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Lessons from an old pair of pants

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I think we all have them. Those pieces of clothing which have gone with us through the ages, that favorite t-shirt that is not black anymore but it’s comfortable (more…)


One quote and two warnings

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It looked like a good idea at first, but I hesitated a lot and in the end I did not add the following quote by Charles Darwin to my database: (more…)


How to connect with difficult people in round 5 seconds

I learned this sentence while looking for some information on empathy. I did not believe much in it at first, it looked kind of naive to me. Here’s how it was supposed to work: (more…)


Those “left brain-ish” scripts…

There is nothing more loathsome in films than those stories where everything intends to be “clockwork-like”, and characters are just puppets to make the story happen. (more…)


Funny GTD fears: the fly

The correct adoption of the GTD methodology, besides a boost in our outcomes, can also cause some important psychic side effects. David Allen himself frequently acknowledges it, sometimes (more…)


When you’re ready to go

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The other day I saw ‘Misery’; it was one of those classic films that by some reason you miss when in theaters, and which always feel like finding one more french fry in the box when you (more…)


Every day is “the” day

I don’t know, maybe it comes with it age, but I have recently realized a huge misconception in my way of facing things, life, you name it. In my way of being an “adult” and “sensible” person. (more…)


The Bechdel test

Gender is one of those issues that has been so shitted that it is difficult to know how to tackle. I came the other day across this test for films, which makes for a great start. (more…)


Not models but examples

Most of us won’t make it, and, even those of us who do -after so many years-, might as well be sacrificed during the final celebrations to honor the power of the Pharaoh. (more…)


You don’t need philosophy, do you?

The issue rose in a recent conversation with a close relative of mine: “philosophy is not necessary for life”, said the relative, in a somewhat disdainful tone.

It is important to notice that, in the context of this conversation, the word “philosophy” was indeed used (more…)