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Are You The Best Version of Yourself? – Checking In After 16 Years – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In January 2010 I wrote a post asking whether you were running the best version of yourself, built around a software metaphor —…
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The 2026 Definition of Success – 10 Years after I First Tried My First One – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2016 I brainstormed ten frameworks for defining success because I couldn’t find a single one that covered everything. My general approach back…
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Frustration as a Growth Signal – Revisiting After 15 Years – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2010 I wrote 33 ways to overcome frustration, opening with the confession that I had significant personal expertise in the subject. The…
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Why I’m Still Learning to Say No (17 Years Later)
[ad_1] In 2009 I wrote seven ways to say no, motivated by the observation that most people don’t practice the word. My framing was…
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Life Has No Meaning – In 2026 I Still Think This Is Good News – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2015 I argued that life has no inherent meaning — and that this is its most liberating feature. It wasn’t nihilism —…
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The Diamond Cutter, 12 Years Later — Buddhism as a Daily Practice – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2014 I reviewed The Diamond Cutter by Geshe Michael Roach — a book that maps Tibetan Buddhist principles onto business management. The…
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77 Reasons to Love Your Life — Why I’d Write This Differently After 17 Years – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In March 2009 I published 77 reasons to love your life. Almost 5,000 words. The list that started with the fact that you’re…
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7 Reasons to Enjoy Life More — 16 Years Later – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2009 I wrote seven reasons to enjoy life more, grounded in the idea that most people simply forget they’re allowed to. The…
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16 Years as a Digital Nomad: What Changed Everything | Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In March 2010 I wrote a primer on being a digital nomad — what it meant, where you work, how you manage relationships…
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7 Things To Do when the Shit Hits the Fan – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In April 2011 I wrote seven things to do when the shit hits the fan, directly from inside a disaster. An iPhone app…
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How I Actually End My Day in 2026 – Compared to 2011 – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In January 2011 I wrote about 33 ways to end your day, built on a specific premise: that the miracle of waking up…
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77 Things to Do: My Bucket List, Reviewed 13 Years Later | Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In October 2013 I published a list of 77 things worth doing for no reason other than capability — “just because you can.”…
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7 Kung Fu Panda Lessons, 16 Years Later | Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In February 2010 I wrote a post arguing that Kung Fu Panda understood personal development better than most self-help books. I listed 7…
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The Right Tool for the Job in 2026: What AI Changed – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2018 I wrote about tool granularity — the mismatch between the instrument you’re using and the task it’s meant for. The watchmaker’s…
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Keep Yourself Motivated: What 15 Years Taught Me – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In September 2009 I wrote 33 ways to get and keep yourself motivated. The angle: motivation is a renewable resource, you can deliberately…
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Steadily Fluid after 10 Years: How Does it Feel to Live with the Paradox – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2018 I wrote about being steadily fluid at the ten-year mark of this blog — consistency by adaptability, stability inside change. I’d…
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Technology, Ideology, and What Actually Happened Since 2018 – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In late 2018 I wrote that the next revolution would be technological, not ideological. The argument was that the far-right authoritarian wave sweeping…
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17 Years of Social Networks Later: What Actually Replaced What – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In January 2009 I wrote about social networking versus real life relationships as if they were two teams in a match. I framed…
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100 Ways To Live A Better Life: 17 Years After – What Actually Worked – Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In August 2009 I published 100 ways to live a better life. It took me about 2 weeks to write. I’d written list…
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3 Lifestyle Design Blueprints I’ve Lived | Dragos Roua
[ad_1] In 2009 I wrote about lifestyle design — the idea that every life follows some blueprint, whether you drew it consciously or not.…