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Blog · Dealing with epilepsy

How I avoided seizures

Codrin PO

August 5th was an “interesting” day. I went on vacation with the family back home in Romania for about 1 month. You can take a month off when you are unemployed.

The first thing that we had to do is a passport for the baby. With some help from friends and family, we had a quick appointment at the passports service.

Immediately after this, I had a feeling. I started shivering, getting dizzy and it was difficult to stay on my feet. I took control back and avoided a seizure. I mentioned this in another article. It was a simple breathing and relaxation exercise. Continue reading “How I avoided seizures” →

Blog · Dealing with epilepsy

Lance Fogan

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A few days ago, I followed Lance Fogan on Twitter (@lance_fogan) and he followed back.

For those that don’t know the name yet, Lance is a neurology professor at UCLA and, most importantly, one of the only authors who publish a novel focusing on epilepsy. The novel is called “Dings“.

I admit, I didn’t read the book. It is a little out of my reach today ($15 on Amazon.com or 15 £) and I don’t use a Kindle. I have an iPad instead.

But going through the excerpts found of Lance Fogan’s website, I have to say that it captures life with epilepsy, but only from the point of view of the parents. It’s still missing that “je ne sais quoi” of an epileptic’s life, but I’m sure that either Dr. Fogan or someone else will capture it more precisely.

Until then, enjoy the read if you decide to buy the book.

P.S.: NO, this is not paid content. I’m expressing my point of view.

Blog · Career counseling · Old blog

Irrelevant professional experience

Codrin PO

I moved a lot between the private and the public sector, going from research to policy and consulting. This made my CV to look like it was bombarded.

After applying to a few research jobs and a discussion with a recruiter friend, I drew one conclusion: your CV doesn’t really matter.

By this, I mean that no recruiter (in a broad sense) will read your CV if you do not have those 2, 5 or more years of experience precisely in the field that he/she is looking for. For example, for a research job, if you didn’t work just in research, you don’t stand a chance. Continue reading “Irrelevant professional experience” →

Blog · Old blog

Not everyone makes a difference

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I heard time and time again saying that they want to make a difference in life, to leave something behind them when they die.

But thinking a little on the matter reveals this: not everyone is meant to do that. We are not all Einstein(s), Marie Curie, James Hetfield, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elon Musk and so on. The list is pretty long and can go on and on.

Not everyone is meant to do great things in life. We can go on with our small life and routines work-home-work and have fun in the week-ends.

But everyone leaves a print on the way they work. Even if your impact is little, only by educating your children or helping someone with money once, you are making a difference. You don’t necessarily need to know that you are doing this.

I wrote an article a few years ago about helping someone in need. You can find it HERE.

You can impact someone’s life without waiting for credits. Without even feeling good or bad about. You can just do it.

A small difference is still a difference.

Blog · Not too personal · Old blog

Humanity`s motivator

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In the past few days, I`ve been working on a project and I couldn`t figure out one thing, one small thing that I did before tens of times. I tried to get motivated, listening to the music which usually picks me up. I also tried several other methods.

I love patterns. I enjoy finding them and I used them in my work before. Identifying them is easy enough if you are not looking for something in particular. You will simply notice them. READ MORE IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE ANSWER