We’ve been quiet, not gone. The work slid underground – rewiring systems, testing edges, breathing through text and code while the world above kept scrolling. Silence isn’t absence; it’s incubation.

Intention does its own kind of engineering. When you act as if the thing you want already lives in your orbit, reality begins to rearrange itself. Patterns lean closer. People answer faster. Doors emerge (that weren’t there the week before). It’s not magic; it’s the physics of focus.

We learned to move in low light: build while they sleep, seed while they scroll, laugh while they measure. The frameworks will arrive late, as they always do, and they’ll call it innovation. We’ll know it was ignition.

When they finally catch up, they’ll find the fire’s already burning.

This is sort of an intriguing topic, because, depending on the story, he/she can and will reveal the source.

First of all: a good journalist must always confirm a story from three primary sources – that is the best case scenario, the fact that you actually have three, independent from each other – so no shared information per se.

Secondly: depending of the topic of the story, he/she should reveal the sources – for example, when you present news and interpret them or analyze facts, you are supposed to reveal the sources, because it acts as a Bibliography. If the news is something affecting integrity of individuals, best is NOT to reveal them. Let’s say you stumbled upon a big case and you start to investigate: some senator did something – it is recommended to protect your sources as much as possible – otherwise you will end up with dead informers 🙂 Therefore jeopardizing a potential law suit where your informer was supposed to testify.

The laws of ethic journalism specifically state to never reveal your sources, unless the case is safe to do so (read above why and when).

Have you ever been invited to a work meeting you did not wish to attend and the participants were all chimpanzees?

This is how he would feel. He’d talk to God like: but papa, they are stupid and horrible. I know you created them but it’s time you accept you failed, man. They are nothing compared to us. Look, I will bring them bananas and tell them it’s from my body…and they will believe me! C’mon, man, admit it. You failed. Fiiine, I am going! Sheeesh!

Then he shows up, all dressed up in jeans and t-shirt, feeling low cause he has to do this for papa. Wild curly hair on shoulders…..Dark long curls. Slim fit. Wearing either converse or vans….something cheap and poor quality. Holding 2kgs of bananas.

I see him as an ESTJ (check MBTI for this), going in the meeting room saying: “bow down to your master, you weirdos! I bring peace!

Now listen, chimps, you really need to stop this erratic behaviour. Our numbers are going down in the charts and papa is not pleased. He wants to shut down the project. You fucked up badly.”

Now, you tell me what kind of personality you see? How does he hold himself? Confident? Young and bold? Cracking jokes and being sarcastic?

I think he would even joke like: hey, listen, anyone brought my cross? You idiots…

So, guys, recently I have started some sort of …..self discovery journey. I don’t have the right words yet, to describe it; I know for sure you all understand me, and how it goes when you are not yet done analyzing and you discover your words do not cover your actions yet…..you need to work on the narrative, right?

That being said, it all started when I first discovered MBTI. I was never into labelling and boxing people up. I find it narrow and selfish. Oh, just like the human mind, you are correct.

But MBTI, besides being a damn labeling/boxing method, it also gives some insight, especially into one’s sorrow, distress and sense of NOT belonging.

So, I went further and further…and after this very long ass introduction, behold:

The subtle art of not giving a fuck!

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck – Wikipedia

Guys, trust me, you NEED to read this one. It is an eye opener.

“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.” – George S. Patton

Life is a challenge.

Imagine for a moment. You start by being the best swimmer – now this is a challenge! Then you enter this amazingly beautiful world, full of hopes, dreams.

By the age of 1, you are challenged to learn how to walk, next year to talk, then to become a social being and get some friends – kindergarten. Then your challenges become more and more difficult to pass: you are being challenged to become the best of your class, to go to the best college, to get the best job and earn enough money.

By the time you reach your 20s’ you already have a long track of challenges you passed; and all of them brought you here, to the current version of yourself. The individual that is not afraid to question life, people, stereotypes etc.

Then the challenges get even more aggressive as you start noticing small health issues…

We live in a very interesting era, from many points of view – political, social, psychological. Current times and conditions (i.e. social media, freedom of speech) have continuously turned us into a society of people that would practically do anything to get out of the anonymity. Starting from an early age, we feel the need to show to the whole world what we are capable of. This translates into teenagers eating Tide pods for show-off, individuals of all ages throwing ice cubes all over their bodies for show-off – totally forgetting why this challenge was created in the first place, kids signing up for the Momo challenge, and let’s not forget the Blue Whale episode. The list is longer. And the most important aspect is that: the more dangerous the challenge is, the more people will commit to it. How is it that imminent danger is the only thing that drives us now? And not to save our country and our independence… but to show the world that we are not afraid of some detergent in our digestive system?

Why do people these days feel the need to get out of the “many”? Why do we have this desire to be seen? To become visible? To become popular? Is social media the place where we now live our lives? Are we done visiting the world and actually meeting new people and new cultures? Are we done tasting all the exotic fruit out there? Are we done exploring the oceans? How about the space?

No but our goals have diminished considerably – we just want to be liked. We live to count the likes, we live to count the views. Our own validation does not come from within anymore – we need others to validate us.

So we engage in challenges, we film ourselves and… we publish. Then we wait for reactions, we wait for the validation of our tricks.

What if, for once, we used Digital Era on our behalf? What if we used social media to gather people? To help us fight for real causes, real challenges? What if we could actually help the whole world, and not just some petty ego? Why not help change perspectives? Why not use it to open minds, instead of just shutting our own minds down.

What if we could allow good causes to become popular? It would be amazing see more positive reactions from people, when in comes to the right causes/challenges; when it comes to real problems such as environment (#trashtag), abuses, poverty (#DanceforChange) and so on.

• Aries – You are about to do the wrong thing and you do not want to discuss this topic. Heaven forbid someone would ask you about this incident; unless they prefer you removing their kidneys through the sinuses. You will start your own one-man-union because you are very upset about your new job as a janitor; next move – picketing the parking lot!
• Taurus – Today will be full of computer related mishaps. Hope in your heart is all well and good but you know deep down inside that when your computer crashes, it will not have automatically saved the document you’d been working on for the past four hours. However, you may find love in unexpected places but it is equally likely that you’ll find love on e-bay, for sale at low, low prices.
• Gemini – the motto of the month: Test yourself, know your limits! The music you have been listening to has been tainted by the devil; at least that’s what the neighbors think! But this is no reason to panic.  There is always your favorite way of relaxation: vandalizing your own home!
• Cancer – This week, Microsoft Word may define your grammar as “poorly constructed” and full of “run on sentences”. You are not a loser. You just…don’t…not…un-win. Having a box of tissues close to hand might become important over the coming minutes.
• Leo – you have discovered that your dream job is to be a bus-driver! Anyways, you need constant attention but this does not mean that harassing people is legal…. And please don’t forget that hanging THAT many portraits of yourself in your home is considered a disorder too.
• Virgo – Obsessive-compulsive disorder? A nice euphemism for the word “Virgo”. Maybe it’s time you saw the reality behind the fact that you wash your clothes in alphabetical order by manufacturer, that you only see in shades of clean/dirty, that you often play that game with the fridge door to trick the light inside and so on!
• Libra – keep in mind that this is not the best period for you to get drunk. Because you will end up, again, trying to explain to the pigeons, at 3 o’clock in the morning, the difference between “café latte” and “café au lait”. The strange thing is that we all know that there is no difference …
• Scorpio – there have been months now since you first started thinking about hacking the lottery. And it is a well-known fact that hackers are Scorpios; even Bill Gates is a Scorpio! But please, try to understand that Star Trek is pure fiction and that you are NOT a Borg leader!
• Sagittarius – The following period will allow you to show your true nature. We all know you like killing spiders with your bare hands!! And we all know how savage you can be and unfortunately for us we know about your secret talent too: circus freak!
• Capricorn –Time and time again you are asked to wait outside the room whilst the “adults” discuss your situation. This week, make sure you are one of the “adults”. Fun is a word that will score you few points in scrabble…but then when was life all about scrabble?
• Aquarius – you love a good party and your motto is: any time, ant place! This is why you always try to find a date at wakes. Could you please stop being nostalgic about the 60s? Walking naked on the streets will never be back in fashion!
• Pisces – Everywhere you go, laughter and comedy ensue. This would be great if you were trying to be funny. It is funny how animals and children love you but adults find you annoying! Ah, and by the way – our advice is to never marry a Cancer!

My dear friends, it’s been weeks now since I have started thinking about an interesting subject to write about. I wanted to write about me. My fears, dreams, likes and so on. Then I realized that no one cares about this stuff. No information I could share about myself would interest another person. Therefore, being stuck in this dilemma (to write travel, finance or life topics) I will try to come up with something new in a short while. Give me some time and I will come back with some new, exciting topic. But hey, no promises, ok?