Author: ahmed

Meet my new $2 words! Conscientiousness and Industriousness are very similar concepts. Also, meet my new favorite modern psychologist! Jordan Peterson. He’s a YouTube star from the videos of his lectures and the vlogs he shares (which he records at midnight when he has thoughts keeping him awake instead of writing them down on a piece… Continue reading $2 Psychology Words: Conscientiousness & Industriousness

Recently, I stumbled upon a couple of very thought provocative questions on separate occasions which had me pause for a while and think. Today, I created a list on Google Keep of those questions aiming to update them and go through them every week or more frequently. Here, I will share those with my insight on… Continue reading Questions To Live By

Typical self development gurus will often advise to go about life finding and discovering yourself. Realize what you like and dislike, know what you’re good at and what you’re not, etc… But wait, was I born this way? With my likes and dislikes predetermined? With my skills preprogrammed? “I’m an introvert, public speaking isn’t my… Continue reading Don’t Find Yourself. Make It.

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it” As much as I truly admire this quote and understand its core, it treats “life” as a reactive experience that happens to you by “Chance” and fails to realize that it could be a proactive experience with independent “Choice”. I realize… Continue reading Chance vs. Choice

This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and thanks to some self-discipline (which took me a month) and freemium software, it’s finally taking place. I want to schedule calls in the early morning with ambitious individuals for the main purpose of us committing to the call, hence waking up early… Continue reading Morning Accountability Partners

I have often asked myself why Millennials generation is so special, or at least why it is perceived by the media to be so. I found many answers by reading, observing, and thinking.. but the one that satisfied my curiosity the most was the following: access to information. This single advantage millennials had has widened… Continue reading 4 Tips for Millennials to a Thriving Career

Is this real? Do people truly think I’m successful? Is this how it feels like? Am I really doing so well, hitting success that good that fast? Damn, I must be great.. or am I? Sometimes, I feel good about myself. I hate those times. Maybe because I think they’re fake, temporary moments of joy and… Continue reading Note to Self: Fear the Fake Success

There, I said it. Now some of you might think I’m a filthy materialistic prick.. And for those I say, congratulations, you’re right. But let me explain why I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Linking money with success at least, not being a prick. Walking away from the “money doesn’t buy happiness” argument, this… Continue reading Money = Success

What do I want to accomplish from this project? Why do I want to apply this technique? Where do I see this business in 5 years? How do I make that happen? When will I start working? Questions I ask myself frequently as I work on different projects, until I get lost. All of a… Continue reading My Life Plan