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“Maybe at the End of your Career”

Once I was taking a walk with a woman (one who went to university for a traditional white-collar career) and I casually showed her an…

Defeatist Attitudes

“Getting a Ferrari is unrealistic though.” “Some peoples’ families are just rich.” “They’ve just had connections.” “They were just [academically] smart.” So common are quotes like the…

Theory of Making Mistakes

“You often think it’s all over once you fuck up. But then you know now you won’t be doing that ever again.” Risk takers and…

Job Interviews- Only a Formality

Interviews nowadays are often just a brief formality. Employers have met thousands of people over the years and have the experience to quickly tell what…

Differing Mentalities of Life

Often at some point we’re posed with the question: “what is life about?” Problem is, there are so many different philosophies of life. For instance,…

Philosophy of the Superior Young Man

  (1) Other young men are making a career out of chasing dumb girls and sitting in front of the TV with a bag of…

Employee and Norm-focused Societal Brainwashing

The most difficult battle in life is often not finding a job, becoming fit, buying a home, getting through school, finding love, and the other…

Coping with low Oil Prices- Career/Life Strategy Revision: A 3-Pronged Approach

As of this time of writing, it would be about 3 years and 5 months I’ve come to Alberta for a new life. My strategies…

First Impressions in Dating and Job Hunting 

They say first impressions don’t matter as long as you’re a good person, but it does- as many people can tell very quickly what kind…

8th Month in Edmonton, 18th in Alberta

Overall I have progressed tremendously ever since I have been here, though I’ve had multiple setbacks. I’ve endured some terrible endeavours, but overall have made…