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Hello, I’m Michael Sliwinski, founder of Nozbe - to-do app for business owners and their teams. I write essays, books, work on projects and I podcast for you using #iPadOnly in #NoOffice as I believe that work is not a place you go to, it’s a thing you do.

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Most of my posts about life are very positive. However, sometimes I write when I feel that something is wrong. It’s not about complaining but critisizing an issue in a constructive way.

🙁 💼 ⭐️ I’ve stopped posting on Twitter/X indefinitely

Thursday, November 14, 2024 /twitter/

After many months of thinking, deliberating and soul-searching, I’ve decided to finally stop posting on my @MSliwinski account on X (formerly Twitter). If you want to follow me, feel free to do so on Mastodon or LinkedIn. Alternatively sign up for my Newsletter, which I’m sending every 2 weeks. If you’re curious how and why it came to this decision, here goes:

I’ve stopped posting on Twitter/X indefinitely


🙁 🎬 Why USA re-elected a convicted felon, liar, racist and simply the worst of men?

Monday, November 11, 2024 /trump/

Today is Monday, November 11, it’s Independence Day in my home country of Poland yet I’m still thinking about the US elections last week and I’m trying to process what happened. Billionaires called it and despite smart people warning against it, America knew how awful Trump was, yet re-elected him. I think Jon Stewart said it best:


😎 🙁 ⭐️ Unlike you and me, billionaires are not free despite their fortunes

Monday, November 4, 2024 /freedom/

How is it possible, that two wealthiest people on the planet, with all the billions that they have, are not free to do whatever they want? Elon Musk not only destroyed the value of my beloved social media platform, Twitter (now X), but was jumping at a Trump rally. Jeff Bezos who owns Washington Post, blocked their endorsement for Kamala Harris. Billionaires, unlike us, are not free, because they have too much to lose.

Unlike you and me, billionaires are not free despite their fortunes


🎾 🙁 Qatar FIFA World Cup - how to enjoy football when it’s located in a regime that built stadiums by slaves

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 /qatar/

Today I was in a bar with friends watching a FIFA World Cup football game of my home country of Poland against Mexico. We tied as Robert Lewandowski screwed up a penalty. Anyway, watching this event is a bitter-sweet experience as I read that the small, authoritarian country of Qatar got it only through bribes and manipulation of high-profile Fifa officials. And it goes downhill from there:

Qatar FIFA World Cup - how to enjoy football when it’s located in a regime that built stadiums by slaves


💼 🙁 How Elon Musk decimated twitter in less than a month!

Thursday, November 17, 2022 /elon/

Before the Elon Musk took over Twitter I held him in pretty high esteem. After all he’s the guy who re-invented car with Tesla and made all the carmakers change the way they operate and forced them to go electric! He’s also the guy who, with SpaceX, made rockets 🚀 go to space and back, and then again! However, now his true colors are shining through as I can see how in less than a month he destroyed a social media company I really like - Twitter - and now I don’t look up to Elon anymore. What he’s doing is really bad! Below are my thoughts (and below that a video by my buddy Rene Ritchie):

How Elon Musk decimated twitter in less than a month!


🗯 💼 🙁 Elon Musk owns Twitter - what’s with escorting executives using security?

Friday, October 28, 2022 /escorting/

The day has come. Twitter is now being owned by it’s most prominent shitposter - Elon Musk. He sealed the deal yesterday and as per reports, he fired Twittter’s top executives. OK, I get it, he wants to make changes. However, what’s with all this escorting executives by security stunt? Why do that? For show? To humiliate someone? Aren’t we supposed to treat people we work with as adults? It’s not like these people were criminals. Up until yesterday they were running the thing!

Elon Musk owns Twitter - what’s with escorting executives using security?


🙁 🎾 Unforgivable behavior by famous sports people is so disappointing - case of Draymond Green

Monday, October 24, 2022 /draymond/

I’m a big fan of Golden State Warriors and over the last few years seeing their success and their selfless play I got an image of that team as true “brothers in arms”. Last year they won NBA championship again with great contributions by their new young players, especially Jordan Poole. My whole image of them all came crushing as I heard that a few weeks back one of the leaders of their team, Draymond Green, punched and knocked down Jordan Poole while they were having a team practice. I’m extremely disappointed and sad. And I believe such behavior is unforgivable.

Unforgivable behavior by famous sports people is so disappointing - case of Draymond Green


🙁 FCKPTN: Russia is a terrorist state. Updates on War in Ukraine 🇺🇦

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 /fckptn/

This page are my regular updates on the state of the Russia’s terrorist attack on Ukraine - Putin’s act of War which has been going on for more than 7 months now. Remember, Ukraine 🇺🇦 is not just fighting for its freedom, but for freedom of all the European Union 🇪🇺 and the world! ✌️ Fuck Putin! FCKPTN! 🖕

FCKPTN: Russia is a terrorist state. Updates on War in Ukraine 🇺🇦


💼 🙁 Businesses is business - which companies have no moral compass and still actively operate in Russia

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 /norussia/

When the war in Ukraine hit I was shocked and sad. As Russian attacks continued I took a stand personally and as Nozbe and stopped all our business with Russia. I couldn’t with clear conscience continue doing “business as usual” when Russian/Putin regime is killing my Ukrainian sisters and brothers. Yale University is actively updating a comprehensive list of businesses that left Russia where we are also featured. However, this list also shows businesses that seem to not care that they’re supporting a terrorist regime of Putin. Here are the ones that stand out for me personally:

Businesses is business - which companies have no moral compass and still actively operate in Russia


🌎 🙁 The West still doesn’t get Russia. They should really talk to us - Eastern Europeans!

Friday, April 8, 2022 /politico/

After so many weeks I’m still affected by the War in Ukraine. Spending some of my time in the western society I can see how people west of Poland still don’t get the gravity of the situation. I recently read an article: ‘We told you so!’ How the West didn’t listen to the countries that know Russia best - and it struck a cord:

The West still doesn’t get Russia. They should really talk to us - Eastern Europeans!


🙁 Bad things happen when good people do nothing

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 /nothing/

🙁 🎬 War in Ukraine 🇺🇦 - how Putin’s Russia is killing our freedom - what can we do?

Monday, March 21, 2022 /nowar/

🙁 When national symbols support nationalistic agenda - they don’t make me feel patriotic anymore!

Thursday, November 11, 2021 /nationalism/

🍎 🏝 🙁 Apple, offices and this new “problematic” flexibility to letting people work from anywhere

Saturday, June 5, 2021 /flexibility/

🙁 COVID-19 - what to do about that Coronavirus?

Monday, October 5, 2020 /covid/

🙁 RIP - Clay Innovation and Kobe Elevation - thank you for your inspiration!

Monday, January 27, 2020 /clay-kobe/

🍎 🙁 Apple used to stand for something. Now they stand for nothing. Where’s Steve Jobs when we need him?

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 /apple-values/

🙁 It’s been 80 years since the start of the World War 2… and we still can’t appreciate the peace enough!

Monday, September 2, 2019 /war/

🙁 How tolerance of hate and extremism leads to the lowest point in the modern history of Poland

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 /hate/

🎾 🙁 Polish football - no heart, no passion… and a big disappointment

Wednesday, July 4, 2018 /football/

🙁 Why America’s gun ownership leads to so many mass shootings and innocent deaths. And how it can be stopped.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 /guns/

🙁 📲 A sad story of the last one-handed phone ever - my iPhone 5s - my habits will need to change

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 /one-handed-iphone/

🙁 Thoughts on piracy, greed and entitlement

Thursday, March 22, 2012 /thoughts-on-piracy-greed-and-entitlement/

💼 🙁 That which does not kill us makes us stronger

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 /that-which-does-not-kill-us-makes-us-stronger/

🙁 ⌨️ Rant no more

Monday, September 12, 2011 /rant-no-more/

🙁 🎾 Sebastian Vettel of F1 - sport fails to inspire when talent is mixed with no integrity

Monday, May 31, 2010 /sebastian-vettel-of-f1-sport-fails-to-inspire/

🙁 📖 💼 Digital content - people don’t want to steal. Unless you want them to.

Thursday, April 15, 2010 /digital-content-people-dont-want-to-steal-unl/

🙁 When President is killed, country’s identity is strong… but hurting…

Saturday, April 10, 2010 /when-president-is-killed-countrys-identity-is/