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Pride

5 Jobs We Should All Try

January 25, 2010

Today I guest post at The Optimalists,  a blog run by Gianpaolo Pietri.
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Gianpaolo reached out to me a while ago to write a guest post for him, and because of the topic freedom that he gave me, it was a pleasure to do it. Thank you Gianpaolo.
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X, Y and Z

January 14, 2010

Generation labels are a joke.
They are the pinnacle of easy entitlement.
Another example of the celebration of averageness that democracy and consumerism have created.
One more way to weaken our tolerance of failure and to stop bettering ourselves.
Believing that potential, hard work and ambition are given by the decade you were born, is the same as believing [...]

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Happiness Hyperopia

November 17, 2009

The concept of Happiness Hyperopia is very interesting:
Overestimating the benefits we think we will accrue at some mythical time in the future.
There are people who “suffer” from this condition. But there are also people who do not. I asked my friend Steve a long time ago: What is more likely to happen? Overvaluing or undervaluing [...]

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Philosophy’s Bad Press

October 30, 2009

People underestimate philosophy.
What’s more important to understand, to really comprehend, than things like death, friendship, ambition, intelligence, society, love, frustrations, popularity, feelings, money, family, fear, mediocrity, humanity, will and religion, to name a few?
The problem with these topics is that they all think they get it. Everyone has opinions on the previously mentioned topics. We [...]

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Running Away…

October 20, 2009

…is always the smart thing to do.
…is the acknowledgment of the context. It’s accepting the limits of our individuality.
…is the end of pretty lies, it’s realism at its finest.
…does not mean not fighting. It means taking your fight where you can win it.
…is not for those full of pride or fear. Those who do it [...]

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Calling Out Doesn’t Work

October 16, 2009

After this post some people told me that I should call out those people that I disagree with. Here’s why I won’t do it:
- There’s a fine but very visible line between disagreeing and calling out.
- People don’t like to hear the truth. The odds that my calling out will spark honest self-criticism instead of [...]

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Recipe For Conformity

September 16, 2009

Today I guest post at Holly Hoffman’s blog, Work Love Life.
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Let me get personal and share with you my excitement:
Holly was the first person I reached out a year ago in the online world. She was helpful and most of all, she cared. The idea of [...]

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