I’m Leaving Medium Temporarily to Become a Better Person

A journey to a better, crazier, and happier life as a software engineer

So if you want to be a writer, put “writing” on hold for a while… Everything that is good in my writing came from risks I took outside of school, outside of the “craft.”

(For me) It was going to therapy. It was getting into pointless arguments. It was having friends who are smarter than me. It was traveling. It was living (briefly) in the ghetto….

Ryan Holiday

In this article, I’m going to be brutally honest. I’m going to expose myself because I’m not trying to sell anything. I just want to help.

Truth be told, years ago when I was studying, as the typical software engineering student, I was too weird to date girls.

I learned everything related to ‘The Game’. I became a very extroverted person and made a lot of friends, but despite that, I wasn’t having any dates.

The good thing about becoming obsessed with this subject is you can learn a lot of psychology, create better relationships with your friends, and have a lot of fun. Even if you’re not dating anyone.

Years later, I stumbled upon a podcast episode with advice for men for being a better version of themselves: getting in shape, dressing better, having a better job position, etc.