Life Unlocked

This Is Exactly How Not To Achieve Work-life Balance

Why balance is something you have most likely been measuring wrong all this time.

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June 2026

Why The Boring Life Is Extremely Ambitious

Why I slowed down in my twenties, and how to reverse engineer the life you actually want.

Jun 28 • Yath

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March 2026

Three Bets I Am Making on AI (And What This Means For Your Future Career)

Everyone is talking about AI. Almost nobody is talking about what it actually means for how we work, build, and live.

Mar 22 • Yath

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February 2026

The Comfort Trap of Stability (Why You Should Maybe Rethink Your Career)

A stable life can still be misaligned. This essay explores why high achievers outgrow safe paths and what happens when you choose alignment over…

Feb 22 • Yath

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December 2025

The Career Timeline That No Longer Exists (But Still Haunts Us)

The traditional career ladder no longer offers what it once did. Titles inflate faster than responsibilities. Salary progression doesn't match the…

Dec 29, 2025 • Yath

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Frugality, Luxury, and the Quiet Economics of a Well-Designed Career

Optimising for frugality or luxury both have their issues. In this essay, I explore a different approach that aims to solve for a balanced life.

Dec 16, 2025 • Yath

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The Life-Style First Career Model (This will make you question everything)

This concept will blow your mind and make you question every career decision you've ever made. Are you ready? Most people build their careers the same…

Dec 1, 2025 • Yath

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October 2025

How Society Brainwashed You (and how to escape)

There’s an invisible script most of you follow without question. It cripples you without you even realising. I’m here to explain to you there is a…

Oct 19, 2025 • Yath

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September 2025

5 Life Lessons I Know at 28 I Wish I Knew at 18

I’ve started to think more deeply about the kind of life I actually want for my family. Here are the five reflections I’ve been sitting with and the…

Sep 8, 2025 • Yath

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May 2025

The Honest Truth About Career Pivots

If you’re at the crossroads deciding where to pivot, weighing options multiple options, and overthinking the "right" move, here’s my advice:

May 2, 2025 • Yath

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April 2025

What Matters More? Showing Up or Slowing Down?

If you’ve felt that tension lately between pushing forward and pausing, then let me share with you this week's lived experience that helps break it…

Apr 24, 2025 • Yath

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The Originality Myth: Why Your Ideas Matter More

The biggest my is that you have to be original to be noticed. It’s nearly impossible to come up with something completely new and that's not because…

Apr 14, 2025 • Yath

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