Lenilson Dos Santos - lenilsonjr

São Paulo is...

São Paulo has been eating me alive.

The (New) American Dream is WiFi Money

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

Principles & Heuristics

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.

Learning from Pugo 🐶

Why do we often ignore what's needed and natural for our bodies and minds?

On maturity

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

Notes from Oman 🇴🇲

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

Be happy to be in the arena

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 new book is great

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.

The relentless search for mental clarity

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

🇧🇷 Era óbvio que isso tudo ia acontecer

Eu, você e o resto do mundo temos mais em comum com perus do que você imagina

A simple checklist to keep you productive during uncertainty

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.

Is my blog dead?

I spent the last few months thinking I should write something again

My 2018 was crazy. Here's my year in tweets

I can totally say 2018 was the best year of my life so far.

Reflections on dropping out of school after two years

I have a confession to make.

I have a problem: lack of discipline

Ok, so today I’m going to talk about a nasty topic: my laziness.