Letters to my Daughter

Letters to My Daughter: Let’s Talk about Gaslighting

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Sometimes, the best warning a parent can give their child is: watch this, watch this movie a hundred times. So it is the case with the 1944 movie Gaslight, a terrifying life lesson wrapped in less than two hours. Warning: Spoilers ahead! A husband viciously exploits his wife’s sweet naivety, leading her to doubt her own sanity. As a young girl, Paula witnessed the murder of her famous opera singer aunt (and guardian) in their London home. The murder isn’t solved, and Paula is sent …

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Letters to my Daughter: Learning How to Pass a Test

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Reading Time: 7 minutes So here we are, my dear, facing the test. I showed you all the learning techniques, and you know which methods are efficient, and which aren’t. You know how to take good notes in class, you read your assignments, you do your homework. And most importantly, you know that the most efficient method of studying is self-testing. Minute per minute, you will retain more if you spend one hour taking a test on a topic than studying an hour on the same material.  Long before the …

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Letters to my Daughter: Myths and Tips to Strategically Distinguish Between Careers and Passions

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Reading Time: 10 minutes My dear daughter, you are still so incredibly young. But no sooner than I catch my breath for one moment and puff, you will be quickly wondering: what should I do with my life? What job should I pursue? Should I follow my passion? After all, isn’t what they say “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”?  No, my dear daughter, following your passion is terrible career advice. Focus instead on building rare and valuable …

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Letters to my Daughter: Build Your “F*ck Off” Fund

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Reading Time: 3 minutes It is true what they say. Money does not bring happiness. Money buys freedom. Freedom to leave a job. Freedom to manage an economic recession. Freedom to take a leave when you feel burned out. Freedom to leave a country. Freedom to own a house. Freedom to leave an abusive relationship. My daughter, having your own emergency fund should be your top priority. You are buying a part of your freedom with an emergency fund. Read this article that renamed emergency fund to a …

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Letters to My daughter: The Fifth Spirit

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Reading Time: < 1 minute You dream and speak of Elsa, But don’t you know that you have powers too? The sun and moon waltz on your face, And every time I kiss your eyelids I feel the earth’s of you hum beneath. When rivers come down on your face, I am struck. You are waterful too. And there’s the fire in your heart. Then you are the wind, never standing still. And when I try to catch you with a jar, I remember: Step back. She has her …

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