Category: opinion

  • Distractions will ruin your life

    Distractions will ruin your life

    Everyone has goals and dreams. We are all looking to achieve something, start something, or complete something. Some of us get there through hard work, enthusiasm, focus, and luck. But many of us fail to achieve our goals and some of our dreams. It’s easy to start things, and when we don’t reach the finish…

  • Discovering Life One Step at a Time.

    Discovering Life One Step at a Time.

    Is it possible that by walking around a city or neighborhood, you increase your chances of connecting with unique individuals and experiences? I believe so, and this has been my theory for many years now. This is why I enjoy taking long walks around a city, especially when I visit it for the first time.…

  • Digital Amnesia: Why We Forget the Little Things

    Digital Amnesia: Why We Forget the Little Things

    Have you noticed how fewer people now remember names of top players from sports they don’t follow? Or how people don’t remember their favorite movies from one or two years ago? For example, our son was talking about the upcoming Olympic Games and more specifically about the U.S. basketball team. He was naming some of…

  • Finding Joy in Life’s Unexpected Moments

    Finding Joy in Life’s Unexpected Moments

    My daughter is visiting us from New York for my son’s birthday. She arrived a few days ago, and it was a pleasant surprise. We have two older kids, both living in NYC, while our third kid, my wife, and I live on the West Coast. Despite the distance, we make it a point to…

  • Technology Has Lowered the Bar for Starting a Business

    Technology Has Lowered the Bar for Starting a Business

    Starting a business was once a monumental task, particularly for endeavors requiring significant investment, such as spacecraft, pharmaceuticals, or automotive manufacturing. However, the landscape for launching software or service companies has vastly improved in terms of accessibility. There was a time when establishing a software business necessitated significant investments in server space, hardware, and costly…

  • The rectangle

    The rectangle

    All these people walking around, and here I am just watching them. It’s a lot of people, and they are all distracted, looking at a rectangle, ignoring what’s around them. It’s happening more and more, and it is sad. It illuminates their faces, bringing happiness and sadness at the same time. But nothing lasts; it…

  • Measuring Time in Decades

    Measuring Time in Decades

    This year, I’m embarking on a new decade of my life. I’ve always found it helpful to segment my life into decades; it’s a meaningful way to observe changes, gauge progress, and assess the impact of my choices. From Ages 1 to 9: We’re essentially on autopilot during these years, with our parents or guardians…

  • Analog tools in a Digital Age

    Analog tools in a Digital Age

    With analog tools, I’m not seeking efficiency; I’m looking to immerse myself in the experience.