If you are a go-getter and don’t have a mentor, you are really missing out of a great source of knowledge and wisdom. Having a mentor is as important as having a job. All the…
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The illusion of being busy by Suf Alkhaldi
One of the most common reasons people use as an excuse not to call, respond to emails, or even conduct meaningful work, is the excuse of being busy. I have grown to dislike this word…
Focus on your energy level to do deep work by Suf Alkhaldi
Through the years, I have tried to make time to achieve my work and goals. I thought that setting a time frame was the most important element to reach a goal. Although I still believe that this…
How AI solves depression and finds cancer by Suf Alkhaldi
Artificial Intelligence AI moves us in different fields of life, faster than we thought even two years ago. Using AI in diagnosing bipolar depression as well as other illnesses has created a buzz in scientific…
Forecasting the power of wearable devices by Suf Alkhaldi
The line between our work lives and our social lives has become thinner and thinner nowadays. Communication and wearable devices created by the abundance of cellphones and fitness trackers have advanced the conflict between our…
The wonder of Icelandic vacation 2 by Suf Alkhaldi
Probably, the most amazing cure for stress and the way to recharge my life battery is to take a vacation. Vacations for me usually reset the time to calibrate my life priorities. On vacations, I slow down…
The wonders of an Icelandic vacation by Suf Alkhaldi
Sitting in a coffee shop with my wife Sara ordering decaf cappuccinos in downtown Reykjavik a couple of weeks ago, I felt that I was transformed to a new world. Most of the people who…
How to self-control and manage your willpower by Suf Alkhaldi
Self-control is something we all need to work on when we hit our teenage years and beyond. Teenage years are often full of bad decisions — pushing against conventional wisdom and challenging anything that represents…
Why avoiding bad advice is hard by Suf Alkhaldi
One of the good skills I needed to develop was to know the difference between good and bad advice. It sounds simple, but it was not that simple for me and it is still not….
The 10,000 hours of deliberate practice rule by Suf Alkhaldi
The 10,000 hours deliberate practice was first introduced by K. Anders Ericsson in his famous article in Harvard Business Review in July-August of 2007, which has been famously used by Cal Newport (productivity blogger and Computer…