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Cheating
How can you cheat and achieve sustainability at the same time?
Oct 29, 2021
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Ekin Öcalan
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Noise
Why noise is necessary for our brains to perform at a high-level
Oct 22, 2021
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July 2021
Asking for Help
Why we suck at getting help and how to ask for it elegantly
Jul 16, 2021
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Ekin Öcalan
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June 2021
Timeboxing
Timeboxing is not an alien concept—still, the first time I could materialize the notion was with the Pomodoro Technique. I was having troubles at work…
Jun 30, 2021
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Ekin Öcalan
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Chronotypes
“Humans are normally diurnal creatures”, which means that we are most active during the daytime and inactive during nighttime. The inactivity often…
Jun 22, 2021
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Compounding
Compounding is the essence of sustainable productivity. What I write on productivity does not offer you immediate returns. You need to make foundational…
Jun 15, 2021
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Ekin Öcalan
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May 2021
Peace of Mind
When I put my head on the pillow at the end of the day, I want to go to sleep peacefully. It’s okay to occasionally get excited or nervous about what’s…
May 25, 2021
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Ekin Öcalan
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Goals
Aaron Swartz inspired me to track my reads. After his tragic death in 2013, the Internet Hall of Fame wrote: “Aaron Swartz was a computer programming…
May 11, 2021
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Ekin Öcalan
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Saying No
I’m teaching my daughter how to say no. She’s two years old and currently going through a culture shock. After spending more than a year in Germany, we…
May 4, 2021
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April 2021
Delegation
When I published my thoughts about Stress, I mentioned how I failed to deliver a crucial feature after spending so much time in the past months. That…
Apr 24, 2021
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Doing Nothing
A month ago, I started having headaches. While some days I only felt a slight disturbance at the back of my head, I also experienced severe pains. At…
Apr 16, 2021
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Multitasking
I started my professional career working part-time at a small, 10-people telecommunication firm. I was the only software engineer in the company…
Apr 7, 2021
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