Araz Gholami

Hi, I'm @arazgholami, Programmer, Blogger and Explorer.
I create things and make them better. I'm a repairer, not replacer.
I love to transform complex things to simple things.

Insomnia

Insomnia is a phenomenon where, despite being tired from daily work, a person loses the ability to sleep and tosses and turns on their bed all night. insomnia has many causes: invading memories, stress, longing, and things of that sort. however, it’s not as bad as people make it out to be. insomnia ... Read All

Why I prefer blogging over anything esle?

T’s a place to showcase projects, work, ways to contact me, and so on, while also being a space to publish daily writings and articles. the reasons why a blog is better than any other platform for anyone who feels the need to share something are true for me: the main issue is time. for example, j... Read All

PHPKonf 2018

A few days ago, samad informed me that the php conference in istanbul was coming up, and being a fan of these kinds of events, i quickly said yes. the conference was held over two days by the istanbul php user group at istanbul technical university (İtÜ), who have proven their competence several ... Read All

Symphony of Migration: Second Movement | First Days in Turkey

After a two-hour flight that, contrary to my expectation, had no delays, i was at istanbul atatürk airport at 4 a.m. what caught my attention was the airport’s incredible organization amid the chaos. less than ten minutes later, i was in the waiting hall. without social networks, i feel a grea... Read All

Symphony of Migration: First Movement | Before the Flight

“happy the day i leave this ruined home.” six months after finishing my military service and everything i learned from it, and after countless attempts to start something to stabilize my financial situation kept hitting dead ends, i was finally forced, after years of resisting leaving, to accept ... Read All

My Experiences on a Trip with Teenagers

This morning, at the invitation of a friend, i joined a group of teenagers on a one-day tour near the amind dam. excluding my friend and me, the average age of the group was 20, which led me to reflect on the following observations: cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, and sexual activity are the four... Read All

In Praise of the Illusion of Not Being Alone

Long ago, there was a strategy game called stronghold crusader, known in iran as the crusades. your role in this game was to manage and develop your castle and people for battles with neighboring castles. the key point was the satisfaction level of your people. if satisfaction fell below 50%, people... Read All

I'm Cage, A Wolf Howls Within Me

I mentioned that lately one of my pastimes has been challenging the truth. when i presented a few of these challenges to my friend recently, i received a serious warning that if i didn’t stop, irreversible consequences would await me. yet, the only way i can cope with a pure truth—one that has no... Read All

For the Spotlight Across the Street

When i look at you, your terrifying light penetrates deep into my brain, forcing me to avert my eyes a few seconds later and stare elsewhere for a long time until my vision returns to normal. at night, you make me pull double layers of curtains to prevent becoming a casualty of my own moments of esc... Read All

The Last Human

The last human was sitting in their room when suddenly they realized they didn’t exist.... Read All

Understanding Isn’t Mastery

One of the toxic byproducts of modern knowledge is confusing understanding with mastery. in other words, we think that if we understand something, we can control or master it. while this assumption isn’t entirely wrong, as i mentioned, it creates the false illusion that knowing something is the same... Read All

Six Months After Quitting Smoking

Six months after my decision to quit smoking, my friend omid believes that if i were in a similar situation in turkey, i would definitely start again. but when i put myself in that scenario in my mind and compare it to the difficult situations i’ve faced so far, i don’t see it that way. i don’t l... Read All

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