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Risks

Dictatorship Thoughts

July 27, 2010

Being born in a country that suffered the horrors of one of the most systematic, calculating and violent dictatorships the world has seen in recent years (1976-1983), it’s hard not think about it. Here are some random thoughts on the dictatorships:
What would I’ve done back then?
This will probably be one of the biggest [...]

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The Aussie Adventure

July 3, 2010

Here are the reasons why I moved to Perth. Once my adventure is over, I’ll write again saying whether my predictions were right or not.
(By the way, if you are in Perth, or visit Western Australia often and want to hit me up, please do! You can reach me at carlos@owlsparks.com).
- Cultural [...]

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Self-Stall Read

February 11, 2010

A friend said to me:
Reading a book has never hurt me in any way.
True, reading another book or another post can’t hurt.
But it can stall.
The question is simple: are you motivated?
If not, then you can read yet another self-help book that echoes the same message over and over.
If yes, then stop reading. You’ve read it [...]

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The Success Thing

February 1, 2010

Jonny Gibaud from The Life Thing is releasing today The Success Ebook.
He compiled 30 young and promising bloggers’ definition of success and their way to achieve it, and created a very inspiring and quick to read ebook that will make you work hard to reach your success, whatever it means to you.
Download the free ebook [...]

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5 Jobs We Should All Try

January 25, 2010

Today I guest post at The Optimalists,  a blog run by Gianpaolo Pietri.
You can subscribe to The Optimalists here.
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.
Do read my [...]

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The Napkin of Logic

January 7, 2010

Let the napkin do the thinking.

PS: I know I sound like a crazy person. But the napkin had to be shared.

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Happy Sparks!

December 25, 2009

As you’ll see on the video, my English is not that good when I have to actually speak it.
I wanted to thank all the readers of this humble blog, every spark is a blast thanks to the amazing debate and criticism. Again, thank you.
Random goals for 2010:
1) Move to Perth, Australia in June. Contact me [...]

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