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Book Review: The Anatomy of a Breakthrough
I read The Anatomy of a Breakthrough on the plane home from Portugal. It wasn’t a casual read. It was the kind of book that quietly reorganises how you think especially if you’ve felt capable, driven, and… Read more
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Why Lisbon Feels Like a Reset Button
Why Lisbon Feels Like a Reset Button There are cities you visit.And then there are cities that quietly realign you. Lisbon has become that place for me. I’ve noticed a pattern over time. Whenever I… Read more
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New York, in December
There are cities you visit.And then there’s New York, a city you feel. Spending the holidays in NYC is less about relaxation and more about surrender. You don’t ease into it; you get pulled in.… Read more
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2025: The Year of Building and My Word for 2026
I don’t usually like over-romanticizing years. Life doesn’t reset cleanly just because the calendar does. But 2025 deserves a pause. Not because everything went perfectly — it didn’t — but because it was a year… Read more
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My Word for 2025: Open
As we step into 2025, I’ve been reflecting on the power of simplicity—how a single word can encapsulate a mindset, a way of being, and a guiding principle for the year ahead. Inspired by my… Read more
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2024: The Year of Adventures, Friendships, and Levelling Up
If 2024 had a theme, it’d be “Live life, make friends, and say yes to every adventure.” From scuba diving with sharks to hosting panels in San Francisco, this year was one for the books.… Read more
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The 9-to-5 Conspiracy: Who Invented It and Why AI Will Save Us
Ah, the 9-to-5 workday—our modern-day hamster wheel disguised as “structure.” Some say it’s a symbol of civilization, while others (me, mostly) call it a creative prison where good ideas go to die under fluorescent lights.… Read more
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The Great Indoors: How We Forgot the Outdoors and How AI Can Help Us Return
Imagine a world where the human experience unfolded entirely outdoors. This was not a utopian fantasy but rather the reality for the vast majority of our species’ history. For millennia, humans thrived in open spaces,… Read more
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How I Finally Found Bali
Back in 2018, I was wandering through Asia without much of a plan—just a backpack, a sense of adventure, and a list of countries I wanted to visit. Somewhere along the way, I booked a… Read more
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The Corporate Plane Ride
So, I was just thinking about how working in a company is kind of like being on a plane. Yeah, hear me out on this one. Picture this: the employees are the passengers, the managers… Read more
Zain Abiddin
Life Enthusiast – Musings on Life & Work
