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The Science of Ephemeral Life: An Invitation to Action
The awareness that, at some point, life slips away—and we become inert matter, whose presence may linger a while longer depending on the state of the deceased, but whose life is no longer there—is liberating. I don’t say this with any thanatophilic sense—a word I learned while reading about life—nor do I admire the fact…
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Now It’s Like This
Someone figured out that with a bit of makeup, good backlighting, and a carefully crafted script, they could attract followers and carve out their space on the internet. In my 25-year corporate career, I’ve never seen so many self-proclaimed “CEOs” and experts in niches no one had ever thought to explore before. A smartphone, once…
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Brazil’s Hidden Wealth: Unveiling Potential Amid Inequality
In the United States and especially in Canada, there are countless categories for referring to a property. In Brazil, people simply say they live in a “house” or an “apartment,” and that’s it—no further variations unless someone resides on a farm or a ranch, which is another matter entirely. It doesn’t matter whether the apartment…
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Rising with the Angels: A 2024 Redemption Story
It hasn’t been an easy year. I spent a long time in darkness in 2024; never before in my life had there been so many things out of my control while simultaneously adapting to a new culture. I became an immigrant, and over the past two-plus years, there’s been nothing I’ve done more than learn.…
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The “D Method”
Reframing the Path Toward Our Goals We often find ourselves striving to reach a new destination—whether it’s a job opportunity, a meaningful relationship, or the successful launch of a project. The path we carve to get there typically emerges from our internal reservoir of knowledge, experiences, and assumptions. Even when we seek external guidance, our…