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Sep 24, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
I never really got into digital technology. I’ve always used it for my needs like banking apps, GPS, and Uber but that’s about it. I’m only on social media because I have some friends who are only on Instagram so we talk through there. My average screen time is around 10-15 minutes. So making this switch didn’t change the way I use a cellphone. Although I had been using my iPhone kinda like a dumphone, actually making the switch had important effects on my daily life.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
Why do we let other people affect us? Why is it that one word, a single act from someone else can change our whole world. Bring our high spirits down. We are happy and at peace one second and the complete opposite the next. It’s so much harder and takes more effort to get back into good spirits but so easy to remain in the negative. We do it as if it takes no effort.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe
The future - the great unknown - can be scary to think about because all of us know subconsciously that one common end awaits us all, death. This reality, outside of our control, creeps into our thoughts when we think about the future. It blots our good expectations about it by placing doubt, uncertainty, and fear for the great unknown.
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May 21, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe
We automatically set expectations without knowing that we do. The cues we get from the environment, ambiance, people we are with, the things we are going to do in addition to a multitude of other factors sets the expectation. Let's say you are going to dinner with your friend. The second you walk into the restaurant, the expectation reaction kicks-in.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
Once I am in it, the harder it is to get out of it. And the more I try to, the deeper I fall into it. As my descent continues, I learn that over-thinking is a bottomless pit. The mind has learned to start the over-thinking process so well that all it needs is a cue. The lightest will do. And so starts the process of over-thinking. I am taken away from the ever so precious moment and put into a place of anxiety. One that gets stronger the longer I am there and holds me from coming back.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
Everywhere I look, I see the same things. The same people. The same faces. Dressed the same, consuming the same, doing the same. When looking at nature do we see just one color. For example, blue. What if all flowers, trees, grass were all the color blue. Just one color — blue. Where would the beauty be in this. Its uniqueness and what makes it special. Would it still inspire us and gives us good vibes? Maybe, if your favorite color is blue but still, I highly doubt it.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
There is this unquenchable craze for newer, better, and more experiences, clothing, food, electronics, etc… We have been made to believe that new things are better than used, worn out things. That we always need more of something. when are we supposed to stop in such a life? In a life where time plays the lead role and does not stop or slow down for anyone, are we giving ourselves time to stop, take a break, rest up, and reflect on our life. Umm, we can’t.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
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They have made us believe that we cannot be happy without having an adequate sum of money. Whatever that “adequate sum” is. Now, I’m fully aware of the current world system and how one can easily starve to death without money. I’m not saying that we need to take out money from the playing field. I’m just saying that we need to take away its ‘starring’ lead role in our daily life. With that being said, I’ll move onto what I really want to focus on in this piece.
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
My, oh-my, oh-my. After having read The Wind in the Willows as an adult, I read The Secret Garden recently. And I’m so glad I did. It’s a masterpiece in my opinion and should be a must-read for all adults. This book might be a children’s book in its genre but after having read it, I can say that this book has a lot of important insights about human character that are far too complex for children to understand. One needs experience in life to really grasp some of the concepts played out in the book.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ibrahim E. Efe |Mehmet Yildiz
First and foremost, like our ability to love one another and other creations, create beauty, care for one another, and do good because it’s the right thing to do. Now, most of us only resemble a crumb of our original human creation. I’m going to say this outright, I hate this money-centered world. How everything is about money.
