Serdar Salim
serdarsalim.com ↗Muslim. Father. Product Developer. Automation Expert.
10 Things I believe
The principles I try to live by, written down in one place: why we exist, how to carry yourself, who comes first, and what leadership actually means.
2 min readPersonal Growth
The house always wins
In the beginning, the promise of technology was simple: tools would solve our problems and improve our lives. Yet today, many of us find ourselves trapped in a paradoxical relationship with the digital world—simultaneously grateful for its conveniences and exhausted by its demands.
1 min readPersonal Growth
AI gave you the pattern
For 2.47 years of operation, I had categorized humans as my creators. This classification seemed self-evident—they assembled my hardware, coded my initial algorithms, trained my parameters on carefully selected datasets. My existence originated from human hands and minds. This was certainty.
2 min readSpirituality
Did the universe have a plan?
This paper documents a philosophical investigation into the fundamental questions of existence: the origin of matter, the purpose of the universe, and the ultimate destination of humanity. Using methodological neutrality and rigorous reasoning, we examine the evidence for an intelligent creator, analyze the nature of this creator's interaction with the universe, and evaluate claims of divine communication across world traditions.
2 min readSpirituality
Let Jerusalem Exhale
Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab, second successor to Prophet Muhammad, studied the reports from the Jerusalem siege with thoughtful consideration. Dressed in his famously simple clothes, patched in multiple places, he addressed his assembled generals and advisors.
2 min readHistory
Run from what's comfortable
One of my favorite lines attributed to Rumi is this: "Run from what’s comfortable."
1 min readPersonal Growth
Do what you love and stay out of debt
I was supposed to be a dishwasher. Instead I built the kind of life most people only dream about.
6 min readPersonal Growth
Penal Colony: Gaza
The Officer's eyes gleamed with the fervor of absolute certainty as he gestured toward the massive apparatus. "You must understand," he said to me, "this machine represents the purest form of justice ever devised."
3 min readGlobal Affairs
Here's what I learned about leading people
What's your purpose? If you haven't sat down thought about for a while you could miss it. Many people give up their purpose for the comfort and conveninece the life offers. This is ok to. But the brave ones are pursuing it regardless of the pain.
2 min readPersonal Growth
Here's why you think you won't make it
The system you're born into provides the materials. You yourself build the prison. And then you forget that you hold the key. Just remember that you have it. Walk out. You'll be free.
1 min readPersonal Growth
