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2025 in review
Last updated: Dec 31

2025 Year in Review

Artificial Intelligence , Blogging

2025 year in review: cleaning up old projects, adding new tools and getting ready for [...]

ai is the new marijuana
Last updated: Dec 26

AI Is the New Marijuana (And We’re All About To Get High)

Artificial Intelligence , Relationships and Society

AI creates plausible realities as addictive as drugs. Someone who lived under communism and capitalism [...]

ai excellence
Last updated: Dec 24

AI Will Never Be Able To Spot True Excellence

Artificial Intelligence , Personal Development

AI is trained on past patterns and can't recognize disruptive excellence. Like critics who booed [...]

gravitational habits for financial resilience
Last updated: Dec 22

Gravitational Habits for Financial Resilience

Financial Resilience

My new book on building automatic financial habits is now live on Apple Books, Google [...]

2 wolves inside you
Last updated: Dec 20

There Are 2 Wolves Inside of You

Personal Development , Spirituality and Beliefs

Personality tests and metaphors like the two wolves can become traps. Learn why symbols limit [...]

agent smith into the matrix
Last updated: Dec 17

POV: You Accidentally Injected Agent Smith Into The Matrix

Artificial Intelligence , Technology

We watched The Matrix, understood the warning about sentient programs, and then built AI agents [...]

jjim jil bang saigon
Last updated: Dec 17

A Day at the Jjim Jil Bang (찜질방) in Saigon, Vietnam

Health and Fitness , Location Independence

Golden Lotus Jjim Jil Bang in Saigon offers Korean spa rooms, saunas, and relaxation for [...]

relevant in the age of AI
Last updated: Dec 12

Can You Stay Relevant After 50, In The Age of AI?

Artificial Intelligence , Financial Resilience

After 50, you hold three assets AI can't automate: experience, ethics, and mindset. They compound [...]

claude content skills
Last updated: Dec 11

3 AI Skills For Better Content Creation

Artificial Intelligence , Blogging

Open-source AI tools / Claude skills for content creators: link analysis, batch SEO updates, and [...]

dragos roua podcast
Last updated: Dec 10

My Location Independence Journey: From Europe to Asia (Podcast interview)

Financial Resilience , Location Independence

Podcast interview about my location independence journey — leaving Romania after 40, the 5-question framework [...]

self publishing in the age of ai
Last updated: Dec 7

Self-Publishing in the Age of AI

Artificial Intelligence , Financial Resilience

15 years ago, the main differentiator was skills. Today it's authenticity. Why self-publishing now rewards [...]

namsan tower
Last updated: Dec 6

7 Random Facts About South Korea

Location Independence , Travel and Fun

7 surprising facts about South Korea: from the unique jeonse rental system to 24-hour study [...]

digital nomad debit cards
Last updated: Dec 5

3 Digital Nomad And Crypto Friendly Debit Cards – Revisited

Crypto , Financial Resilience

Quick review of popular debit cards: Wise, Revolut and Krak. Benefits, crypto compliance, services and [...]

can ai really amplify you
Last updated: Dec 3

Can You Really Amplify Yourself With AI?

Artificial Intelligence , Productivity and Effectiveness

AI can amplify your work, but only if you're already doing things worth amplifying. Learn [...]

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