Playing the long game
Navigating my 20s while roaming around the world for nice food, good WiFi and great people. Interested in software, bootstrapped businesses, cryptocurrencies, travel and writing
My analyst tells me I avoid connection. I’m unsure if that’s the case, but my life has followed a pattern of hermit vs. social seasons. The truth is that, at least for me, it takes a great deal to feel safe when connecting to strangers. Even with friends,
São Paulo has been eating me alive.
I've never been to the U.S., and yet, it's undeniable how much of an effect its culture and values have had on me. American culture made its impression on me even before I ever had access to the internet. I remember as kid watching Independence
Here are a few heuristics and principles that I keep forgetting and rediscovering, generally creating trouble when I stray away from them, and finding grace and happiness when I practice them closely.
Why do we often ignore what's needed and natural for our bodies and minds?
I’m soon turning a bit older. I’m probably not that wonder kid that left his home country at an early age to “do great things” anymore. And when potential turns into… the normalcy and mediocrity of life, things may appear to lose their meaning. I’ve been going
Of all the places I thought I'd visit last year, Oman was definitely not in my first guesses. However, after spending some time in the Emirates, I found myself craving Arab food, the desert, and some actual warm weather for a change. Maybe I had been holed up
Guess what, I only have one life, there's no leaderboard, and every minute spent thinking about how other humans are "cooler", "better", and "smarter" than us is a waste that I'll for sure regret in old life.
Derek Sivers' How To live has an interesting proposition: each chapter gives you advice on how you should live your life. And each chapter directly contradicts all the others.
My days used to be mostly dominated by an obsession, sometimes unhealthy, for productivity. Quantifying every minute of my waking self, punishing myself when I'm not following the todo-list or the calendar, and shaming myself into doing longer hours and not taking breaks. Pressure to perform in the
Eu, você e o resto do mundo temos mais em comum com perus do que você imagina
Living through uncertain times is already pretty stressful, but this plus anxiety, leaves one unable to perform anything. My strategy to solve this wasn't a complete shutdown from the news, social media and chat groups. It was rather an incisive change on how I start my days.
I spent the last few months thinking I should write something again
I can totally say 2018 was the best year of my life so far.
I have a confession to make.