What I Learned This Decade
Beginning of 2020, new year and new decade too. Happy new year btw. Time for many to make new year’s proposition lists (which I did a couple of years ago here) but this year also I don’t feel like doing…
The definition of “getting old”
It dawned on me the other day that the definition of “getting old” is quite forced on us by society’s needs and standards more than what it actually is. Unsurprisingly. Countless memes on being old are associated with doing less…
Where Social Anxiety comes from for me
I’ve been battling against social anxiety for decades of my life, with alternate successes. Sometimes I am really happy, relaxed and enjoying the interaction with friends and feel no fear of having to talk with strangers. Other times I’m the…
Is a corporate office job such an easy way of life?
Since I was a child, I heard almost only positive words about office jobs. According to my family, my family friends, my friends parents, older friends of friend, ecc, those jobs are stable, don’t require a lot of energy, are organized,…
“Why don’t you want to have fun?”
Fun. That’s exactly what one of my friends asked me about a few days ago. The situation was that he was organizing a party, outside, and invited a bunch of colleagues, ex-colleagues and friends of either of us to join.…
New Year Resolutions for 2018
2017 just ended and 2018 began with the classic party and fireworks. I’m was never one to make new year resolutions as they usually ended with nothing 2 months in the new year. At most. Yet, this year I feel…
Where depression ends and addiction starts
Warning: contains triggering material about depression and addiction. I met a friend that deeply cares about her best friend. She calls her, makes sure everything is fine and supports her. She also knows her best friend has depression and…
The Color of Racism
I have observed recently many people on the internet tend to stop negative trends with other trends resulting as much harming as the previous ones. Let me give you some examples. Too skinny girls in runaways? Reactions: Let’s embrace all…
What Is Like To Be A Programmer With Mental Illnesses
For most of my life I’ve been battling with 2 things: bugs in code and mental illnesses. The former can be fixed given enough time and patience, the latter may never be so. It is not uncommon being a programmer…
