Anti-viral writings for financial resilience, location independence and meaningful relationships.
Today didn’t start spectacularly, but it may end so. For the last few weeks I’ve been in between worlds, with one end of the old world disappearing (relentlessly helped by me, finishing commitments one after the other), and the other end, of the new, emerging world, not yet appearing, stubbornly staying elusive, uncatchable. In simpler … Read more
In media, that is, only in media. Both in traditional media (sometimes abbreviated as MSM, Mainstream Media) and social media. They are both reality distortion techniques which are greatly affecting our ability to perceive what is, and to act accordingly. The reason for this is what I call “commodification of attention”. Sometimes between the peak … Read more
I’ve been working remote since before it was cool. The work I do is compatible with this medium, my primary income source is programming, and the secondary sources are coaching and writing. After about 10 year of doing this, I think I can share a few of the benefits and drawbacks of doing this, as … Read more
The other day I was out exploring Lisbon’s surroundings, namely Sintra. If you don’t know about this area, it’s a very interesting place. Not only it is surrounded by a fabulous natural park, but it also features intriguing pieces of architecture, many of them carrying symbols not yet fully understood. There is a castle on … Read more
A grape is beautiful thing. Sweet, juicy, refreshing, nurturing. I love grapes. Wine is something you make out of grape and… processes. One of these processes involves crushing the grape and make it lose parts of itself (like everything that’s not in the fruity part). Another process is fermenting, or letting the crushed grapes accumulate … Read more
Close to Praca do Comercio, in Lisbon, there’s a street on the bank of the Tagus river, filled with terraces. It’s the first street of the Alfama neighborhood, a place that I started to like very much lately. Ever since the Covid restrictions have been lifted, a couple of weeks ago, there’s quite a bit … Read more
At some point in my life, I ran a coworking business. Part of it consisted in renting the venue for events. You may be surprised, but a coworking business usually gets more than 30% of its income from events, sometimes up to 50%. One day, I received a request for quote for quite a big … Read more
Right in front of the coffee shop I’m working these days there’s a flea market. It runs only twice a week, so I had no idea how it looks, until today – because today is one of those two days a week when it’s allowed, and, on top of that, those Covid restrictions which canceled … Read more