The Damage Control Guy

Sidewalks of Lisbon are one of a kind. They’re all made of small white rocks, gently pounded into the ground and making for a more or less uneven surface. In between these irregular rocks, there’s something white as well, I suspect it’s limestone dust, or something like that. The problem with that white space between … Read more

The Danger Of “I Made It!”

You set up an ambitious goal. You work hard for it. You overcome obstacles, and, eventually, you reach it. Maybe it’s something career-related: the job, or the position of your dream. A corner office, maybe? Or maybe it’s about a personal goal: finishing a marathon, or an ultra-marathon. Losing 30k of weight, maybe? Or maybe … Read more

New Beginnings Are Important, But Honest Endings Are Importanter

First of all, the title is piggy-backing on a popular meme, I speak English long enough to know when to say “more important”, so don’t even bother correcting me. Second, this is true. I mean, the title. New beginnings are fundamental, but they can’t exist outside honest endings. Let me tell you a story about … Read more

Healthy And Unhealthy Routines

You know how fond I am of personal rituals. I find them fundamental for a balanced state. But just because it’s a ritual, and just because it’s personal, this doesn’t automatically makes it healthy. There are healthy and unhealthy routines, and since they are both, you know, routines, they can both be consumed and perceived … Read more

Filling In The Gaps

Sometimes you have great ideas. And, if you’re lucky, you even get the energy and resources to make those ideas real. Other times, not so much. And yet, we tend to put more weight on the great times that we have, on the big ideas that we stumble upon, on the fantastic projects that we’re … Read more

First Thing In The Morning

Have you ever had a day that unfolded seamlessly, almost without any effort from your part? Like, you know, everything clicked into places, you arrived on time where you had to arrive, your coffee was just as hot as it needed to be and you finished each and every task you wanted to finish, just … Read more