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What I Learned from Building and Shutting down a Startup

I have decided to shut down Prodana, at least for the time being. There is sadness there, because I am really passionate about the idea. The concept where people wouldn’t pay for their own therapy services, but rather for those of others. The idea of mental...

AI and Creativity

Philosophy

As a writer, I am a bit offended by AI. I suspect that artists and developers probably struggle with similar issues – what AI creates, is OK, but it’s not great, and any specialist in a certain field can still spot its cold, metallic fingerprints. Nowhere...

Passive Impact: Creating Meaning That Outlives Your Effort

Philosophy, Psychology and Personal Growth

I had an interesting conversation with my coach today that sparked a new concept in my mind—something I haven’t seen discussed much online: the idea of passive impact. It’s somewhat similar to the more familiar notion of passive income, which has been...

Liberals vs. Conservatives

Philosophy

I recently realized that my degree in sociology qualifies me to espouse opinions on all of society in a free and unlimited way. The very disadvantage of a degree that was supposed to be a Masters in Counseling Psychology is actually an advantage when it comes to...

We Need to Rethink How We Think About Therapy

Philosophy, Psychology and Personal Growth

Personally, mental health accessibility is one of the things I’m most passionate about. Firstly, because I have struggled extensively with mental health in my past, and know that emotional suffering often feels much worse than physical suffering. I wish to alleviate...

The Underdog Wins With Emotion

Musings, Philosophy

Hopefully I’m not overstating the obvious, but one of the key weapons the underdog has, is emotion. The power to win through emotion is so powerful that it gives the underdog the ability to win battles against far larger opponents. By virtue of being the...

Nothing to Lose

Musings, Philosophy

There is something that both rich and poor have in common. They both operate from a place of taking more risks because they have nothing to lose. That is not to say that the rich are not far more comfortable, and that it’s a better place to operate from. But the...

Countries Are Weird

Musings, Philosophy

If you’re a cow or a bird, we’re like, ya whatever. If you’re a human animal, we’re like, you’re gonna need to ask permission to go past that hill (even if you were born there), and you’ll need to bring a little book with you. The...

A Non-linear Approach to Job Roles

Entrepreneurship, Philosophy

In most companies, there’s a defined trajectory to how people evolve and the positions they are assigned. You start as a technitian, an executor in charge of getting some part done. You then move on to manager, in charge of getting others to do their job. There...

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