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How to Think Clearly in a World of Noise

October 20, 2025 No Comments

In 1946, George Orwell wrote an essay called Politics and the English Language. He was tired of how people used vague, bloated language to hide weak ideas.

He said:

“If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”

Orwell wasn’t just talking about politicians. He was talking about everyone who hides behind words. The kind of writing that sounds smart but says nothing.

The kind that uses phrases like “leverage synergies” or “drive holistic alignment.” You read it, and it feels like English, but you have no clue what it means. During my time in the corporate world, I was constantly exposed to that writing, and it always annoyed me.

Life Lessons, Self-Knowledge

Mental Toughness Part II: What doesn’t kill you

October 13, 2025 No Comments

In part I, we agreed on the fact that life is hard. Whether you have perfect looks, a stacked bank account, live in a mansion, and drive a fancy car, you still have to deal with the bad things that we humans experience.

Death, loss, illness, criticism, failure, inner turmoil, insecurity, you name it.

Those things will come for all of us at some point in our lives. It’s not a matter of if but when you deal with hard things.

So instead of trying to avoid the hardships of life, train yourself to deal with them better.

And how can you do that best? By becoming more mentally tough.

AI, Entrepreneurship

Challenge: Build something with AI before the year ends

October 6, 2025 No Comments

Every week I hear another story about the economy that bothers me. Someone with twenty years at a pharmaceutical company is “restructured.”

A guy at a car parts manufacturer says automation is moving in faster than management admits. A woman in government tells me her team is using AI, and now everyone fears getting replaced.

These aren’t the early adopters of AI. Not designers, not marketers. These are steady jobs that used to feel safe. That’s what changed. AI isn’t a niche topic anymore. It is quietly rewriting how work gets done across the board.

Waiting is a dangerous strategy.

If you use a computer for your job, you are already in danger. That’s also true for me.

I’m an AI doomsday thinker. I’m challenging you to take action and capitalize on the opportunities of the AI age. Too many smart people are waiting to see how things play out. By the time things are clear, it is often too late.

Personal Development, Stoicism

Mental Toughness Part I: Life is hard

September 29, 2025 No Comments

John D. Rockefeller once recalled that “for years on end I never had a solid night’s sleep, worrying about how it was to come out.… I tossed about in bed night after night worrying over the outcome.”

This was coming from one of the most successful entrepreneurs of his time. Rockefeller was the founder of Standard Oil, the man who built the first true oil empire in the United States. At one point he was the richest man in the world and became the country’s first billionaire. His name is still synonymous with wealth and industry.

He believed that all the anxiety wasn’t worth it. “All the fortune that I have made has not served to compensate for the anxiety of that period,” Rockefeller said about his time of excessive worry.

You will never get back the time you spend worrying, beating yourself up, and walking around with a depressed state of mind. When you face hardship in life, it’s easy to get down and think, “Why me? Why can’t life be easy for once?”

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