Life has become all about work. Nothing else really came to my mind to write about. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Working is good, of course. But what…
Posts tagged personal growth
After 10,958 days in the world
On World Sivaslı Day, that is 05.08 — no matter how you put it, on 58 — in 2023 I turned 30 years old. I’ve now said Bismillah to my 30s. The number of days...
A Quarter of a Century.
A quarter of a century… I just turned 25. 🙂 In primary school I had Serpil Hocam, a teacher with 25 years of experience. Back then I’d think, “wow”. And now I’ve matched her years…
A 4-Week Social Media Break
It’s been exactly a month since I shut down my social accounts. “Why did you put yourself on pause? And why are you switching them back on now?” — let me explain briefly. I did…
Dream It, Make It Real (From 2016 to 2026)
In 2016 I got out of bed at 6 AM to write this short manifesto. Ten years later it still resonates. Republishing with what life taught me since. Original post (2016, translated): It’s almost 6…
Use It!
A million things to do keep popping into my head. “I’ll do this, I’ll do that” — and I notice I haven’t actually done a single one. Why am I doing this? Laziness? Boredom? Loss…