Dec 26, 2021The Most Impressive Books That I Read in 20212021 has been a very productive year for me in terms of reading. I continued to stick with the reading habit that I developed two years ago. At that time, I committed to reading at least 10 pages every single day to gain this habit. After one month of the…20216 min read
Nov 7, 2021I’m Having An Identity CrisisI have lived in the UK as a migrant since last year. After completing my masters here, I got a job, and this country is now placed in the centre of my life. It will remain so in the near future. I feel that I am a different person than…Identity6 min read
Oct 24, 2021Standing Firm In The Face of Endless Productivity DesireI started my new job two weeks ago. My first full-time workday/week after a long break. Although I improved my productivity skills over the last two years, I have been mostly independent and had control over my schedule. I thought working would be no different, but I was wrong. This…Productivity4 min read
Oct 10, 2021Writing For The Sake of WritingWriting is painful. Set aside essays and dissertations, even drafting an e-mail could be an utterly unwanted task. However, like many worthwhile things in life, its beauty is embedded in its suffering and does not show itself immediately. That’s why I believe that I should continue writing just for the…Writing5 min read
Oct 3, 2021I expected these from my career but… 03 Oct 21Back in my home country, Turkey, I was a lawyer. Graduated with big hopes, joined a mid-size corporate firm and switched to another one, worked hard for three years and left them behind mostly with frustration. Were my expectations too high or was something wrong with the system? …Career3 min read
Sep 26, 2021I am getting my room in order thanks to my sleep schedule — 26 Sep 2021Hey Friends, I am happily announcing that I finally had a consistent and stable life, mostly filled with the things that I enjoy doing. One of the biggest factors to allow me to do that has been to arranging my sleep schedule. I’ve always known that I am a morning…Sleep3 min read
Sep 19, 20218 Years in Law, What Have I learnt? — 19 Sep 2021Hey friends, This week I have realised that it has been 8 years since I started studying law. I completed a four-year faculty, I had three years of work experience including one year of painful traineeship and one year of LLM. Also in the meantime, I quitted from a postgraduate…Education4 min read
Sep 12, 2021Why You Should Pursue Master’s Degree Too — 12 Sep 2021Hey Friends, I am proud to announce that I finally have completed my dissertation. I will be graduated in December upon receiving the results. It means that I can add LLM to my name but I won’t since I already have a long name. This has been a challenging year…Education4 min read
Sep 5, 2021New Beginnings-5 Sep 2021Hey Friends, This week I’ve moved to London from Bristol. It’s a great new beginning for me. It triggered some thoughts and emotions. I’d like to share some of them. Excitement Over Anxiety I’ve come to London in the midst of a lot of uncertainties. I still don’t have a job. I have…London2 min read
Aug 29, 2021Staying Productive Under Pressure -29 Aug 2021Hey Friends, The deadline for the dissertation I’ve been working on for the whole summer is closing. I can’t say I studied during all this time and I left many things to the last minute. …Productivity4 min read