November 2022

My Week’s Badass Tip: Build Momentum Is a Highly Handy Art

How large was the biggest snowball you ever made?

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The Funnel Framework: How to Consume Smarter, Not More

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October 2022

Winter Fatigue? 4 Ways to Win Your Energy Back

Science-based tools to improve mood, energy, and motivation and regain summer-like vitality.

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4 Foundations of Social Versatility

Projecting proper social cues alone rules how well you handle a room full of strangers.

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Fooled by Our Linear Minds

My graduation day is coming up, and until now, I had no idea how much I had grown as a person.

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September 2022

Choosing to Seek Discomfort

Diving in Malta made me realize how important it is to escape comfort to be better people.

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Do Not Apologise Twice

“Sorry” is now a selfish word to sweep away problems, to offload responsibilities.

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4 Misconceptions about Dark Mode

Science-based answer for you to use dark and light mode more wisely.

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My Approach to Mind Care

Please, don’t fall for short-term solutions that don’t cure the disease but reduce the symptoms.

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August 2022

A Mantra to Catch Up on Responsibilities

When discipline isn’t enough to beat procrastination, here is what I tell myself: just SMACK it!

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Instagram Is Killing You

Don’t let fake influencers make you less happy over time.

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In Barcelona, I Learned to Create Unforgettable Memories

How to build your Pensieve. A short story that will teach you how to cultivate your best memories.

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July 2022

6 Life Principles to Take before Adulthood

Advice from a graduate student about to start work

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Take Your Daily Damn Banana

Common sense and science-based story about why taking a banana daily will change your life.

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June 2022

Do Not Seek Success but Faith

Get to know what you believe in, and success will follow.

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The Art of Nudging Difficulty

How to harness your irrationality to steer your behavior in the right direction.

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May 2022

Forget Equity, Find Peace With Yourself First

Equality is not equity. Get to know yourself. Find your leverage. Apply them. Become happier.

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What If You Took Responsibility?

Why you’ll gain by holding yourself accountable for your fate, and what is the right mindset to do so.

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If You Want Results, You Have to Find the Sweet Spot

If you do what the average people do, you’ll get average results.

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Lobsters Taught Me Not to Be a Loser

How to avoid falling into a feedback loop of disasters.

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Is Your Current Struggle Worth It?

You can’t win it, and you probably don’t want it, here is why…

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The Average Man is Servile

You’re not free. You’ve accepted it. You deserve it.

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April 2022

The Cost of Choosing

The price to enter and exit activities is all you need.

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Finally! An Authentic Productivity Tip

There are common but impressive tricks to increase your productivity. Nobody writes about them because people think…

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Nobody Fights For Good. Nor Evil.

I’m tired of the good against the bad scheme. Wake up! We don’t live in a Disney movie.

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Don’t Chase Mental Models

Build your own instead.

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My Complete Omega-3 Supplement Guide

Is it worth taking it? My recommendations. My feelings after 2 months.

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Humanity Needs a Writer Like You

Why we live in a blessed time for content creators.

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March 2022

Stoicism is Bullsh*t

Maybe it is the key to success, as everyone tells us? Or just another advanced way to make you swallow self-help pills.

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9 Concepts That Changed My “Why”

I wish to share concepts, biases that I have discovered over the years and that resonate deeply with who I am.

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The Downside of Consistency

A double edged sword that must be mastered to make the most of it.

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Understand Our Obedience Bias to Avoid Manipulation

All those times I agreed to be robbed.

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Archive

November 2022

My Week’s Badass Tip: Build Momentum Is a Highly Handy Art

How large was the biggest snowball you ever made?

The Funnel Framework: How to Consume Smarter, Not More

Life is not a Netflix series filled with life hacks and rom-coms. Your results are the shadow of your inputs.

October 2022

Winter Fatigue? 4 Ways to Win Your Energy Back

Science-based tools to improve mood, energy, and motivation and regain summer-like vitality.

4 Foundations of Social Versatility

Projecting proper social cues alone rules how well you handle a room full of strangers.

Fooled by Our Linear Minds

My graduation day is coming up, and until now, I had no idea how much I had grown as a person.

September 2022

Choosing to Seek Discomfort

Diving in Malta made me realize how important it is to escape comfort to be better people.

Do Not Apologise Twice

“Sorry” is now a selfish word to sweep away problems, to offload responsibilities.

4 Misconceptions about Dark Mode

Science-based answer for you to use dark and light mode more wisely.

My Approach to Mind Care

Please, don’t fall for short-term solutions that don’t cure the disease but reduce the symptoms.

August 2022

A Mantra to Catch Up on Responsibilities

When discipline isn’t enough to beat procrastination, here is what I tell myself: just SMACK it!

Instagram Is Killing You

Don’t let fake influencers make you less happy over time.

In Barcelona, I Learned to Create Unforgettable Memories

How to build your Pensieve. A short story that will teach you how to cultivate your best memories.

July 2022

6 Life Principles to Take before Adulthood

Advice from a graduate student about to start work

Take Your Daily Damn Banana

Common sense and science-based story about why taking a banana daily will change your life.

June 2022

Do Not Seek Success but Faith

Get to know what you believe in, and success will follow.

The Art of Nudging Difficulty

How to harness your irrationality to steer your behavior in the right direction.

May 2022

Forget Equity, Find Peace With Yourself First

Equality is not equity. Get to know yourself. Find your leverage. Apply them. Become happier.

What If You Took Responsibility?

Why you’ll gain by holding yourself accountable for your fate, and what is the right mindset to do so.

If You Want Results, You Have to Find the Sweet Spot

If you do what the average people do, you’ll get average results.

Lobsters Taught Me Not to Be a Loser

How to avoid falling into a feedback loop of disasters.

Is Your Current Struggle Worth It?

You can’t win it, and you probably don’t want it, here is why…

The Average Man is Servile

You’re not free. You’ve accepted it. You deserve it.

April 2022

The Cost of Choosing

The price to enter and exit activities is all you need.

Finally! An Authentic Productivity Tip

There are common but impressive tricks to increase your productivity. Nobody writes about them because people think…

Nobody Fights For Good. Nor Evil.

I’m tired of the good against the bad scheme. Wake up! We don’t live in a Disney movie.

Don’t Chase Mental Models

Build your own instead.

My Complete Omega-3 Supplement Guide

Is it worth taking it? My recommendations. My feelings after 2 months.

Humanity Needs a Writer Like You

Why we live in a blessed time for content creators.

March 2022

Stoicism is Bullsh*t

Maybe it is the key to success, as everyone tells us? Or just another advanced way to make you swallow self-help pills.

9 Concepts That Changed My “Why”

I wish to share concepts, biases that I have discovered over the years and that resonate deeply with who I am.

The Downside of Consistency

A double edged sword that must be mastered to make the most of it.

Understand Our Obedience Bias to Avoid Manipulation

All those times I agreed to be robbed.

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