Why do some work groups thrive, and others falter? — “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you are so sensitive.” “You are an emotional person, I’m a focused guy.” During my professional career, I heard such comments from people I’ve worked with. Whether it’s bad or wrong to be sensitive or emotional, I didn’t know the exact answer, but what…

I could tell you it’s a journey of mulling over existential questions. But that wouldn’t be the whole story. — The first time I heard the term CPTSD, I thought: “Oh my God! Is PTSD not enough, that there is something on Earth called CPTSD (complex PTSD) that one could suffer from?” Anyway, such a condition is not easy to experience and might be also hard to admit. People with…

How a tiny village turned overnight into a theater of a meticulous relief operation and a human tragedy — It was a bright cold Tuesday in Ighrane, a remote and arid hilly village of about 500 people. At 3 p.m. Khaled missed his youngest boy and started looking for him. He asked his neighbors and checked the Kindergarten before heading to the surrounding fields. While he was searching away…

“Keep moving ahead because action creates momentum, which in turn creates unanticipated opportunities.” — Nick Vujicic — Today is my day. Today is my day. You see, today is my day. I’ll become one of you. I’ll become one of you, a public speaker like one of you. One step closer to the GDE title, and today, today is my day. I’ll become one of you, And…

Is it the job requirements or the candidate's identity that determines how much you should pay? — Last summer, I reached out to some Google developers to check my eligibility for the Google Developer Expert (GDE) program. As feedback, they have recommended I contact the local Angular Meetup team in order to give a talk there, which I did. As I opened the message I’ve received back…

Becoming a success story is an endeavor that involves your mind and spirit as much as your technical skills. Don’t focus only on the latter. — The other day, I read an inspiring post from Nick Wignall about why we should shift our focus from self-esteem to self-efficacy. Self-esteem is a general term that we can influence very slowly, but we can’t change directly by pushing a magical button. It’s dangerous to focus too much on…

A journey to my inner deep world — I’ve recently received an email from Joel Mwakasege, the editor of “Be Yourself”, where he mentioned some tips about “How a writer should connect with the audience”. I’ve to apologize here. Sorry, Joel. I’m not connecting. I’m… I’m disconnecting I’m detaching… I’m taking a step back I’m moving away from the scene…

Why do some work groups thrive, and others falter? — “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you are so sensitive.” “You are an emotional person, I’m a focused guy.” During my professional career, I heard such comments from people I’ve worked with. Whether it’s bad or wrong to be sensitive or emotional, I didn’t know the exact answer, but what…

My writing journey and the 7 lessons I’ve learned from it as a software engineer — It’s been a year of me being in the jungle of the online writers’ tribe. And it feels like a fierce war to survive. It started in March 2020 when I decided to make writing my new daily job. I wasn’t satisfied with my life at the time and was…

Binary vs. spectrum thinking in our daily life — Scene 1 The Shah looking to Soraya at the dinner table: “Flaubert! You like Flaubert?” Soraya: “I adore him, I think Madame Bovary …” Shah’s mother interrupting Soraya and judging the novel: “It’s an extremely inappropriate novel, for a girl!” The guests at the dinner table laugh. Soraya: “Many will tend to…

The secret of reaching beyond superficiality — You may think that the image above is a wonderful painting. And indeed, it is. But it’s a painting drawn by the drama of the natural world. A painting formed over the past 2.1 million years and measures about 55 by 72 km. This majestic beauty consists of the hidden…

‘Don’t wish it was easier, wish you were better.’ ― Jim Rohn — I’ve always wondered why we don’t get help when we need it the most? The answer was confusing to me until I read the stories of leaders, celebrities, motivational speakers, and well-known businessmen and -women who break through after experiencing misfortunes. Brian Tracy, a motivational speaker and President and CEO…

#2 It takes courage of strategy to be persistent — Throughout my life, I’ve experienced up and down moments of persistence when I was learning new skills, when I was finishing projects I’ve been working on, or even when I was looking for the best way to overcome adversity. During those moments of struggle, it was helpful to find flaws…

How our communication shapes our sense of self — Story 1 Legend has it that British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and his political rival William Gladstone had a date with the same woman on different nights. When asked her impression of the two men, she said, “When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he…

“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable” ~ Christopher Reeve — (Update on June 24th, 2020) It was Friday morning. Finally, after 3 weeks of work to have it done, I received an email from one of Medium’s largest publications, saying that my article is accepted and published. Yes, I did it! It was a daunting task and took much more…