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The Cost of Not Paying

tarazkp — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:27:15 GMT

The economy in Finland is very difficult at the moment, because despite companies making a lot of money, the unemployment rate is around eleven percent and companies are trying to cut more roles. The trouble is that this constant cutting is actually costing more in many cases, because this isn't the US where people are just fired willy-nilly, if people burnout and go on sick leave, they get looked after by the company. This means that the company will pay for them, the additional health expenses like psychologists, all the meetings to organise this, plus the cost of hiring a fill-in, or dividing work - which puts pressure on the remaining employees, which are likely already under load and are therefore more likely to be the next burnout case.

You would think that a company would be trying as hard as possible to keep the people they still need working optimally and not at risk of sick leave, but you would be mistaken. Because the cost of doing this, even though far smaller than the cost of burnout and underperformance, is a preventative cost which shows up on the balance sheet as a dead line cost, if it works. Because if preventative measures work, there is no evidence that they are needed at all.

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This is the trouble with preventative services that work. An employee that doesn't burnout doesn't appear as a cost, which means there is nothing to save. This means that actions become very reactive when someone does burnout, which triggers costs. Being reactive is nearly always going to be more resource expensive than being preventative, but companies are missing this in terms of their people.

For instance today with a people leader client who has a person on burnout leave, I asked what they could have done to stop the person from burning out. So we went back in time and what it essentially would have come down to is, having someone to take them seriously and listen to them about their work challenges and their personal challenges. Someone who understood the task requirements enough, but someone who was also independent and had no agenda.

Someone like me.

My client likes spreadsheets, so I said before the next session, workout the current cost of having the person on sick leave, including the cost of meetings where for instance there are five people including himself, his supervisor and a VP in a room together for an hour or two. The cost of the conversations with his supervisor about this, when they should be talking about other things. The cost of having the person away from a role that there is no replacement for, the costs of time off without productivity, the cost of company-paid healthcare - and the list goes on.

And this is the third person in a year.

Compare this to the cost of someone like me and I am incredibly cheap. Not only are the people who are with me far less likely to burnout and go on extended sick leave, they will be in a development path that will help them improve their work patterns and add additional value to the team by achieving more of their potential and being healthier for it. And since the company is going through a massive shift in commercial focus and internationalisation, they will get change management support to smooth the transition.

But, I am too expensive.

This is not what my client said, because he agrees with me. It is just that he knows that there is no room in the budget for additional costs. But, there was no room in last year's budget for three people to go on burnout leave either. And just imagine if there was, because it would be an extreme cost in terms of the team and if that was pushed out to the company with thousands of employees, it would be a huge line item. Instead, it becomes a type of hidden cost. It gets paid, but it ends up a "cost of doing business" item, when it shouldn't be a cost at all.

Think about this in the US.

The US healthcare system spends approximately 260 billion a year on direct medical costs related to obesity. But, once factoring in productivity, absenteeism, disability, workers' compensation etc, the estimated economic burden is around 1.4 trillion per year. That is an average of $4000 a year for 350 million people in the US just on the costs of obesity. But that number isn't the true cost, is it? Because removing that cost would free up resources that could be spent elsewhere on other preventative measures and development processes.

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Filtered folklore

steemflow — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:47:45 GMT

There are many thoughtful provocative topic that we never cared about in our life. But if we look back and give due weightage to them, we may end up messing with the age old the society culture and rituals. But who gonna take the bulls by the horns?. Last night, we ended up in a sort of confusion over attending a funeral bhoj or not. I was planning to attend a "bhoj" today. It was a community meals serves after someone passed away. As per the ongoing ritual in the society the family member of the deceased organise a community feasta on the 12th and 13th day after funeral. I am not in mood to attend the bhoj but the obligation from our society forcing me to attend it. It is so strange to see how our society has evolved over the years. On happy occasion like birthday or wedding a family throwaway a fiesta only for a single day. While on sad occasion like mourning after death, a person has to organize such fiesta on multiple days. This is the question that put a question marks on the various ongoing rituals in our society. And made us confused if I should attend or not.

Our conversation began normally while planning for today. But it ended up in navigating through the so called society culture, rituals and practices. It was point that definitely need to look for. Many of Indian friend would comply with my thought. I am not sure if someone ever put a though on it, but it is mindful to put them into limelight at least for now when our society is changing rapidly and with the rising cost of living.

A wedding at a home is a happy affairs for the family. They make all efforts to make them eventful. From all kind of events to different rituals. But overall, the wedding ends up in a single grand fiesta on the wedding. A single day wedding reception is what people and relative could expect from the family. But on the event of someone death, the family is supposed to make arrangement for 7 days. Over the years the theme and pattern has changed bringing new things in the culture. If someone passes away, the family member make arrangement on the 3rd days then again on 7th day. Although it is a small affair only including family local relatives. The again 10th day for lunch and dinner then 11th ,12th and 13th day. The last 3 days include high volume of people. It is an old system that was in place in our community and many other community since earlier days. People deliberately arrange all these things to make the society and community happy.

Remixing history until nobody remembers the original track.

The last night conversation made me look out for the actual rituals. At the end it comes to feeding the Brahman only. The actual ritual is Brahm Bhoj, which mandates feeding a small number of Vedic priests (generally 11 to 13 Brahmins) and the needy to help the departed soul transition smoothly into the afterlife. However, over the years, in many regions across India, such funeral feasts started resembling like a massive weddings. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of villagers and extended family members are invited to attend to occasion. The focus has drastically shifted from spiritual quietude to social prestige, lavish multi course catering, and displays of #wealth. This ultimately ends up turning a time of mourning into a large scale social gathering where people enjoy rich sweets and delicacies. I view the practice as a distortion of the ritual.

Built for more than just the rat race.

Now once began, it is hard to bring an end to it. It is now all about social status. Social pressure has turned the feast into a mandatory community expectation. Grieving families, even those who are severely impoverished or who have just spent their life savings on medical treatments for the deceased, feel forced to take high interest loans from local money lenders just to feed the village. Failing to host a grand feast often results in social boycotts or intense community shaming. This is the obligation that is forcing me to attend the fiesta. But as I am writing this post, make sure I boycotted the event with bad health excuse. Also, while searching about the rituals, i ended up noticing that such funeral food is considered auspicious. So avoiding them is quite mindful towards against the society obligation. In Sanatan Dharma, the mental state of the person preparing and serving the food heavily influences its spiritual quality. Funeral fiesta is considered inauspicious because it is a feast born out of grief rather than joy, which according to scriptures, alters the spiritual energy of the food.

Customized heritage, now with extra filter.

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The Tyranny of Terminology: Why I Was 10 Years Late to Bitcoin

shortsegments — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:31:06 GMT

Ten years ago, I was completely comfortable. I was at the peak of my professional career, holding multiple demanding leadership roles in my field. My salary was solid, my bills were paid, and my yearly bonuses were true extra money—the kind I could comfortably spend once a year on a luxury designer handbag for my wife’s birthday without a second thought.

Around that time, my son—then a teenager—tried to talk to me about Bitcoin.

Today, my son is 30. Today, I actually understand Bitcoin. I understand its fixed supply, its freedom from central manipulation, and its power to protect a family's purchasing power over time. But getting to this understanding in my fifties brings a heavy dose of regret:

I am ten years too late for life-changing financial growth.

Looking back at a decade of sitting on the sidelines, I realize two main forces kept me away. The first was my own comfort. When life is smooth and secure, you lack the urgent push to look for alternative financial paths.

The second force, however, was much more frustrating: the tyranny of terminology.

People often say that folks only get interested in Bitcoin when they hit financial hardship. That may be true for many. But for a busy, successful professional who was already working full-time and managing major responsibilities, trying to learn Bitcoin felt like taking on an unpaid evening degree in computer science.

Instead of clear concepts, every attempt to research was met with a wall of confusing technical jargon:

Instead of explaining "a secure digital record," experts spoke of distributed ledgers and hashing algorithms.
Instead of describing "a digital key to your private vault," they lectured on cryptographic public-private key pairs.
Instead of talking about "a digital receipt," they argued over unspent transaction outputs (UTXOs).

Each piece of technical babble created immediate friction. Every single word I didn't understand meant stopping to look up three more words I didn't understand. For someone with a packed schedule, it was exhausting. It felt far easier to put the whole subject into the "too complicated" pile and get back to work.

Now, a decade later, I am still deepening my knowledge of Bitcoin. But the financial cost of waiting ten years because of bad explanations is something I can never recover.

That regret is why I am now vocal about changing how we introduce Bitcoin to newcomers.

The way the community currently teaches Bitcoin is hostile to the average person. It insists on explaining the complicated engineering under the hood before explaining why the machine even matters. We wouldn't hand someone a textbook on internal combustion engine physics just to teach them how to drive a car to work—so why do we do it with money?

If we want busy professionals, parents, and everyday people to pay attention before they face a personal financial crisis, we must dismantle the tyranny of terminology:

We need to lead with real-world outcomes: preserving your hard-earned time and labor.
We need everyday metaphors instead of developer speak.
We need to make the onboarding smooth, intuitive, and human.

I missed a decade of opportunity because I couldn't get past the wall of jargon. Let’s make sure we tear that wall down for everyone coming next.

By @shortsegments

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Just One Word

tarazkp — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:04:51 GMT

Almost a third through reading The Two Towers with Smallsteps and Gandalf has returned after his fall in Moria, to rejoin part of the company in Fangorn. There he recounted what is happening in "the world" with Saruman, Sauron, the Ents and the chance encounters that have given the side of good, some hope. Listening, Smallsteps said that it sounds like Gandalf is setting the scene for a big battle of some kind.

Yes.

I didn't say that, as I don't give anything away about what is to come, nor even hint at it. I want her to experience it as if we are both reading it for the first time. But after each reading session, we have a small discussion about what stood out to us from the section and tonight, Smallsteps brought up something I wasn't expecting.

For those who know the book or movies, Gandalf was setting the scene for a battle, but a lot of it hinged on a series of sliding doors moments. If Aragorn had chosen the path differently, they wouldn't have been waylaid by Orcs. If that didn't happen, Merry and Pippen wouldn't have ended up in Fangorn (as they all had been warned not to go there) and met Treebeard who wakes the Ents - and several other pieces that fall into place.

When we got to a suitable stopping point for the night (which is never suitable for Smallsteps), she said;

If back in Rivendell, if Frodo had said one word differently, the entire story would change.

Yes.

He said Yes to taking the Ring, not No.

What a different story it would be! But despite his fear, he said yes. We discussed further that this is the world in which we live and we are making decisions all the time that if we make another, completely change the future. Smallsteps said that perhaps we should say yes to the things that scare us, not like jumping off a cliff, but other things, new things.

Yes.

How often do we avoid the things that scare us, even though the risk is only to the way we feel or our ego? How many times does fear hold us back and what have we missed out on because of it? We can always find justifications as to why, but why not?

I wish I had said "yes" to more in my life, but I feel that it is a privileged position. I have discovered in myself at least that having to make my own decisions from a young age without the safety net of family support, I couldn't be wrong. So, I made decisions that were the least risky and carried the lowest cost. To an immature brain, it made sense to stay safe, but it is also held me back from a lot of opportunity, and still does.

That game of sliding doors is always in play and there is no way to know what would have happened otherwise, but I believe that chances are if I had more support and was able to make more risk-seeking decisions, I would have opened up more of my potential profile and would be in a very different position today. Better or worse, I cannot say, but different.

My young life was lived deeply within myself, reserved, not pushing the boundaries of my skills or potential. I didn't want to standout, I didn't want to be seen, I just played to blend in, even in disciplines I knew I could excel. I had to be mature in many ways, but I still had an immature brain that couldn't predict what the consequences of protecting myself would have on me for decades to come.

A child can dislike a food and a parent can know that given time, the child is likely to learn to like it, like tea, coffee, or wine. The child is of course just protecting themselves by doing what they know and can't predict what they will actually like in the future, because they are immature. How many people as a child have said "I will never..." only to do just that a few years later?

But I am not talking about making a choice to avoid Brussel's sprouts. What I was avoiding was far more complex and impactful on my life. I was making the decisions that would fundamentally affect how I deal with the world and have enormous impacts on my opportunities, skills and a lifetime of potential.

I cannot go back and redo childhood, but even if I could, I would have to go back as someone else, unless I can carry what I already know today, the wisdom of experience. But as a child, I didn't have access to experienced wisdom to guide me and at times force me to do what I didn't want to do, to take the risks. I didn't have those kinds of parents available that would help me realise my potential and make decisions that are best for me, even if I didn't realise it at the time.

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Give it a chance

alto96 — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:21:03 GMT

Several years ago, when I was still a teenager, a History teacher told us that her father had been an officer in the Cuban State Security. Among many stories, she said that thanks to that job she was able to enjoy a very nice childhood, since she had access to certain privileges granted to those officers. All this despite not always being able to have her father nearby.

We, her students, would always ask her if she too was part of State Security—joking, of course. She would reply that it was impossible, since one of the requirements to belong to that military body was precisely not being the child of such an officer. This was because, in undercover missions, suspicion would immediately arise if you were the son or daughter of a military officer.

In short, it seems nepotism cannot always be applied, even though it is a practice carried out blatantly. It happens often with public positions and, why not, in the world of art.

In fact, there is a movie currently being boycotted because its director or producer is a “nepobaby.” It’s clear that when you are the child or close relative of someone in power—or at least someone with great influence—things become much easier to obtain. Stepping over others is fairly easy, since you will almost always be given priority.

Now, going back to the case of that movie, I didn’t understand why people encourage this kind of action. My wife always tells me that one must know how to separate the artist from their work. The truth is, it’s not always easy for me to do that, but I admit that any artistic material should always be given the chance to be consumed.

If it’s good, hey, enjoy it. If the creator or director is a son of a bitch, well, that’s another conversation. There is a group of people behind every project who contribute far more than the manager or owner of the production. Those people also deserve recognition, especially. That recognition begins the moment we dedicate time to consuming the work first and judging it afterward.

Social media, as always, becomes a battlefield between detractors and supporters of any cause. When in doubt about which side to take, get well informed before missing out on what could be either a masterpiece or an abysmal piece of trash. Or simply go to the cinema, the theater, or a concert. Give it a chance.

_{English my native language. Text translated with DeepL}

When a Giant Falls

avataraang1 — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:00:54 GMT

If you are in the legal space then youve probably heard of the recent news that Weil, Gotshal & Manges, one of America's most prominent law firms, is preparing for to wind down. The firm was founded in 1931, the firm spent nearly a century building its reputation in corporate law and restructuring. It had advised major corporations in some of the most significant bankruptcy proceedings in American business history, including those involving General Motors and Enron. Yet, despite its impressive legacy and having hundreds of lawyers and annual revenue exceeding $2 billion just last year, the firm now faces the prospect of closure.

This development deserves more than a passing glance. It invites us to reconsider how we define success in and what it takes to sustain it and we must also bear in mind that revenue is not the same as profitability. A firm can generate millions in fees and still struggle to maintain a healthy financial position. It can have an impressive client list, prestigious offices and a relatively large workforce without necessarily possessing a sustainable business model. The important questions are not merely how much money a firm generate but how much does it retain after meeting its own obligations? Are its expenses proportionate to its earnings and does it have adequate reserves to withstand a difficult period?

I'm sure for most that know about the firm this was a shocker to behold and it puts into reality the fact that your reputation is an asset, but it is not a guarantee of survival because one of the most striking aspects of the Weil story is the contrast between its historical achievements and its present difficulties. The firm did not lack recognition or experience. It had spent decades establishing itself as a formidable name in the legal industry. However, reputation does not prevent competitors from attracting your best lawyers and stop clients from moving elsewhere or the market from changing.

Also from what i garnered about the whole story, people in general and all institutions should know when your business model needs to change. The law firm Weil became particularly well known for its restructuring and bankruptcy practice. That specialisation helped establish its reputation, but the legal market continued to evolve, with competitors expanding their capabilities and competing aggressively for lucrative corporate work. The danger arises when a you refuse to recognise emerging opportunities.

This whole collapse makes me relate to a particular danger in becoming good at something, cos people more often than not get carried away and begin to believe that what works for you now will always work. Imagine a photographer who became popular ten years ago because of his excellent portrait photography. He built a loyal clientele, earned good money and became known throughout his city but as time passed, however, customers began demanding short videos, social media content, drone footage and other services. Younger photographers entered the market with these additional skills.

The established photographer dismissed the changes. He believed his reputation and years of experience were enough to keep clients coming. For a while, he was right. His existing customers continued to patronise him but gradually, new customers went elsewhere. Eventually, he began wondering why business had become so difficult despite the quality of his work. You see his problem was not necessarily that he had become a bad photographer. It was that the market had changed while his approach remained the same.

We can experience the same thing in our personal lives. The study habits that helped you pass examinations in secondary school may not be sufficient for university. The communication style that worked in your first relationship may damage your next one. The financial habits that were manageable when you lived alone may become inadequate when you have a spouse and children. One thing about growth is that it requires us to recognise when our old methods are no longer serving our present circumstances because sometimes the very thing that made you successful can become the thing that holds you back if you become too attached to it.

Why I no longer believe in equality and it's all BS

macchiata — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:27:39 GMT

" Mom, help me pick an outfit. I am going out". My mom ended up picking an outfit but that didn't sit quite right with me. And I abruptly said " That's exactly how cheap AI would operate"

Okay mom, hear me out. I finally figure it out.

These days we have an AI but most of use use the free tier version. TO get the result we wanted, we have to be as descrptive as possible. The same way I have to explain to you the kind of colors, etc, and where I am going.

There are 3 types of AI :

Freemium tier : I ask you to pick me an outfit. You pick random outfit while I have something in mind.
Slightly better AI : you'll ask me what kind of clothes I want and perhaps further clarify my request.
Premium AI subscription : you instantly know what I want and even suggest the best possible outfit.

Most of us rely on the freemium. You probably don't want to pay $20 or something for the subscription. In free tier and low quality AI, you have to work your way out to get the result exactly what you want. You have to ensure it has role, etc, and then refine your prompt to get the best result.

There is something that I find disturbing too. As the world advances even with AI, inequality still exist and the rest of the world will still get behind. Imagine you work at a company and the salary is less than $400 and you need to use AI to help your productivity or build side income. Then, compare it to someone whose salary is above $2000 and the $20 is just probably coffee money. Yes, you can use freemium tier but the effort required is even more and does not necessarily produce a better result.

This is something to ponder on and I realized that I'll stop seeking about equality. I don't think it'll ever exist. It'll never be.

Take cryptocurrency for example too. In the past, it creates low barrier for people to turn lives around but now, it is still the same. Those who have money will create more money and income inequality will continue to live. Institution enters and it is no longer the same. The purpose of decentralization is gone. It is not decentralized anymore, nothing is.


	𝘊𝘦𝘮𝘺 (𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘤) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴? 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺.

𝘊𝘦𝘮𝘺 (𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘤) 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴? 𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺.

Reflections: Rules and Prompts

tarazkp — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:16:00 GMT

The reflections community is for people who not only want to reflect on their life experience, but also want to discuss the practical steps they are taking to improve their situation, and that of the people around them. It isn't a place to spin topics, or to dribble the words of others - it is personal - a mirror of the self and the world that surrounds us directly.

Since some people can't seem to follow the rules of communities, it is good to repeat them from time to time. If you are suggesting to a friend to post into a community, explicitly tell them to follow the rules of the community they are going to post into - otherwise, they might get downvoted, muted, or ridiculed. The rules of the Reflections community aren't hard to follow as they are pretty much common sense, but it seems the some people still struggle. Anyway - follow them.

Rules

No Plagiarism
No Reposts
Keep it in English
No Spamming
Answer comments
Engage with others
Put in some effort
No AI-generated text
AI-generated images must be clearly marked
Don't be a dick

Topics

Tonight I added two more preferred topics to the list, SOCIETY and CULTURE as I find myself writing about them here a fair bit. But I thought I would also give a brief overview of each of the topics to prompt people to be intentional with their content creation, rather than just trying to shoehorn it in However, these are all so broad that pretty much anyone can write on them.

Add the relevant ones to your post:

Philosophy

I don't care to read a thesis on Plato, Socrates, or any other philosopher. Philosophy literally translates to "the love of wisdom" and can cover many areas, but I am interested in hearing your take on the world, your life philosophy. What do you observe, what understanding do you derive from it, and how do you apply it to your life. Combined with the other topics, there is so much that can be addressed and can give others an insight into unfamiliar conditions.

Psychology

Like above, I don't care to hear what Jung or Freud had to say, I want to hear about how you experience the world and how you observe your mind, behaviours, and the behaviours of others. I want your perspective, not the regurgitations of someone with a PhD in psychology.

Mindset

This is not just a theoretical topic, it is practical. We all have various strengths and weaknesses in how we think about the world, but how we perceive it drives our thoughts and actions also. Our mind is a creative force, and we can use it to improve ourselves and world, or tear them down. Sometimes, we might do both simultaneously. So, struggle or succeed, observe your mind, attitudes, and belief systems to discover where improvements can be made, or where others may be helped.

Family

Even with the most loving, considerate parents, none of us make it through childhood completely unscathed. We face all kinds of obstacles as an individual trying to navigate relationships, and we are highly influenced by the people around us - for better, and worse. That means we carry a lot of lessons from the past that we can call upon to help us, or harm us, and those around us. We are social animals, yet most of us do not explore the mechanics of relationships at all. This is a place we can.

Health

I don't ant to hear about your stubbed toe, or see pictures of it. Health covers four areas in my opinion, physical, mental, emotional, and social. This is a place to explore those four areas and discover opportunities to improve your wellbeing, and potentially help readers improve theirs too. Wellbeing is degrading globally across all of these factors. Let's do better, help each other, and be healthier.

Wellbeing

Another topic that is very open and is an umbrella for those four pillars of the self I mentioned just above. Wellbeing can also be looked at from a more generalised view of society or of a community and how it is affected by the environments in which we live. The standards and definitions of wellbeing might differ between locations and individuals, but I think we all might agree that increasing wellbeing should be where a lot of our resources are spent.

Society

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Reflections: A New Community

tarazkp — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 13:24:42 GMT

Most of my posts are reflections on life and my experiences living it, with the intent to understand why we do the things we do and whether we can improve upon them. These cover many various topics, but often I find myself not having a community to put some of them in, as they don't quite fit anywhere. So, I made a community.

C/Reflections

A community to reflect on life, love, death and everything between

The aim is for it to be a place where people can reflect on life and experience, as well as join into the conversations with others along their own journey. It can get philosophical or psychological, it can be a cathartic outpouring of emotion or a question aimed at the audience to help bring clarity and next steps in difficult situations. It can be positive, negative or neutral.

Whatever you choose

But, there are some rules and there might be more coming.

Rules:

No Plagiarism
No Reposts
Keep it in English (mostly)
No Spamming
Answer comments
Engage with others
Put in some effort
Don't be a dick

Essentially, the last one sums it all up and any to come;

Don't be a dick.

I have no idea if people will be interested in adding their perspectives on life here, as a lot of people don't want to be personal on Hive, but I do think there is some space for it, if only as a bucket for my own content that doesn't fit elsewhere.

Curation

I am not going to reward anything just because it is in the community, but those who do use it well and add some effort and value, are likely to get some votes as well as if consistent, some follows too perhaps. Hopefully, some others who might follow my work might check out the community from time to time also.

New Series

I will also be using it to add a new series I am planning to build starting from yesterday, where I ask a more philosophical question from the audience, add my own thoughts and then see where it leads, like this:

https://peakd.com/hive-166408/@tarazkp/reflection-fart-or-piss

Why?

I believe that one of the values of Hive is being incentivized to explore our world at greater depth and an opportunity to reflect on what we find in order to build our place in it. Writing daily has become a massive part of my mental health regimen and I think that if everyone spent a little time writing their mind each day, the world would become a better place.

Let's see what happens.

Taraz
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