Cómo Construir Grandes Relaciones con Pequeñas Reuniones — Este artículo se basa en el libro de Nick y la charla que tuve con él en mi podcast “Marketplace Discussions”. Si quieres escuchar la conversación, puedes hacerlo en los siguientes enlaces: Audio (disponible en varias plataformas de podcasting, incluyendo Spotify, Google y Apple), YouTube. Saliendo de mi zona de confort Hace unos meses, decidí desafiarme…

Celebrating Three Years of Online Teaching — I made $75,000 teaching philosophy online in 3 years. I am writing this article for three reasons: 1) to thank everyone who made this journey possible. I couldn’t have possibly done this without the continuous support of those who took or shared my courses. This May marks the third anniversary…

Rethinking Consciousness and the Subjective Experience — The following article is divided into two parts, both of which tackle some of the issues that arose in my discussion with philosopher Keith Frankish on my Marketplace Discussions podcast. The first part tells the story of how Keith and I met on Twitter back in 2018. The second part…

A Tale of Entrepreneurial Growth and Change — This article is divided into two parts. The first one gives a quick glimpse into how I ended up choosing Decafquest as my social media handle. The second explores Jordan O’Connor’s journey, whom I recently had as a guest on my Marketplace Discussions podcast, toward digital entrepreneurship. How does part…

The Importance of Minimizing Failure, Developing Backup Plans, and Improving Your Skills — What can we learn from failure? I don’t know. A few years ago I thought I knew the answer. It usually went something along the following lines: failure is an important drive toward growth and success. You learn a lot by failing a lot. Hold on, what’s the point of…

A Balanced Approach to Pursuing Autonomy and Creative Fulfillment — I recently stumbled on a book by Joy Batra called ‘ The Freelance Mindset: Unleashing Your Side Hustles for Better Work, Play, and Life.’ What caught my attention was particularly the word mindset, a concept I’ve been exploring for the past year. Not long ago, I have undergone a shift…

How a Change in Mindset Led Me to New Ventures — In May 2020, I left my academic job at the American University of Beirut (Lebanon) due to the economic crisis that hit the country in October 2019. Through a series of fortunate events including serendipity, being in the right place at the right time, and the support of many individuals…

The Importance of Iteration in Education — Nietzsche once exclaimed in “Beyond Good and Evil” how what seemed to be vibrant and lively ideas wither away like the yellow leaves of autumn falling off the trees when written down. I’ll include the full quote later because it’s a bit long. Every time I get excited over an…

Find out how Socrates turned the tables around during his interview — Socrates interviews for a vacancy in Silicon Valley. Check out whether or not he was hired. There is little known about the Greek philosopher Socrates, who is considered to be one of the most important figures in Western philosophy. He was the son of a stonemason and a midwife. …