Are you angry or just didn’t sleep well?
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.
Self-care
Who will take care of you, when you cannot walk?
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?
The Power of Expectations
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
Harms of a Benefit of the Doubt
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
Burned Out Doctors
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
Bulging disk helped me live a better life
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
400 pages to say 5 things
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
Share of blame and responsibility
When something goes wrong at home or at work and there is more than one person or team involved – which it usually is – it should always be analyzed. And it should be clearly stated how much and in… Read More »Share of blame and responsibility
Daily and Weekly Reviews
For some time now I am doing short daily and weekly reviews. Here are the questions, for my daily review And here is the list for my weekly review What are yours review questions?
Talking past each other
We have a regular beer with a friend and what usually happens is, that we talk past each other. Each of us is describing their own situations, thoughts and problems, without the other reflecting much on what was said by… Read More »Talking past each other