography may be the most controversial type of photography. There’s probably not a single p...

In photography, isolating your subject(s) is essential, and a sign of a quality photo. There are different ways to do that, such as using shallow dept...

We have this tendency to think we have to do XYZ to become good enough. Right now I suck, but if I get fit or become rich, then I’ve made it.

We want to fit in and that’s what we’re being told to do. We want to be different, but not to the extent that we stand out.

Steve Jobs said that. At least, it's attributed to him.

I'm find it almost always amusing when someone comments on some video or article that this or that wouldn't work. "Try this in my home town and y...

You've probably heard about the famous 10 000 rule (popularized by Malcolm Gladwell). The idea is that if you practice the thing for 10 000 hours, you...

If you take a homing pigeon, put it in a cage, cover the cage and drive the bird thousands of miles to a random place, and let it free, it will find a...

A lot of us want to make art and share it with others, but we also feel that something holds us back. Why is that and can we do something about it?

One of my articles got recently published in PetaPixel, and as I read through some of the comments, I wanted to write about the commenting culture in...

The idea behind the title is this: the quality of your input, determines the quality of your output. I believe most of us want to make great stuff, pr...

When we are in an environment where we don't know anyone or most of the people, we tend to be in a competitive frame. It's us vs.

We live in a world of too much. There’s so much going on all the time and so much to do.

Intro ​ First things first. For me, street photography is more than just taking candid photos.

How much differently would you treat yourself? If you’d look at yourself from a third person’s view, would you keep yourself on the job you currently...

If there’s a formula for success, it would be this: simple actions + time = success. We often think that really successful people, got it by chance or...

One of the biggest epiphanies I have had is the importance of giving value. I'm pretty sure that when I was younger I was constantly thinking about ta...

I see a lot of these “Everyone’s a photographer until M” T-shirts on Instagram. For those of you who don’t know, M stands for manual mode in a camera.

Ever wondered why some photos are shot in horizontal (landscape mode) and others in vertical (portrait mode)? I know I have.

To be “goal oriented” is something you can see a lot e.g. in job advertisements. “We're looking for a goal oriented person ....” etc.

Leonardo Da Vinci started his day by writing down the things he wanted to learn that day. Most people start their day by checking their phones for not...

What is congruency? It's when your thoughts, words and actions are aligned.

The subject to background separation. This is one of the most important aspects of photography and one of the least talked about.

I posted about this on Twitter as well a while ago and thought elaborating on it a bit further. Uncertainty = death ​ Our brains want t...

Ego gratification, that's why. I'm going to write a book, I'm going to establish a business, I'm going do this and do that.

The main reason is this: You'll be a lot more happier. You'll be able to actually enjoy photography because you don't have to carry a big clunky camer...

I am quite curious about the subject myself and read couple of books about it as well. Perhaps the reason behind this is that I've struggled a lot wit...

Introduction: read me! ​ Whether you're an established portrait photographer, aspiring street photographer or someone looking to just m...

Note: This is a long one, but depending where you are in your life, it might change your life. Literally.

First, we need to understand the “what.” This is my understanding of art: It’s not just painting or writing. Art can be anything.

Imagine 3 waiters. Two of them are excellent at their job.

Introduction to the "why" ​ There is no way to start this article without the famous quote by the not any less famous war pho...