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Elegant & curated articles by Omar M Almahmoud, selected from his daily writings and reading list in life, business and self improvement. All republished articles are owned by their original authors. The articles are reblogged here under Fair Use for educational and non commercial purposes.

Self Development

This Is What Happened When I Tried The Silicon Valley “Biohacking” Fasting Trend – Fast Company – Pocket

Photo from Weedezign/iStock. There is a small but growing trend among some Silicon Valley executives called “biohacking.” The term refers to extreme fasting not for the weight loss or health benefits, but for the productivity benefits. Its proponents include Phil Libin, the former CEO of Evernote and current CEO of AI studio All Turtles; Y Combinator partner Daniel Gross; and Loic Le Meur, the cofounder of the LeWeb tech conference.

3 Times It's Better to Take the High Road

Confronting someone at the office can be one of the toughest things to learn how to do. But it can be just as difficult to know when not to confront them. No matter what stage you’re at in your career, you’ll be faced with situations where it’s best to take the high road—to just let an idea drop or let an opinion go in order to maintain your credibility, your

How the Bullet Journal stopped me lying to myself

I have known my oldest friend since we were eight. Like many old friends, we argue a lot, about matters both important and trivial. But the thing we argue about the most, the thing we have argued about for years, the thing that forms a cleavage as vast as the Grand Canyon, is how to organise the files on our computers. Her method is legible and easily understood by anybody.