Blogs – VD

Blogs

Latest “FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)” blogs

Time vs Money: Which One Compounds Faster for Long-Term Freedom?

February 2, 2026
How to Test Living in a New City: The 30-Day City Experiment Framework

February 1, 2026
The First $100K Is the Hardest: Why Reaching $100,000 Changes Your Financial Freedom

February 1, 2026
Why Financial Independence is really about slack (not Early Retirement)

January 25, 2026
How to Reduce Financial Stress Without Earning More (The Lifestyle Beta Approach)

January 18, 2026
The second-order effects of frugality: When saving money starts to cost you

January 17, 2026
Expense ratios for life: When frugality compounds – and when it backfires

January 6, 2026
Why FIRE Isn’t Sustainable Without Financial Slack

January 5, 2026

Latest “Health” blogs

How to Recover from Burnout and Rebuild Your Energy After a Long Stint at Work

February 8, 2026
Training Your Nervous System for Modern Work: How to Reduce Stress and Avoid Burnout

February 7, 2026
The Cost of Being “On” All Day: How Modern Work Overloads Your Nervous System

February 2, 2026
Breathing Exercises for Stress, Focus, and Performance: The Simplest Upgrade for Your Nervous System

February 1, 2026
How Desk Work Affects Your Nervous System: The Physical Cost of Focus

January 25, 2026
Designing a body that tolerates modern life: How to stay healthy in a sedentary, screen-based world

January 18, 2026
Training for the life you want at 60: Strength training for longevity (not just looks)

January 17, 2026
The Hidden Injuries of Sitting All Day (and How to Fix Them Early)

January 6, 2026

Latest “Reading” blogs

Daily Reflection for Mental Clarity and Growth: The Compounding Effect on Your Thinking

February 1, 2026
Cognitive Nutrition: Why Information Quality matters more than Quantity

January 25, 2026
Cognitive Friction: Why Some Books Change Your Thinking (and Others Don’t)

January 18, 2026
The Reading Afterlife: What to do after you finish a book to remember and apply it

January 17, 2026
Learning Like an Investor: How to Allocate Attention for Long-Term Growth

January 6, 2026
The Learning Bottleneck: Why Smart People Plateau (And How to Break Through)

January 5, 2026
Why Systems Beat Motivation: A Practical Framework for Health, Wealth, and Learning

January 4, 2026
How to Improve Focus Before Deep Work: Simple Mental Warm-Up Rituals

January 4, 2026

Latest “Travel” blogs

How to Build a Portfolio of Meaningful Experiences for Long-Term Personal Growth

February 8, 2026
Travel Optionality: How to Stay Location-Independent Without Feeling Rootless

February 7, 2026
Why Some Cities Recharge You (and Others Drain You): The Hidden Energy Cost of Urban Living

February 2, 2026
How to Test Living in a New City: The 30-Day City Experiment Framework

February 1, 2026
Why Travel in Chapters Works Better Than Checklists

January 25, 2026
Why Comfort is a Force Multiplier for Long-Term Travel (and prevents burnout)

January 24, 2026
Mental Carry-On: How to Learn From Travel (Not Just Visit Places)

January 18, 2026
What a Solo Jungle Trek Taught Me About Self-Reliance, Energy, and Enough

January 17, 2026