Published in Irrelevant Matters·Mar 23Member-onlyWhy Every Creator Should Consider a Periodic Detox from Publishing ContentIt’s like a nourishing deep sleep for creativity — It’s hard to disagree that consistency plays a huge part in overall success in life. And it’s even more important in publishing content as nearly every platform’s algorithms openly love and reward consistency. In this way, the most common advice many successful creators give to others is: “Keep showing up…Ideas5 min readIdeas5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Feb 11Member-onlyWu Wei — The Art of Effortless ActionHere’s how you can try less and achieve more — When I first encountered the cultures of the Orient, I found them interesting but useless in our capitalistic world. And I’m not alone in such opinions, e.g., one of the greatest popularizers of these cultures, Alan Watts, once called their main tool — meditation “the perfect waste of time.” We…Ideas6 min readIdeas6 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Jan 19Member-onlyThe Era of Endless Content and OverstimulationIt is bad and will only get worse — we must understand the danger and act to protect our sanity — Our modern world isn’t ideal, but never in the history of humanity have people — at least this many people, lived in such prosperity as today. …Society5 min readSociety5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Jan 1Member-onlyPeople Don’t Care about You as Much as You ThinkAnd why that’s good news — We tend to overestimate how much people care about us and our actions. I learned this lesson when I became a creator — if you ever posted anything on the internet, you know how hard it is to get eyes on your content. I worried about writing articles or posting…Ideas5 min readIdeas5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Dec 25, 2022Member-onlyModern Life Is Not an Urban JungleAnd we don’t compete but cooperate — Many people like to consider themselves as some godly, alpha species outside this world. And although we indeed have immense potential deep inside, before everything — biologically, we are animals. And we still have many primal instincts that manifest even in our modern 21st century. There is a clear correlation…Ideas5 min readIdeas5 min read
Published in Publishous·Dec 19, 2022Member-onlyThe Simple Mindset Shift to Let Go of Unnecessary IdealsAnd start living in our dirty world — I remember being a young fool, full of hope, ideals, and attitude. While it’s not bad for a child, it resulted from growing up in a pretty good home, having parents who put candy glasses on my face. As a privileged kid with lots of opportunities and protection, I didn’t…Ideas5 min readIdeas5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Dec 10, 2022Member-onlyThe Age of Copycats on Social MediaHow not to get lost in content creation — Before writing, I dealt with internet marketing — mainly SEO and SEM for several years. And so, when I started writing, it was obvious to me that I should take care of my social media presence — build a personal brand. Today, 3000 tweets, hundreds of other posts, and a…Ideas5 min readIdeas5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Dec 2, 2022Member-onlyThere Are No Problems in the Present MomentSo why do we choose to worry and how to stop it — Imagine waking up on a beautiful, sunny morning in some heavenly place on vacation. You woke up without an alarm clock, and soon you’ll go to the beach to sunbathe. …Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Nov 18, 2022Member-onlyWhat Makes Humans So Different from Other AnimalsIt all boils down to one truly unique ability — Human, by definition in biology, is just animal. Like most animals, we have cells with genetic material, lungs, a nervous system, a heart, a brain, and other components. And we move to gain energy and feed our bodies, excreting unprocessed waste. Nothing special. If we would leave our technology, take…Society5 min readSociety5 min read
Published in Irrelevant Matters·Oct 11, 2022Member-onlyThe Myth of Objectivity and Its Impact on the IndividualObjectivity is a cheap ideal — I remember when I wondered as a child: “If this thing — the world I see, is real? Do others see this the same as I do?” And I guess every child goes through a similar dilemma. But then we start interacting with people, e.g., …Society5 min readSociety5 min read
