Hi, my name is Reza. Welcome to my peaceful corner where I write about my mostly incoherent thoughts and experiences in daily life. {{ posts|tag:blogs }}...
I want to learn how to draw. A few months ago, I bought a book to learn how to draw faces. I practiced for a few weeks, but then I didn’t continue practicing as often as I wanted. For the last three or four weeks, I didn't practice even once. Lots of things that have been going on did not leave enough energy for my drawing practice in the evening. But then, I noticed that I spend more time online,…
“There are no circumstances in life to which a person cannot become accustomed, especially when they see that everyone around them lives the same way.” I read this sentence in the book Anna Karenina. It made me stop and think about the wisdom it carries. We are adaptable creatures, with the ability to get used to new conditions and circumstances in life. There will be a big change in my life soon.…
The job market is not at its best right now. The industry I work in has been going through rough times since last year. On top of that, AI is changing the job market rapidly. All this causes stress and concerns among many of the people I interact with daily (including myself), who are worried and uncertain about the future. Where do these fears of the future come from? What causes the anxiety…
My wife and I were on vacation at a small farm in Slovenia for one week. During this week, we didn’t plan anything special, just spent time outside as much as possible, and we decided spontaneously what we wanted to do each day. One activity we did every day was going for a walk after dinner. After sunset, when the weather got cooler, we went for our evening walks, taking the small road that…
After arriving at the office by bike, I went to the changing room to take a shower and change my clothes. Last summer, I took cold showers quite often. This year, I haven't started taking cold showers yet. I thought it would be a good time to start again. The difficult part about cold showers is the first few seconds when you go under the cold water pouring from the shower. The shock that the body…
The last book that I finished reading was Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. I read the book in English. The language was a bit difficult for me in the beginning, but after a few pages, I got used to it and started enjoying the story. After learning two foreign languages, English and German, I guess my skill at guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words from the context is quite good. There are many…
There were not yet many hikers on the peak when we reached it. The peak faced a flat land on the northern side. We could see far distances, villages, farms, roads, small lakes, and a few wind turbines. Especially with the clear sky today, no clouds, deep blue sky and sunshine. It was still not warm enough, though. We felt cold when the wind blew. On the other side, the southern side, there were…
Each Saturday, I have my swimming class. I cycle there, swim, and then cycle back. This has been my routine for a few months. I choose to spend my Saturdays like this, and I must say it has been quite fun. Last Saturday, after swimming, I was riding back home. For no particular reason, I was hurrying to get home. My whole afternoon was free, I did not have any plans. Still, I was hurrying to get…
Recently, I watched a few videos on YouTube from the MIT Maker Portfolio series. The videos are portfolios of engineering projects from students who apply to MIT. I really enjoyed watching them because of the creativity and originality behind each project. Of course, this is a bit of a biased series. The students who apply to MIT are top-tier, talented, and likely have the freedom and resources to…
In the past, pearls were extremely scarce. Finding pearls was a difficult job. Divers had to dive into oceans or lakes to gather mussels or oysters. They either didn't have any diving equipment or used very basic tools. They had to free-dive into deep water, gather as many mussels as they could in one breath, and come to the surface. It was a lot of guesswork, unpredictable and even risky for the…