Living for your work or working for a living? Neither. Working is an intrinsic part of being human. It’s so different from a job. Nobody gets paid for being human.
The best inspiration comes from life itself. ”Life has more imagination than we carry in our dreams.” (Columbus) Photo by Danielle MacInnes at unsplash Expressions like ”get a life!” from this point of view has a new meaning. It’s advice to be inspired and...
The digital age entered our physical world through augmented reality. We marvel at the ability to fill empty spaces with something that doesn’t exist. At least not yet. But we do not fill only space, like a cluttered desk, but also time with a busy schedule...
Or shall I say “out of boredom.” We fear the state of boredom reached when doing nothing, or nothing useful at least. But several studies point to the birth of unexpected creative moments from tedious tasks or waiting periods. The reason for creating new connections...
Today I saw Avengers: EndGame at the theater and witness the closing of a cycle of excellence and entertainment. A simple thought from this Marvel experience: it takes time to reach great achievements. We want results to be good and have them in no time, but it takes...
Who doesn’t want to fulfill his dreams? But where does the motivation to do anything to fulfill our dreams comes from? A goal. A purpose. If you don’t have one, difficulties arise, and you shift your path because, in reality, you don’t know where to go. Photo by...
Learning is. The power comes from a free mind, not money or the control of others. When you allow your learning mind to develop, you are free to think, create and connect. Photo by Clever Visuals on Unsplash We live in the age of information which excessively flows...
We should learn for learning sake. Any other reason seems worthless. Photo by Chris Liverani on Unsplash I got this impression from Csikszentmihalyi’s book I’m reading on creativity. At a certain point, he says, ” The many years of tedious calculations are vindicated...
If yesterday we celebrated the Earth, today, we celebrate the book. But should we? Photo by João Silas at unsplash Bookshops make great discounts, but what matters if you sell books and people don’t read them? Should we celebrate the book or the act of reading? Books...
Today is Earth’s Day. It’s where we were born, evolved, lived and we call it home. Well, at least some of us consider it as such. Photo by Adolfo Félix at unsplash All around the globe we hear about climate change. It demands new lifestyles, where the relationship...
