Anti-viral writings for financial resilience, location independence and meaningful relationships.
The city is slowly preparing for holidays. It’s not too crowded, but not deserted as it was last year. Just normal, I guess. The Christmas lights are flooding the central neighborhoods, creating small, intricate spirals of flashes, fading as the streets are entering less touristy areas. Scattered groups of young people are gathering in front … Read more
Sundays are for coffee and chilling. Mostly. Because sometimes, during these coffee and chilling mornings, a sparkling conversation can ensue. That’s exactly what happened today. As I was enjoying my Sunday morning coffee, a daily ritual I try to follow (almost) religiously, a friend came in the same coffee shop. We never met there, but … Read more
“The more groupthink you see involved, the farther from the truth you actually are.” Naval Ravikant In his latest podcast, Naval Ravikant ponders how scientific breakthrough occurred in our history. It was always coming from an individual, independent effort, and not from a structured, community-driven initiative. A community-driven initiative would be, for instance, what we … Read more
There are tons of courses out there on public speaking. But none on keeping your mouth shut. I find this skill extremely valuable, especially during these times of confusion, hyper-sensitivity and global totalitarianism. So, let’s start with the goal. What is the goal of public keeping your mouth shut? There are many, not just one. … Read more
It’s a simple rule. Yet so powerful. If you’re hungry, first try to understand why you’re hungry in the first place. If you really are hungry, and it’s not something else, then just eat something quick, then go shopping. And by “shopping” I understand everything related to how you spend your accumulated value. But first, … Read more
For more than 4 years, I hosted an event called Open Connect, every single week. In total, I hosted more than 250 editions. It was a very enriching experience, I learned tremendously and I met incredibly interesting people. It all ended up abruptly, about 4 years ago, when more stringent things came to my focus. … Read more
Every day, in the morning, I do a little bit of yoga. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I just do some stretching. If you know what I’m talking about, it’s just a few Surya Namaskar, a tree, frog and sometimes a headstand asanas. In a year, I don’t think I skip more … Read more
We live in an algorithmic world. For those of you not aware, or under 30, this may sound strange. That’s because this is the only world you know. But for those of us who pay attention (or who are simply old enough to have witnessed other structures) this is obvious. We may not all describe … Read more
