There’s always something lurking around the corner

There’s always something ominous lurking around the corner and the corporate media (or some politician) will always be eager to point it out for us. After all, they need to get your attention, and we all know that bad news sells better than good news.

While I do think it’s occasionally beneficial to think about all the bad stuff that could happen to us, I don’t think it’s healthy to constantly worry about disastrous things. I hope the media would also adopt this philosophy.

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A Stoic approach to frustration over gym closures

I’ve been really, really frustrated about the gym closures, because hitting the gym 2-3 times a week has been very important for me. Dealing with this frustration got me thinking about the dichotomy of control, a Stoic practice that basically states that some things are within our control and others are not. It gives us a framework to be effective at solving problems by dividing them into segments – things we can control and things we can't.

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Kicking off 2022 with Sober Curiosity

How does it feel when a weekend doesn’t kick off with after-work beer or a glass of red wine? Does it feel uncomfortable attending a dinner party (or any other social event for that matter) completely sober? Will there be any alcohol cravings after a few weeks?

I’ve decided to go through January without any alcohol. This challenge is known by many different names, e.g. Dry January in the UK and Dropless January in Finland. It’s not my first time doing this, but I’ll have to admit it’s been many years since the last time.

The reason for going through a voluntary one-month drought is quite simple. I think it’s useful and healthy to occasionally stop and think about your alcohol consumption habits, and perhaps to some extent also re-evaluate your relationship to alcohol, our social drug of choice.

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My version of the snooze proof wake-up strategy

There’s a special place in hell for the person who invented the snooze button. It’s a terrible invention and if there’s one within arms length when an alarm goes off, I will surely hit it. Early mornings have always been a struggle for me. That’s why I’ve developed my own version of the snooze proof wake-up strategy.

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Padel – much more fun than I thought

One might think that a person with my background would welcome any new racquet sport with open arms. Unfortunately, that was not the case with me and padel. Despite the fact that padel came to Finland already in 2003, I never came around trying it until today. I always thought it looked a bit funny, almost childish, and I had a hard time regarding is at a “true racquet sport”, whatever that means.

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