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Memento mori is a Latin term meaning: remember you will die. In everyday life, we can easily believe that the present moment lasts forever. We have a lot of time, so we're not in a hurry. We take our loved ones for granted, so we neglect them. We struggle without a goal because we still have time to figure out what to do with our lives anyway. What would you do if during a routine examination, the face of the doctor would darken, he would call you aside, and told terrible news: you are a terminally ill patient. You have weeks, maximum months left from your life. ...

You find a cozy spot in the middle rows of benches. You prepare your notebook and a bunch of pens and then start writing devotedly. Every word is important because what is said can occur in the exam. With 5 full A4 sheets in your bag, you are proud of yourself. You have every resource for a successful exam since you made such good notes. The only thing left is to memorize your notes. ...

Inevitable parts of most interviews are personality tests. You may have already completed 480, 70, or 25 question questionnaires. Our answers reveal a lot about ourselves, but most of the time we don't know the results. Based on our answers, we either fit the given position or not. I first encountered a personality test during a career aptitude test. I filled it out, the experts evaluated it, they asked a few questions, and then let me go. ...

On the way to work, you turn on the radio. The current hit is interrupted by a talk show. By the way, you listen to the radio for some pop music, but this conversation catches on for some reason. The guest is interesting, the topic is good, but after 5 minutes a Shakira interrupts the conversation, followed by a 2-minute commercial. It raises the question: How good it would be if quality talk shows existed beyond radio? ...

Four years ago I stuck to a strange habit. After 8 p in the evening, I put down the fork and don’t lift it until noon the next day. No pastries, no snacks, but I even avoid the tasteless oatmeal that looks like a fitness challenge alone. I'm fasting. I drink black coffee and don’t take any food until noon. I first encountered the idea of intermittent fasting in the summer of 2017. Before that, I was the guy who carried the prepared chicken rice with me and always had 30g whey protein hidden in a shaker. ...

You are lucky if you are looking for resources to learn about online marketing. You type some words into your favorite search engine and get impactful blog posts, useful online courses and you can watch a ton of videos of experienced marketing professionals. But what about books? What should you do if you want to choose a rather classic way of learning, then reading the 76th tip of a shady guru? ...

I started to experiment with search engine optimization three years ago. After completing countless courses, reading online marketing books and professional articles, I have started to get a sense of what SEO is all about. I soon realized that if I wanted to get results with search engine optimization, I had to get my hands dirty. I started writing book reviews and then published articles on productivity and effective learning on my small hungarian website. ...

I have been doing SEO for three years now. I know that three years is no big deal, but during that period of my life I was living and breathing SEO (besides the agency work I was doing freelance gigs and built side projects in my “spare” time) so may I have some interesting stories for you. I am also an introvert and this matters a lot. It affected what I do, how I do it, and heavily contributed to the opportunities (or lack of them) after I switched jobs. ...