Why following your passion can be a trap Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! Life is a challanging balancing game. It's much easier to fall into one of the extremes, having too little or too much of something. The "perfect" balance in the middle is very elusive. However, it is still a goal worth pursing. Last time I talked about...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Reclaiming the child-like mind Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! I don't know about you, but I'll take a guess and say that spare time is a something you rarely have. It makes sense that in those moments we will either try to do some chores, or do some well earned relaxation in front of the tv/phone. I'm not against either, I...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
A Good Way to Start the Year Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! 2026 is just around the corner - Maybe you're glad 2025 is over (I know I am), and maybe you got some interesting plans for the new year, but either way instead of getting caught up in new year resolutions, I think it's a good time to slow down and find your...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Why Good Intentions Fall Short Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! Today's topic is willpower, but probably not what you think. I hope to persuade you that willpower or self disciple is not that great as it seems, that it's mostly working harder, not smarter, towards being who we want to be. Instead, creating repeated small...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Make the Right Comparisons Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! They say every writer creates the story they want to hear. In this case it's definitively spot on. I try to avoid comparing myself to others, but it's often easier said than done. Especially in our quantifiable world were comparing has never been easier - Number of...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Prepare for Chaos, not Perfection Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! Today marks Philosopher's Code's birthday!Can't believe it's already been a year, and what a year it was.As a 1 year old, it still has so much room to grow, but I've already learned so much about writing, about the systems around content creation, and the...
3 months ago • 3 min read
The Gift of Not Enough Time Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! Today's topic revolves around an uncomfortable idea - death. If this is something that triggers you I suggest to skip this one, although I only mention it as something that we unfortunately have to face, and how it affects the concept of meaning in our lives. We...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Proactive Optimism Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! back in March I talked about why optimism (for me) is a better mindset to have, and why we should look at the world from a more positive angle and how it affects our mind. We also spoke about how to practice it and bring more positivity into our lives. Today we will talk...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Creativity as a Rubik's Cube Welcome to Philosopher's Code - practical philosophy for everyday life: turning complex ideas into tools for happiness, growth, and clarity. If you prefer reading on the browser - click here Hey Reader! If you ever felt that you are not creative enough,or felt like an imposter when people loved your idea,when deep down you knew it's just rebranding of things you've heard or read - than this post is for you. Creativity is not an impossible bar to reach,we can all...
4 months ago • 2 min read