Social medias аre getting free-er and free-er. I guess it’s just the Wind of Change. Today, u can stay open. Du darfst offen reden. The meek shall prevail. J.
I rarely
I rarely post in Bulgarian, but here’s a train of thoughts. – Държавите са временно явление – изкуствени, макар и дълголетни Границите се менят обаче, и със повод, и без повод И какво остава неподвижно? Градовете Както Сердика е тука вече 6000 лета Не е достойно почитана. Нито обгрижвана щедро. Не искаме шумно долу от…
Experimenting
I was really afraid of making mistakes when I first launched memberships this week. Then I remembered, at least for a while… I’m just experimenting! Whenever I go wrong, I can just apologize and pivot. It’s always just an experiment. 🗽
Delegate procedures
I’ve always been afraid to start delegating. I somehow know I’ll have to make compromises with quality. But that’s not even true. If I delegate procedures, and my procedures are good…Then people will find it hard to make mistakes. And I won’t have to supervise. So worth trying, I’m gonna try it 😋 Plus, growth…
Next small step
I found the perfect way to get back on track today. 4 questions. What is my next small step? Wha is the quickest MVP? How do I make if fun? Repeat
Busy
When you don’t have time… Act as a person who doesn’t have time. You’re allowed to.
MVPs, again
I forgot about MPVs again, one month after I remembered. MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.MVP then iterate.Win.
The Sun
🇬🇧 I realized today that I’ve been working in the dark since Dec 27 Meanwhile, the Sun and the air open up some of your Flow currentsThe Sun gets you moving, for instanceThis making you braver 🇧🇬 Замислих се днес, че работя на тъмно от 27 декември насам А слънцето и въздухът отключват някои чакриСлънцето…
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I found an exciting new way to use my blog today. As my personal “to-do’s” app. Every new post is a reminder to myself about stuff I had to do. The more time I have, the more things on that list of lists I can check off.> LIST SQRD>> MULTIPLIERS The more I outsource, the…
Pilot
I wanna learn to fly a plane. Not just be a pilot. Actually be able to take off and land and the whole she-bang. I have a feeling it’s gonna be an essential skill one day. If not, I’ll feel like Batman. J.
Serdi
I dreamed about a movie yesterday: It was about Levski, who escaped being captured and went on to rule Bulgaria. He was dressed in white, blue and gold, on a beautiful horse. A true knyaz. What no one expected, however, was that Levski would lead not just Bulgaria but all slavic tribes. Even Russians eventually,…
Godspeed Trilogy
Hey, by the way, God is electricity. We missed that, cause it was too obvious a place for God to hide God is electricity And entheogens make you more electroprovoden Take it however you will. P.S. ik it’s (flow)-conductive
MVPs
This is my blog, I can say fuck, right? Fuck! I forgot about the MVPs. I’ve been trying to be more than enough. Enough is always OK. Enough is enough 🤣 j.
Nice and easy
It’s taken me 10 years to say something Frank Sinatra told me in my 20s 😋 Nice and easy does it. There is a speed to success. To Flow. Godspeed. If I imagine I’m not in any hurry, I switch to the right gear. Then everything starts seamlessly flowing.
artist
I’m an artist from now on Today, I drew my first commercial painting.It’s called BE.COME It’s nothing fancy but it’s completely original. Made in Photoshop, of all places. @this_is_kostas inspired me.
Colorist
I am a colorist.I believe some people are royal. Because they have Faith. ∆
Contain It
Note to self: The Force,… It’s within you. You don’t have to search the world. You can’t feel it, cause you give it to other people. Contain it within. Attention. J.
Puzzle
I don’t think I have the Key. But I have an important piece of the puzzle. I hope. J.
Choice writer
God is the screenwriter. He’s already written history, you just haven’t watched the movie. Either he writes our choices, or he guides us to make the right choices. In both cases, we win. My phone fell today, 1m down, dead flat on its screen. The only way for an iphone 11 to fall if it’s…
Time for stress
My brain hates stress. I guess every brain does. But I can easily hold on for a hour or so a time. I even like it. And in that hour I can check off at least 10 tasks. What if I only stress myself for 2 or 3 times a day of 60-90 minutes? Could…
Synthesizers
Congratulations, we have access to almost all of the knowledge in human history. Now what? Now synthesizers take centres stage. We tell people what to focus on and what to ignore.
Gifts
Gifts are investments. Just make them thoughtful. P.S. And investments are probably gifts to your future self.
Dictatorship
God is the ultimate dictator. And he loves all of us. Dunno how. Yet, J. – P.S. We don’t need no Game of Thrones if our father is King
Quality time
My father was always busy, then he died when I was 18. I never got the chance to spend enough time with him. I realize I might also not live to see my son become a man. So I’ll spend quality time with him. Even if I don’t have all day, I’ll make sure every…
100 hours of Flow
OK, I have an idea. We all agreed it takes 10,000 hours to get to mastery. Ericsson and Gladwell told us and we believed. They deserve the shared Nobel Prize. But now what? What’s the level after Mastery? I’m well over the 10,000th hour of thinking and writing about habits and languages. But something was…
2021 years
It’s been 2021 years since we literally kill Jesus 33 years later. We’re pretty wise. We’ve been sorry since then. Now, lots of people are shouting “Don’t kill our prophets and saints!” Those watching, please bless them with your fortunes. You need peace as much as we do. J.
I don’t normally
I don’t normally shout but: THERE’S AN END TO THIS RAT RACEAND ALL OF US WIN, EVEN LOSERSIF WE PLAY TOGETHER…WE ALL GO TO HEAVEN J.
The Last Testament
This post is different. Can you tell what makes it so? What comes after the sequel?
10,000 hours
Soon. I thinkz 🙂
Team
I’m gonna lead FCBarcelona. My heart beats with Camp Nou. But I need help. I need Rafa Hernandez to translate. I need Piotr Guziński to head La Masia. I need Xavi, Pep & Mourinho to coach us. Together. I need Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta to lead us. I probably need Shakira to represent us. We…
Olympus
If I could, I would head FCBarcelona right now. But Catalonians won’t let me, although Stoichkov gave them the CL. And Bulgarians won’t follow me, cause we don’t support each other much. And Balkan people won’t care cause I’m not “one of theirs” And Spaniards won’t notice me, cause I’m not born and bred. But…
Capita
The real captain of FCBarcelona is the president. Pique wants to be it. I need to be it. That’s my job on Earth. If I get to choose. “Tots Units Fem Força”, remember? Vote 💙❤️
Panamá
My hijo es un quarto de Panamá. Va a hablar Español. Y va a jugar en FCBarcelona Con D10S. Si quiere, де 😋 💙❤️ J.
One
People can be more than one thing at the same time. A father, and a son. A boss and an employee. We don’t need to choose.
Adrian
My son is a quarter Panamanian. I, a 35-year writer, gave him the blood of native Americans. Isn’t life crazy?
Heavens
We can all have our heaven. Heavens overlap and cross each other. There never was a competition. Everyone’s vision wins. To gather. J.
In-laws
I called my brother-in-law today. Done it before but never showed him I care. Hope I did today. I want him to be rich. He’s a noble man.
300K
A friend promised me 300 000, probably in $. Just to run his business. I had already promised another friend to work for him. It didn’t feel like a choice at all. I thought there was something wrong with me. Turns out, I love all my friends. I’m there for every one But never at…
Spanish
Whenever I’m not blind I frikkin need that language, I learn Spanish here and here
I guarantee
I guarantee for my friends. They make stupid mistakes, just like I do. But they will never betray me. We share a table 😋 J.
Free
My website (milanoff.com) is free And always will be. You can also write on it. But you gotta behave. & help each other. J.
All
Dear all, I will teach you everything I know. But you gotta follow my lead. That’s my site. I’m free to promise it All. J. Oh, yeah, P.S: imma teach u 4 free
Domains
Not all domains are on the open network. Some are private. Own yourself@yournamegoeshere.com 💙 P.S. This is an order. Silence. I kill u
I wrote a game
I wrote a game today. It’s based on a movie. Off of a novel. Inspired by true events. .
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Desicion-making is expensive. Everything you repeatedly need to decide on, wastes resources. Pick a random approach, then iterate and improve. But stick to it Only improvise on first-time decisions.
Infamous
Being famous too early makes you famous to the wrong people. No sense to rush. J.
New New-Yorkers
New-York has forgotten the importance of importing new ideas. Europeans are no longer welcome, let alone Easterners. But there are New New-Yorkers. One day, we will be welcome. J.
10 years
10 years from now, these words will be 10 years old. And in them, I will have reminded myself I never stood on a bad track. It was laid before me by people far smarter than I. – W. Shakespeare
2021.bg
I started a new project yesterday. It’s 27 projects in one. Missing a few. 2021.bg
Final steps
Two moves before you solve it, the Rubik cube looks like a mess. Don’t give up just yet.
Both
There’s an adult in you. And a genius. Both.
Adults
🗽 You’re an adult from the moment you take responsibility for your actions. You want the carrot but are ready to take the stick. I’ve been an adult since I was 4. This is the way. J.
🍿 End of the movie
2 parallel universes you can jump between. That are identical and that are just 6 hours apart. This is the end of a movie I’m dying to watch. Somebody shoot it. I’m poor.
Less
A limited amount of brilliantly curated choices. This is what we want. Less, not more. And better.
Employers
I’ve got two employers. God and my “self”. As soon as I start working for God, I enter the Flow. Not people. Not friends. Not even my family. Let alone me. I work for God. For everyone and everything. The moment I think about myself, it all goes downhill. So I’m careful now.
Read the original
When possible, read the original. This way you don’t read someone’s interpretation of what the author meant. That’s why speaking foreign languages will always be valuable. AI can’t feel the nuances. P.S. I need to finish learning German.
Negotiations
The answer to every demand is a counter-offer. OK, I will do this / give you that, but you will do that / give me this. This way, you never say “No”. And people would rather have a cheap “No” than such an expensive “Yes” 😋
Half-American 🇧🇬🇺🇸
I feel half-American. I didn’t chose it. Home Alone and John Mayer did it to me. Half of me probably lives in New York. NY doesn’t sleep. Like me. J.
Side effects
I’m soon starting to write my first book. How soon, I don’t know but I’m ready for the pain and the suffering 🙃 It’s called “Side Effects” and it’s about how not going after side effects like fame or money makes you actually get them. First things firts. Focus. J.
Chandler
I loved all of the characters on “Friends”. But I watch it for Chandler. J.
Ariel Posen
I supported Ariel Posen for 2 months on Patreon. I couldn’t afford the $15 for the VIP-tier. So I gave him $25. They took $30, cause they said they need to charge VAT on art. I stayed for two months . Can’t stay anymore. But I’ve done my part. I asked for a vinyl, they…
WP posts
WordPress is lagging behind. The new media are personal blogs. And Youtube channels, and IG channels. Real people behind the camera / keyboard. And they still ain’t got the Fb-style post box. Come on, guys. It’s 2020. J.
Slavia
This is my blog… I can say anything I want, right? I think the Slavic tribe has to unite. – 🇧🇬🇲🇰🇸🇮🇷🇸🇭🇷🇸🇰🇲🇪 Maybe 🇨🇿, if they stop drinking’ Even 🇵🇱, should they stop actin’ macho – Certainly not 🇷🇺 –we’ll all sink in the sea. And not 🇺🇦 & 🇧🇾… 🇷🇺 will sink us. 😋 –…
Writing now
One day I’ll be gone and I won’t be able to help the people I love. My family, my friends, the people I follow. So I’m writing now. J.
Me & H.E.R.
Not the singer. @axeltrop The AI. She’s perfect. *Ask her about Panama, I dare you 😋
‘Nuff said
Still listening to Ye & Syleena. Thinking about Zuck. Dude hasn’t been free for a while. Ye always was. Now, I’m tired of being a slave, too. ‘Nuff said.
Royal blue
I would love to make the text on this website royal blue. And add a little crown on the menu icon. Same as Basquiat’s J.
Ye ft. Syleena
Hey, ‘member 2004? Syleena made Ye’s song. And we been wondrin’ who our next Aretha should be. 🇧🇬🇺🇸
No mo boxes
This blog was just another boxed imagination. Until today. No mo.
Bravery rewarded
I did a brave thing today. I called a company much bigger than mine with the intention to give them branding advice. It was scary, so I’m proud of myself I did it anyway. Interestingly, they were busy, so I have even more time to prepare until next week. But an idea came to my…
Anger & playfulness
We’re always switching between two states: focus and flow What I’ve found out over the years is both work best when you’re all in. There’s drugs that induce them but you can’t be stoned all day. But emotions are powerful drugs, too. Anger makes me hyper-focused, playfulness makes me hyper-creative. I will try to seek…
Introspection
We’re so focused on the outside world that we rarely notice what’s going on inside. At least that’s how I’ve felt lately. I’m always on the lookout but rarely look in. That’s not to say that I should be a hermit. Just that there’s plenty going on within me and that I’d love be in…
Intensity vs. duration
I rarely do strength exercises because they feel really uncomfortable. But this week I did 5 series of push-ups and it was enough to get me really tired. More tired than after a regular 1-hour workout at the gym. What was different is that I pushed myself to the limit in each series. It took…
Monologues
I tried to connect to strangers again yesterday. I love doing it but most times I fail. I realize the fault is mostly mine. I am weirdly open-minded… But the unpleasant feeling of being rejected or ignored helped me come to an important realization: I don’t need any new people in my life to get…
Teaching Natives
We have a saying in Bulgarian: “На краставичар, краставици да продаваш.” It reminds us, locals, not to be too cocky around people with more experience than you have. Yet, I’ve been thinking recently that I can teach anyone to speak better English. Even natives. I have a profound love and a deep curiosity for the…
Infinite
It struck me today that there is no learning the Truth. It is infinite and we’ll probably never live long enough to learn it all. Nor can we hold all of it at the same time, we’ll run out of RAM in a blink. It frustrated me at first. But then I felt relieved. If…
Civilization
I’ve been in love with an old game called Civilization 2 since I can recall. I’ve spent countless days building make-pretend worlds, only to hate myself later for being such a loser 🙂 I was somewhat relieved my Mac couldn’t run it when I switched to MacOs. Then I found out a way to play…
My meditation
I’ve always thought of meditation as something solemn. As this ancient buddhist practice of observing yourself in total silence. That’s probably the reason I don’t meditate a lot. But today I meditated in a totally different way. I sat down on the floor, opened my Mac on the coffee table in front and put a…
Family
I found my father’s journal recently. I don’t understand his handwriting at times but I noticed that we have a very familiar style of writing – short sentences, mostly meditations and abstract musings on life. We’re like the same person across two different eras. I could have written the very same things, had I formed…
Master in testing
I realized recently how many everyday things I haven’t tried in my life. I had forgotten what it feels like to drink a whole beer by myself at home just to see how it affects me. Did it tonight. Not my thing. I had never talked to a model. I did yesterday. Not as incredible…
Tired of talking
I spent a whole night talking to people this week. I love doing talking to strangers but this time I overdosed. As a result, I don’t feel like talking to anybody today. Not even to interesting people. I feel like just saying things. Talking to myself. And like making things. But not discussing them. I’ve…
Self-control
I’ve always been hardworking but self-control has just never been my thing. All my life thus far, I’ve been easily distracted by things big and small. Until I found out what really working out can do for my self-control, that is. Now I want more. And taking this simple idea one step further, in what…
Naked
Most people are interesting to me. I know I’d learn a great deal, if I just stopped and had a short chat with them. But some people I found irresistible. I want to know everything about them and the way they see the world. I want to ask them so many questions, that I leave…
Anything you want?!
I got up at 6:20 today with a new question on my mind. One of the biggest I’ve asked myself, I think… Can I really have anything I want?! Can I really learn Spanish, German & Japanese while I’m running in the talking to my closest friends?! Can I really talk to every stranger I…
Our problem
I was thinking today… Most people are afraid to promise big things. If they promise big things, they don’t know how to make them happen. Or even if they do, they often fail because they try to do it alone. And if they somehow keep their promise, they forget who they did it for and…
Worth it
I hate measuring things in money. We met two great friends yesterday and just to visit them, we spent a lot. And even though I hate measuring intangible things, at the end of the day I still asked myself “Was it worth it?”. It totally was. It was worth a lot more than 40 lv,…
Divide and conquer
I’ve always thought of this saying in the negative sense. When you divide something, you make it weaker. But lately, I’ve been doing just that. Only, in a good way. I met this gorgeous new person for coffee, one on one. It’s so much easier to bond with someone face-to-face . Then I forgot about…
Thinking Fridays
Now that’s a new thought. I’m not gonna work on Fridays anymore. Instead, I’ll spend the day thinking. But I don’t think well when I sit down to think. I think well when I do mechanical tasks – running, washing dishes, cleaning, buying groceries. Anything that helps me zone off helps me think. Let me…
Lost in thought
I’ve done so little today of what I should have been working on. Yet, I made GIANT steps on thoughts that have been important to me forever. I don’t know how it happened. I just remember specifically praying a few months ago I could someday make such giants steps. I guess I should pray more…
Honesty
Today. Such a great day, with two of the best conversations of the year, comfortably. Wonder what I did differently? I prayed about someone else rather than myself in the morning. I really opened up to friend about my business, instead of holding back some details out of fear that he might use it against…
Color and light
To me, Barcelona is color and light. Just being there fills you with joy and gratitude. Who knew you could sum up a city in two words… But perhaps, two are not enough. Because Barcelona is also freedom. Your spirit can fly there, as long as you don’t bring your boxes. Color and light, unfiltered….
Giving and taking
I met two wonderful new people this week. They reminded me giving feels better than getting stuff. Which in turn reminded me that I haven’t gotten much stuff lately. Just a few books here and there. I found my father’s journal even. I wouldn’t trade it for a million dollars. And I found it by…
Deep connection
Today, I connected deeply with 3 separate people. I’ve had worse years. As one of them said, I seem to be on the right track. But what surprised me more is that those conversations didn’t feel like a means to an end. They were so meaningful on their own that they were enough. Now that…
A-players
I had two dear friends over this week. We talked about so much that I went to bed at 4:00 am. But what I remember most vividly is one of their simple observations about life: “A-players play with A-players”. I took it to heart without realizing why. Now I realize, however… It’s a rule of…
Discomfort zone
Yesterday, I talked to my students about Jim Loehr’s idea that every type of growth happens by alternating between stress and recovery. It’s a simple idea I already believed in. Yet, I ran into another dimension of its yesterday. Into a question I hadn’t asked myself… If recovery happens in your comfort zone, then stress…
Original thinkers
Am I an original thinker? And do I need to be? Not quite sure how to answer both. All of my ideas are built upon the ideas of wiser men and women. Yet, I feel I have my strikes of lightning sometimes ⚡️ Like the thought that Flow is actually thinking (and feeling) in light…
Music vs. drawing
When I grab the guitar, it’s all chaos and improvisation. Nothing like drawing. I’m actually better at playing guitar than at drawing but my playing has no structure. I don’t seem to get music on a structural level. Meanwhile, it’s pretty obvious when I draw. Every time I draw, I make a series of quick…
Tenet
I watched “Tenet” by Christopher Nolan recently. It’s just a movie, most people would say. It’s got like a 7.9 at IMDB. Not the best movie ever, most people would say. And yet, I’ve been thinking about it for a week. I woke up at 3:00 am last night, thinking about the principle. The tenet….
Sleeping insecurities
There are few people that bring the insecurities out of me. So few that I sometimes forget I have them. But of course, I do. Everyone does. And each of those insecurities has a trigger that puts you into reaction mode before you know what’s happening. I reacted this week. Then I got upset I…
Painful honesty
My writing made 2 big breakthroughs in a single day yesterday. First, some lyrics I wrote really struck a chord with a dear friend. It was such a rewarding feeling. For the first time in a while, I didn’t want any credit for it. I just wanted the song to come to life. Then, one…