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This is the first of a series of short Life Pro Tips articles. There are so many small things that can make our lives better, and I want to celebrate and share these tips. Let’s kick things off with a topic that affects many of us: Hair Loss. Hair Loss: Then and Now Years ago, hair loss was just something you had to live with. Then hair transplant clinics started popping up everywhere. But transplants were expensive, intense, and honestly, sounded painful. ...

We were from the same town. We went to the same school. We moved abroad, to the same city. We were working in the same profession, with the same title. But over the years, our situations couldn’t be more different: I had ten times his savings, I had traveled the world twice over, I had bought a house in a place I loved, and was paying less in mortgage than he was in rent, in an area of the city he disliked. We were worlds apart. Every piece of advice or encouragement I’d try to share would be met with the same answer: “My situation is different.” ...

He was a young man, fresh out of university, eager to start his career. He got the chance to interview for a promising position at a startup in Berlin, with a salary of over €30,000—a figure hard to come by in Italy, especially outside the major cities. But there was one catch: the job required fluency in English. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it past the first interview. His lack of English proficiency ended what could have been a life-changing opportunity. ...

She was Catholic, deeply committed to her faith. He, on the other hand, was not baptized, not even religious in any sense. Yet, to get married in the church, he had to undergo a multi-year process of religious instruction and baptism. It was a long, grueling journey, done only to meet the requirement for a church wedding. This story isn’t uncommon, and it baffles me. In what world do we ask someone we supposedly love to endure such an ordeal just for a ceremony? At best, it feels egotistical. How can that be an act of love when one partner is talked into converting to a religion they don’t believe in? It’s a façade—for what? If either of them had exercised intellectual honesty, they wouldn’t have gone through with it. ...

Success is a term that gets thrown around frequently, but its meaning can be elusive. Today, I want to share two insights I’ve gained over time about what it means to be successful and how we measure our achievements in life. The first realization struck me years ago, while the second is more recent—something I came to understand as I began working on this blog. Both insights have reshaped how I view personal growth and achievement. ...

I’ve always lived a little differently—not because I was trying to stand out, but because it was natural for me to question things, seek better solutions, and make decisions that felt right for me. It wasn’t until adulthood, though, when life became more complicated, that I realized how much these instincts had shaped my life. More importantly, I started to notice how many people don’t live this way—and how that leads to a lot of avoidable mistakes and frustrations. ...