Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

“If I could only find an extra hour to work on this, it’d make a huge difference in our business” is what goes through the head of most businessmen. What is entrepreneurship but the strategic investment of your time in order to make money? Most other people can afford to “pass time,” hanging at the…

My background is in software development. There, we are taught to split a big intimidating problem into smaller ones that are easy to solve. Once you have done that, you just solve all the small easy problems and you’re done. This way, instead of fighting a big German shepherd, you fight a dozen Chihuahua dogs…

integrated cal, todo list, journal, inbox For the greater part of the past decade, I’ve struggled with having a busy schedule, while at the same time being surprised at how little I actually get done. I came across various productivity systems such as the Getting Things Done method, or bullet journaling. But out of everything…

In a company, there’s typically a regular performance review. If things don’t go as well as they should have, we don’t just leave it be — we reflect on it. We identify why things didn’t go according to plan and what we can do about it. When I complete a task, I open up my…

1. Built-in inbox When an idea comes to me, I don’t just let it sit in my head until it fades away. Instead, I open up the app and add it to my inbox. It helps me not forget it. Moreover, it takes away the stress of forgetting it — so I can better deal…

There’s a Domino’s pizza delivery driver that is particularly hated by all the other delivery drivers. Why? Because they all drive fast and he drives slow. He’s as slow as molasses in January. But he always earns the most money. It’s the craziest thing. He made more money because he got tipped more, even though…

When you put a todo in your calendar, a strange thing happens when the time comes to get it done. You just stare into the void, not knowing how and where to start. You may start fiddling with your phone, check your email, play your favourite music, get coffee… You may think and feel like…

When I was a child, life felt like just short of an eternity. As I grew older, time started going by faster and faster. Now, a friend of mine that recently went through a middle age crisis told me, with tears in his eyes, “don’t waste your years like I did! 😭” There’s no way…

A university professor recruited 267 participants. They were selected from a wide age range (23-72), a wide spectrum of backgrounds, and a wide variety of businesses, organizations, and networking groups throughout the United States and overseas. He split them in five groups: Group 1 was asked to simply think about business-related goals they hoped to…

A university professor recruited 267 participants. They were selected from a wide age range (23-72), a wide spectrum of backgrounds, and a wide variety of businesses, organizations, and networking groups throughout the United States and overseas. He split them in five groups: Group 1 was asked to simply think about business-related goals they hoped to…