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Mentallurgy.blog

Mentallurgy is the outcome of my personal experiences, random thoughts and scientific or semi-scientific ramblings all forged in my mental lab as a result of habitual overthinking and analysis of situations. Welcome to the world of electrical impulses and chemical explosions...Mentallurgy !



I Went Prepared, But They Came with Riddles...
I recently walked out of a couple of interviews feeling weird and confused. It was not like I did not prepare but somehow I never really got the chance to say what I had prepared. I had studied the job description carefully and I had gone in ready. I thought deeply about how my experience connects with the role, knew exactly why I am a strong fit and what I wanted to achieve in that position. However, the interview did not go the way I wanted. Instead, it became a rapid fire
mentallurgical
Apr 162 min read


Subject to Corporate Psychology...
Recently I had a conversation with a Senior Executive in my company that ended politely and on a seemingly good note. But the moment I stepped away from the meeting my mind began to run random thoughts and I replayed every sentence I had spoken in my head as if it were evidence in a trial against myself. I kind of mentally replayed every pause, the moments where I could have sounded sharper and the answers that did not feel as aligned in my world of work as I wished they were
mentallurgical
Feb 73 min read


Happy But Anxious New Year
As the year comes to an end I feel a weird nervousness that I am unable to fully explain. It feels like something important is slipping away from me that will never come back. When I think about the Christmas and New Year holidays that went by, I realize that I miss the comfort it brought me, the feeling that life had paused for a moment and everything felt a little safer and easier. Now that the holidays are over that feeling of comfort is gone and it makes me anxious becaus
mentallurgical
Jan 12 min read


Visited Christmas Light-up in Jarvis, Ontario
On Sunday, December 21st, 2025, we headed out to see the Christmas light-up in Jarvis, Ontario. We left home around 6:30 pm, excited despite the cold and reached Jarvis in just about an hour. As soon as we entered the town, we found ourselves moving slowly through the bright and glowing lanes of Jarvis where cars crawled in both directions so everyone could enjoy the lights. This time of the year, Jarvis truly earns its name “Winter Wonderland.” For those who are not aware, d
mentallurgical
Dec 29, 20252 min read
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