It is easy to criticize others. It is much harder to improve what you can actually influence. If you do not like something, explain it to the people in charge of it and get back to your responsibilities. Don’t waste… Read More »Focus on what you can do
People often get stuck with perfectionism. Or even more often, they want to do a good job, do it 100 percent or as best as possible. Usually, you really need just good enough. But what is good enough? Good enough… Read More »What is good enough?
If you are angry or annoyed, first think if you are not tired or hungry. If so, do not be mad at people and do not argue until adressed.
I have unfortunately experienced this two times already. You cannot even go and open the door for the emergency. Sure, you can let them break down the door, but that is not ideal (and to fix it will be expensive).… Read More »Who will take care of you, when you cannot walk?
There are people without legs living in a poorest environment who are happy. And there are healthy rich people who are depressed. Mostly it comes down to expectations. If you expect more from life than you have, you will not… Read More »The Power of Expectations
Sometimes we want to give people we talk to a benefit of the doubt. We do not want to dumb down our content or say (for us) obvious stuff out loud. This usually backfires. People are more prone to stop… Read More »Harms of a Benefit of the Doubt
I have some experience with medical system in Slovakia over past few years and in general, people are nice and helpful, you get help and solid diagnosis and prognosis. However, there is one thing, that really annoys me and it… Read More »Burned Out Doctors
I ended up two times in an emergency room with a severe back pain (meaning I could not walk) and each time it took me several days to weeks to really walk properly again. After the first time. It took… Read More »Bulging disk helped me live a better life
What is a good school? Many parents want to send their kids to “elite” schools. Sometimes this starts from kindergarten (which is sick). However, these “elite” schools are not always (I would maybe also rarely use) excellent. They are elite… Read More »A “Good” School
I am currently finishing Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, and it has over 400 pages, which could be summarized as So what is the 400 pages for? Stories. Almost no one will listen to a good advice, when… Read More »400 pages to say 5 things