I hated waking up early until I’ve experienced the morning — Did you ever want to change your life to resign because of the lack of time? Some people work on their future after 9–5, but I was too tired. My brain works best in the morning. As it happens, even early in the morning. So, my only option to work…

How to minimize the mismatch between what we think pleases us and what does — You hating your job steals your mojo. You’d think it’s only bad when you work, but it’s a lie. The attitude you have for your job spills over your life. So, you feel hopeless while meeting with friends because you just left work. The standard advice is to switch jobs…

Uneven fight with infinity and how to cope with it — You want a new phone. No, you want a new house. No, wait. Now, you want a new flat screen TV, oh no, now it’s a car. Second, later, you want to be a writer. Right after dreaming about traveling the world. And then you wake up. What a disappointment…

It’s an honor to have you here — The honor I feel now wasn’t always the case. When I started writing, I wanted to get rich, fast. Luckily, my writing was shitty, so no one noticed. I wrote what I wanted to write. Call it a public journal. The growth was slow. I wanted more. Somewhere on the…

You’re not okay, and it’s okay — Have you ever hated the thing you love? When I thought about writing, I wanted to puke. I did everything to avoid it. Another success story would be nice, but here is the truth: Success is mostly failure. Even when I have a dream of writing, I procrastinate. No amount…

When you run from failures, you run from opportunities. — One day changed my life forever. “Every man has two lives, and the second starts when he realizes he has just one.” — Confucius It was the day when I decided to get sober. Suddenly I realized what Confucius meant. My second life started. Up to that point, I did…

#2. Start With Minimum Architecture, Build for Current Requirements — One of the biggest problems I face as an Android developer is overrengineering. We make complex solutions with the future in mind. But what the future holds rarely meets our expectations. And what we spend hours on lands on the dumpster. You Aren’t Gonna Need It and Keep It Simple…

Do what makes your life better, not what makes you feel better — We all want to succeed. Success is a concept that has captivated minds since the beginning of time. All want to taste the sweet fruits of accomplishing one’s goal. To bathe in glory. There is one problem. We assume the world is just. That leads to a curious perspective on…

#3. Create Meaning in Life — Everyone wants to change the world, but few accept that changing anything always starts with oneself. People know everything about anything, and they want to fix it, yet they can’t fix their shit. I used to be a big proponent of fixing everything besides myself, but luckily life showed me…