Category: Life

  • This society is a major failure and I blame capitalism

    Why Did I stop My meds? Despite major positive changes I observed in my life since I was diagnosed with ADHD, it was not long before other challenges emerged. Meds are part of the treatment plan, but my relationship with my doctor was shallow, brief, and expensive. Sometimes I would wonder if my doctor thinks…

  • Capitalism is slavery

    I grew up in a poor neighborhood that had a very bad infrastructure, particularly sewer infrastructure. Our house was one of the oldest on that street, when the sewer overflowed it was a disgusting experience, and unhealthy too. I remember thinking to myself, when I grow up I’ll be rich enough that I will have…

  • The night we forgot how to grieve

    This story is true but some details were filled by the writer’s imagination. the writer didn’t witness the story but learned about it firsthand from one of the characters. All names are replaced. The border cross Yazan, a 5-year-old child, needs a medical operation. It’s a simple operation, but the family will need to travel…

  • Gossip is my guilty pleasure

    Yes, Gossip is my guilty pleasure, why? While you can read more about why people gossip on the internet, this article from psychologytoday.com can even be a good start. For me, gossip is a source of excitement that I constantly seek due to my ADHD (as I was told). This led to situations that give…

  • How much does food really cost

    Calculating how much food costs based on how much money you pay to buy it is an underestimation. Food emissions Food travels on average 1,500 miles before making it to your local store. Food transportation in 2017 was found to emit 3.0 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, a number that we can only imagine kept increasing…

  • Insurance and dental care

    Insurance understanding is super complicated and it usually takes a while to figure out how much I’m going to pay and yet I often get it wrong. However, my dentist’s story is a lot more complicated. When I was filling out the forms for being a new patient, I ran into this section: PLEASE NOTE:…

  • The world needs kids to be the leaders

    I have an 8-year-old sister. She lives in Egypt and wants to study in the US when she grows up. My little sister one day called me and started asking about schools in the US, how good or bad they are and what are the differences between different schools. At some point, I told her…

  • Activists: The Unsung Heroes of Our Time

    AECJ (Amazon Employees for Climate Justice) decided to team up with Remote Advocacy to organize a walkout The walkout was to protest the company’s policy towards employees and climate. one thing that caught my attention was someone’s comment on Blind (an anonymous community for tech workers) The commenter said “This is a typical activist move,…

  • Learn to say no, or don’t

    Learning to say no is advice I have both got and given on various occasions. In a moment of reflection and wonder, I started looking at this in the opposite direction. Did you ever ask yourself, is my subject unable to say no and is being polite? Peer pressure expressions or passive actions come in…

  • Digital Cleaning (A game changer for me)

    I tend to quickly leave things midway, thinking I will come back to them and procrastinate forever. Do you have tons of clutter that is giving you anxiety? Me too Clutter is not only physical anymore. It’s not only all the unfinished projects, old clothes, mail, and unpacked boxes. There are emails, digital notes, apps…