Ancient Wisdom

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When Your Computer Crashes and Life Laughs

When Your Computer Crashes and Life Laughs

Stop crying

Parves Shahid
Stop reading life advice. Except maybe this.

Stop reading life advice. Except maybe this.

a buffet of opinions

Parves Shahid
Why Making Things Easier Is Your Biggest Mistake

Why Making Things Easier Is Your Biggest Mistake

The Life Paradox

Parves Shahid
When Life Hits Like a Truck

When Life Hits Like a Truck

and it's an 18-wheeler

Parves Shahid
F*ck Around and Find Out: The Ancient Algorithm We Can't Escape

F*ck Around and Find Out: The Ancient Algorithm We Can't Escape

FAFO everything

Parves Shahid
Safety is Sexy

Safety is Sexy

So seductive

Parves Shahid
You’re Already Living Your Best Life—You Just Forgot to Notice

You’re Already Living Your Best Life—You Just Forgot to Notice

The space between contentment and ambition is where the magic happens.

Parves Shahid
Boredom: The Lost Superpower

Boredom: The Lost Superpower

How we killed our creativity one notification at a time

Parves Shahid
The Only Skill That Matters

The Only Skill That Matters

Why this skill trumps everything else in an uncertain world

Parves Shahid
The Myth of "You Can Just Do Things"

The Myth of "You Can Just Do Things"

Why "just doing things" isn't always that simple

Parves Shahid
The Only Skill Kids Need: Resilience

The Only Skill Kids Need: Resilience

Why adaptability matters more than specific knowledge

Parves Shahid
Busy For the Sake of Being Busy

Busy For the Sake of Being Busy

No purpose. No intention.

Parves Shahid