This pandemic changed our lives, in one way or another. I was lucky. The only thing that happened to me was that I got stuck at home, both working and following university lectures. I didn’t suffer any loss, I didn’t have anyone close to me test positive. I was so lucky…

Is there anything worse than waking up feeling already tired? The whole day goes two waste in just the couple of seconds that take you to realize that today, you not going to accomplish much. Everybody can have a bad day, of course, but is always best to try o reduce this…

Remembering or understanding: understand what you need to do Whenever you start doing something, you should have clear in mind your goal. Why did you choose to start reading that book? Do you see it as an experience, a story to live, or something to learn, to memorize? As I said when talking about audiobooks ( link ): when…

“Lovers of audio books learn to live with compromise.” ~ David Sedaris Audiobooks, a word that meant reticence I always thought listening to audiobooks was a way of cheating out of reading, just to tell yourself that you achieved something without actually putting in the work. This year I discovered I was wrong, but only partially. …

Looking back, the effect that 10 minutes of my day had on my life is beyond words. I started my “productivity journey” on one the firsts days of November, in 2019, when I decided that I needed a system, a way to organize my life and handle everything I wanted…

Everybody who likes books loves to think about themselves as a reader, as people that read lots of books. It’s like feeling part of an elite club of persons, superior to the typical, uneducated people. But then they spend most of their time reading just young novels. “They”, of course…

This writing piece is just for me, but there may be some value in the future, who knows. Advice: This piece won’t probably represent anything of value for anyone except myself. I know this is something everyone, literally anyone who knows anything about Medium, suggests to avoid. But I think…