FIRE stands for Financial Independence/Retire Early. It’s a term that was coined in the United States by personal finance bloggers who started to blog about their …

I learned about chronotypes from sports sleep coach Nick Littlehales. While I’ve never had much trouble sleeping, I have struggled on and off with going to …

One thing I’ve realized during the past 5 years or so is the mind-boggling amount of crap information that’s passed around as absolute truth. Of course, …

Update March 2026 — I’ve moved on from the dual-phone approach. These days I use a browser extension to strip the addictive elements out of social …

My education has been quite extensive; built on these three pillars: University degrees (3 of them from two different universities) Countless courses at technical centers Lots …

The Dickens Process, named after the famous novelist Charles Dickens, is a unique approach to personal development and self-improvement that has been popularized by life coach …

One question that I’ve ruminated on a lot (as in, years of internal thought, research, etc) is how should I spend my time. I’ve always had …

I’m currently fluent in four languages (Maltese, English, Spanish and Italian), and I’m aiming to reach fluency in a few more languages within the next ten …

Originally published: August 2017 Note: I wrote another article about Malta in 2022, and more recently updated my assessment with a piece on what it’s like …

Here’s a textual description of the Tony Robbins morning priming technique. Tony uses this technique every morning and I’ve been trying it out myself for the …

I’ve been meditating in various forms since my teenage years, albeit with many on and off periods. Lately, I seem to have found a style that …