Life has a lot of inertia. You get used to things… a routine, a place, people. And suddenly changing something isn’t “a decision” anymore. It’s almost like moving a mountain. Quit your job? Move? End friendships?
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Posts about life and mindset: habits, decisions and living abroad.
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🇨🇭 The lie I was told before moving to Switzerland: "You need to speak German or French to work here". False. In tech, English is enough. If you're good, of course.
The other day I was talking with a friend from the company. Before I left, we wanted to have one last chat, one of those final, quiet conversations. He’s a young guy and, in the past, he’d had a ton of ambition. To start things. To throw himself into a project.…
After leaving my job, I was burnt out. I had no ideas, I didn’t feel creative, and nothing particularly excited me. I guess it was exhaustion, mental noise, and stress. I thought relaxing would bring all that back.
The event calendar has been the best idea I’ve ever had Especially now that I’m working on special situations
If I get laid off, I know I can find another job. I have the safety net, the skills, and the confidence. That thought saves me so many headaches... When I arrived in Switzerland with almost no experience and no money, every day at work was a fight for survival.
🇨🇭 The lie I was told before moving to Switzerland: “You need to speak German or French to work here.” False. In tech, English is enough. If you’re good, of course.
🇨🇭 Moving to Switzerland was the biggest social elevator I’ve ever experienced.
My job is based on sitting in front of a screen. My side projects are based on sitting in front of a screen. So yeah, the gym is mandatory for me. Your brain can’t be healthy if you don’t exercise. Without a healthy brain, it’s impossible to make good decisions.
700 days posting every day. Time flies… And honestly, it was a good investment of my time. Mostly because of the discipline. Being able to stick with it every day, even when I didn’t have much to say.