Falling into water, a person starts sinking. Tripping, you begin to fall. When an adversary tightens my throat, I gasp and want to tap. In every case, some dark force tries to harm the victim. There seems to be no other interpretation. Right? In reality, the situation is as you…

Underneath me, the pines rustled and swayed. Ahead, an endless horizon stretched out. My body turned cottony, and my stomach knotted up. A thought spun in my head: “One step separates me from…” It felt like in a few moments I’d be ready to bungee jump. Suddenly, someone nearby shouted…

For freedom, one must fight. Even within oneself. There’s so much to do, commitments pulling you every which way. Seems like gaining freedom once and for all is impossible. Our minds are stuck in these fragile bodies, existing in a chaotic world. But beyond the body, there are personal aspects…

All we know today are not truths but merely models. We use them because: They are helpful, We’re all used to them, We haven’t got anything better yet. A map, like any model, is a limited representation of the terrain. Sure, you can navigate by it, but no smells, traps…

Life gets a whole lot simpler when the stakes are sky-high. The brink of disaster makes us value function over form. Whether it’s a sinking ship, an earthquake, or a fire, the essence remains the same: Survival comes first; the rest can wait. So, in chaos, the real MVP is…

“The world is not driven by greed, it’s driven by envy” said Warren Buffett’s partner, Charles Munger. The investment world is “blessed” with both. We notice in others not everything, just what we lack. Someone else’s success painfully mirrors our own shortcomings. But it starts with an internal sense of…

The best cure for procrastination? Cave painting. Sounds weird? Let me explain. Anthropologist Henri Breuil believed that cave paintings were part of “hunting magic” rituals meant to bring luck in the hunt. The oldest one dates back 45,500 years. Imagine the doubts and fears of our primitive ancestors before hunting…

“Sasha, where’s the money?!” yelled the Forbes Top 100 businessman at me. This was over 20 years ago, in his fancy office. I stayed calm, looking at him with a cool smile. Why? This show happened every year. I led an ad agency, and he was our big client. We…

My buddy shared how he lost his home in the first month of the war. It was his place of strength, safety, and comfort. He poured a lot of love, time, and money into crafting that house. And then, bam! Such a loss. Total reset, emptiness, and vulnerability. Of course…