2020 In Review
2020 collapsed normal into chaos. Pandemic, lockdowns, social unraveling. The review—what survived matters more than [...]
December 2020 (2)
Learning To Play The Guitar – 4 Months Later
Four months into guitar journey. Fingers hurt less, progress shows more. Muscle memory forms gradually—imperceptible [...]
November 2020 (2)
How To Remove Toxic People From Your Life
Removing toxic people requires boundaries, distance, sometimes disappearing. The difficulty—guilt about self-preservation. The necessity—toxicity spreads [...]
Starting My Fifties In The Twenties
Turning fifty in 2020. Half-century milestone during global chaos. The irony—celebrating stability during instability, experience [...]
September 2020 (2)
Money And Relationships – 3 Things You Should Do If You Want To Enjoy Both
Money destroys relationships through secrecy, disparity, priority conflicts. Three essentials—transparency, equity, shared values. Both require [...]
The Dog And The Sombrero
When I’m not traveling, and I get to spend the weekend in the city, Sundays [...]
August 2020 (5)
Do What You’re Good At
I had my first computer when I was 18. It was called CIP, and it [...]
Your Story Follows Your State
Emotional states shape narratives. Happy creates optimistic stories, depressed creates tragic ones. Same facts, different [...]
A Typical Day On Camino
Camino days follow patterns—wake, walk, rest, eat, sleep. Simplicity reveals what complexity hides. Stripped schedule [...]
Camino de Santiago – The Experience
Camino strips life to basics—walking, eating, sleeping. The pilgrimage teaches through subtraction. What remains after [...]
When Camino de Levante Doesn’t Want You – But Camino de Sanabres Does
Wrong paths resist, right paths flow. Levante closed, Sanabres opened. Sometimes rejection redirects toward better [...]
July 2020 (8)
Detached Shadows
Shadows follow until you turn toward light. Detachment isn't abandoning shadows—it's refusing to let them [...]
Cloudy Weather
Cloudy weather obscures sun without eliminating it. Temporary conditions feel permanent when you're inside them. [...]
Discipline versus Motivation
Motivation starts, discipline continues. One is feeling, one is structure. Motivation is weather—discipline is climate
5 Stages Of A Healthy Disagreement
Healthy disagreement progresses through listening, acknowledging, questioning, exploring, resolving or accepting. Skip stages and conflict [...]
Repeating Yourself
Important messages require repetition. Different audiences need hearing. Same person needs reminding. Repetition isn't failure—it's [...]
June 2020 (29)
Gravitational Habits
Some habits pull everything toward them. Exercise attracts better eating, early rising attracts productivity. Gravitational [...]
Traveling By Airplane In Covid-19 Times
Air travel during pandemic—masks, distancing, fear. Flying reveals who adapts versus who resists reality. Airports [...]
Algorithmic Emotions
Algorithms trigger emotions deliberately. Outrage, envy, fear—all optimized for engagement. Your feelings became their product
The Tender Place Between Oversimplification and Unnecessary Complexity
Truth lives between oversimplification and unnecessary complexity. Too simple misses nuance, too complex obscures clarity. [...]
Saving People Lives, One Meeting At A Time
Cancelled meetings save lives—time returned, stress reduced, pointless discussion avoided. Every unnecessary meeting is small [...]
May 2020 (18)
Normality, Reloaded
Normal changed after crisis. Old normal died, new normal emerged. The reload—accepting previous normal isn't [...]
5 Ways To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Comfort zones expand through small discomforts—new routes, conversations, skills, environments, opinions. Growth lives outside familiar
Accountability Distance – What Is It, And Why It Is Important
Accountability distance measures gap between action and consequence. Close distance creates responsibility, wide distance enables [...]
A Short Post-Lockdown Recovery Strategy
Post-lockdown recovery needs gradual reintegration. Rushing back creates whiplash. The strategy—small steps toward previous capacity
Free Time Anxiety
Free time creates anxiety when productivity becomes identity. Empty calendar threatens self-worth. The paradox—rest becomes [...]
April 2020 (7)
We Live In A High-Tech Medieval World
Modern tech, medieval power structures. Feudal lords became tech CEOs. Peasants became users. The architecture [...]
Hi, I’m Going To Change Your Life Forever
Life-changing promises flood social media. Most deliver nothing. Real transformation comes quietly—no announcement required
Coronavirus Quarantine Log
Daily log during early COVID lockdown. Recording surreal normalcy of captivity. History written in real-time [...]
Covid-19 – A Proposal For Pandemic Proximity Civil Duty
Pandemic civil duty proposal—voluntary proximity tracking, community responsibility, transparency over mandates. Freedom through voluntary cooperation
Skills Required In Times Of Pandemic-Induced Mass Surveillance
Pandemic normalized surveillance. Required skills—privacy tools, data minimization, encryption, VPNs. Resistance through technical literacy
March 2020 (4)
5 Unexpected Positive Effects Of The Coronavirus Panic
Pandemic panic brought remote work normalization, digital acceleration, family time increase, environmental recovery, system vulnerability [...]
Social Engineering – The “Coronavirus Event”
COVID as social engineering experiment. Fear created compliance. Questioning became dangerous. The event revealed how [...]
The Utterly Incomplete, Deeply Biased And Soon-To-Be-Outdated “Working From Coffee Shops Guide” In Valencia
Valencia coffee shop work guide—WiFi quality, outlet availability, noise levels, coffee quality. Biased by personal [...]
How To Enjoy (Responsibly) A Mascletà
Mascletà—Valencian explosive tradition. Daytime fireworks at deafening volume. Responsible enjoyment requires ear protection and safe [...]
February 2020 (2)
Buddhism For Geeks – Path To Enlightenment Is Like Continuous Integration
Enlightenment as continuous integration—small incremental improvements, automated testing of beliefs, constant refactoring. Buddhist practice for [...]
The Overwhelming Power Of Small Steps
Small steps compound into distance. Overwhelming progress comes from underwhelming daily actions. Tiny consistent beats [...]
January 2020 (3)
The Roadblock Is Your Exit (And Why I’ve Been Silent For The Last 3 Weeks)
Roadblocks redirect when you're on wrong paths. Three-week silence from hitting wall. Sometimes obstacles save [...]
The Productivity App I Always Wanted: addTaskManager
Building addTaskManager because existing tools failed. GTD implementation that actually works—Assess, Decide, Do framework without [...]
The Rise Of The Part Time Entrepreneur
Full-time entrepreneurship isn't only path. Part-time builds businesses while maintaining income security. Side hustles became [...]