<![CDATA[Stories by MAK (AK) on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@adnanchemengg?source=rss-9efb058c205d------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*dR_fJf1q6bjjNX4BV3YI1g.jpeg Stories by MAK (AK) on Medium https://medium.com/@adnanchemengg?source=rss-9efb058c205d------2 Medium Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:50:43 GMT <![CDATA[I Still Remember My First Week at University. How Did 14 Years Pass So Quickly?]]>

I still remember my first week at university.

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A few years ago, I used to think that life would become much easier once I got a good job.

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I read about heart health recently, and one thought stayed with me: we spend so much of our lives taking care of our responsibilities that…

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Last night, I came across a story about a man named Karoly Takács. I had never heard his name before, but after reading his story, I kept…

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I sometimes open my phone to check something and end up forgetting what I came to do.

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Imagine you are driving through an unfamiliar area. You are trying to find an address, but the music playing in your car is quite loud.

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I sometimes wonder why we make so many plans to change our lives, yet struggle to follow even a few of them.

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There are days when nothing particularly bad happens, yet you still feel exhausted by the time you get home.

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I still remember my Engineering Drawing classes at university. It was a difficult subject for me, and there was a time when I honestly…

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I used to think that having a good job and earning a decent salary would make saving money easier. Once the monthly salary started coming…

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