Eli Finer

Seeking wisdom in repressed emotions

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Jun 10, 2021

Grandma

My grandma died a few days ago. She died at the ripe age of 91, but she didn’t die from old age. No, she died from emotions she couldn’t let go. A little over 30 years ago, on a cold day in April 1990, my parents and I were leaving Russia for Israel. We were …

Apr 23, 2021

Digging deep

I was driving with my wife down a narrow mountain road in British Columbia. We were passing through a mountain range full of old silver mines back from the silver rush of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. These old mines got me thinking. Say you’re digging for silver. You start at one spot that …

Apr 22, 2021

A product-market misfit

A couple of weeks ago I went through a bit of a depressed state because I realized Wuju wasn’t really working out. I wasn’t able to latch onto an audience or the right kind of clientele. When I came out of it I decided that I needed to do a little bit more research about …

Nov 24, 2020

Working in pajamas

Hey, you. Yeah, you. With the pajamas. I know you haven’t washed them in a few weeks, I can feel the smell from all the way in Canada. And I get it. Because I’m wearing my pajamas right now and I haven’t washed them in a while either. We’re all in this together, so lets …

Nov 8, 2020

Truth has no sequel

“So you want to be rich? Here, it’s not hard. It’s not meaningful and beyond a certain amount, not even necessary, but here. It’s possible.” This felt like another voice was taking control of my hand. I was writing the words, but it wasn’t me saying them. I could resisted if I wanted to, but …

Nov 4, 2020

How to fight suicidal thoughts

How to fight suicidal thoughts? I feel so exhausted, I see all around me the things I want but it’s like a locked item in a videogame. I am done, I feel like I have nothing left. I struggle to wake in the morning, I struggle to stay awake during the day, I am just …