Writing

How to stay awake for long periods?

2022-09-29 · 7 min read

No, no, you are not going to read about how to accurately interpret what is happening behind the curtains in global politics. This article is about how to literally stay awake.…

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On walking 100km

2022-09-14 · 6 min read

I walked 100km last weekend. As the pain recedes I feel an obligation to share some insights. There is something deeply satisfying, even spiritual, in walking long distances. Even…

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My Highlights of Island by Aldous Huxley

2022-07-30 · 21 min read

Read More on Amazon “Nice comfortable people just don’t have any idea what the world is like.” Will Farnaby is a cynical, depressed, neurotic but witty journalist who works for a…

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My Highlights of Zorba The Greek

2022-07-21 · 10 min read

Read More on Amazon "While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realise -…

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Highlights from the Book of Proverbs

2021-09-14 · 35 min read

Proverbs is one of my favorite books of the Holy Bible. It is filled with Godly wisdom that will improve your life. The "original self-improvement" is nourishing and useful for…

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100 Things to do in Panama

2021-07-04 · 18 min read

Hike Volcán Barú My first ascent in 2010. Volcán Barú is the best hike in Panama. It's the tallest mountain in the country and a true adventure -- if you do it the right way.…

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Why are sunglasses cool?

2020-12-08 · 4 min read

This is the best advert for selling sunglasses: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gentleman Network (@gentleman.network) Now, Jack Nicholson is awesome, no matter what…

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When you don´t want to do anything

2020-11-20 · 1 min read

I don´t want to write. I don´t want to do anything. Just lay down and stare into the ceiling. It´s one of those days... But I blast Enter Sandman at full volume. TAKE MEEE, OFF TO…

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My 40-day Dopamine Detox

2020-11-18 · 20 min read

Why can't you get things done? When I was a teenager I loved to hang out at TGI Friday's because they had an infinite ice tea refill. Ice tea was my favorite drink and I loved to…

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High energy and low energy places 

2020-08-05 · 3 min read

Read More on Amazon Energy vibrations in places (and people) is something that I´ve always read intuitively--as I guess all of us do. So I´ve decided to share some of these. High…

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Don't take down the statues

2020-07-11 · 5 min read

Many of the figures immortalized in statues around the world did some questionable things. And modern society is right in calling them out. However, taking the statues down is an…

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Today you learned copywriting*

2020-06-23 · 12 min read

The short version of this post: Your prospect is Clark Kent, an average person with a very special destiny. But, for him to fulfill that destiny he needs whatever it is you are…

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Living alone and modernity

2020-06-06 · 3 min read

I recently moved alone for the first time. And although it has been a period of growth and self-reflection, and overall pretty good. I can't avoid thinking there is something…

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The "always be" formula

2020-05-28 · 3 min read

I know a girl who acted as an extra in 2 or 3 commercials. She says she is an actress. Well, she is an actress...In her dreams at least. Like many others, she lives fantasizing…

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Short story: For The Happy Days

2020-03-23 · 10 min read

Thales was reluctant to meet his friends that night but he ventured out anyway. They met at the usual bar. Drinking didn't appeal much to him lately. He was close to 30 and his…

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