“If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.” — Who is Peter Thiel? Peter Thiel is a German-American billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook and was an early investor in companies like SpaceX and LinkedIn. As of June 25, 2021, Thiel has an estimated net worth of…

Today, I was reading Napoleon Hill’s book “Think And Grow Rich”; one of the greatest books on success and personal development of all time, I came across the list of 30 major causes of failure. It took Napoleon Hill about 25 years of his life to study the most successful…

the Answers are Worth Reading — If you are interested in self-development, productivity, or time management I’m sure you’ve heard of the Eisenhower Matrix. I asked ChatGPT “How can knowledge workers use Eisenhower Matrix”, and “What if they have so many quadrant 1 activities and are always working on important and urgent ones?” …

I read 4 books on focus and attention in January 2023; Chris Bailey’s “Hyper Focus”, Cal Newport’s “Deep Work”, Daniel Goleman’s “Focus”, and Johann Hari’s “Stolen Focus”. I think Deep Work by Cal Newport is the best book ever written on focus and attention. If you’ve read it, then you…

“two heads are better than one.” — I have been thinking a lot about “Synergy” for the last few months and in the last and upcoming few days I’m literally practicing it while working with 7 amazing colleagues on a small-scale humanitarian emergency project. To put it simply, synergy means “two heads are better than one.” Synergize…

Why and How to Shorten the Meetings and Make Time for Breaks? — This week I was in back-to-back meetings and I’m feeling really tired. I think we all have such days or weeks; one conversation ends, another begins, and too often there’s no chance to stretch, have lunch properly, pour a glass of water, or just clear your head. Microsoft’s Human Factors…

It’s estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day. Each decision, of course, carries certain consequences with it that are both good and bad. Making better decisions isn’t one skill but rather a series of tools and frameworks. …

Do you want to get started working in Humanitarian Sector? I have been working in Humanitarian Sector for more than 5 years now. And what I can tell you from experience is that in order to work in this industry you need to Focus, Specialize and Grow. So, here’s the…

Complex and underappreciated cognitive resource in our modern society — This week I’m reading my third book on focus and attention “Focus” by Daniel Goleman after Cal Newport’s Deep Work and Chris Bailey’s Hyperfocus. Daniel Goleman is a famous psychologist and New York Times science writer, Goleman is the author of international bestsellers on emotional intelligence and leadership. In his…