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This week I finished reading the 3rd of four books I started last year, perhaps the most meaningful and philosophical book of all of them. Four thousand weeks: Times management for mortals, written by Oliver Bukerman, introduce a new perspective on how much time we have in this world, how we can handle the troubles of the finitude of life and how we can change our mindset through practice. The book's title does refer to the human lifespan in developed countries (the equivalent of 80 years), but this viewpoint (in weeks) offers another perspective; seeing our limited lives through this world, the writer gives us reflexed on our time. Embracing finitude and concentrating on what we achieve instead of what we could get in the future is one of the points that the author tries to express throughout the pages. The expansion of perfectionism and time productivity is a double-edged sword that can detriment our lives because we are often more focused on achieving everything than enjoying wh...

Finally, I finished reading my second book, Can't Hurt Me, written by David Goggins; this book is a kind of self-biography which gather the life of Goggins, an ex-Navy Seal, Ironman athlete and pul-ups world record holder. His childhood was conflictive and turbulent, with episodes of domestic violence and racism; in this book, the author relates how his family had to fight against the conflicts and economic disadvantages in his hometown.  David Goggins had a mediocre life before enrolling on the military, his life was messed up, and he was struggling with depression, being overweight and self-esteem problems. One day, while he was in his house, suddenly, he listened to an announcement from the U.S. Navy Seals to enrol new aspirants, encouraging him to belong to be part of the military; he began the journey to lose weight. He relates to having lost around 130 pounds in only 6 months; he developed a "callous mentality", which helped to follow a strict exercise regimen. When...

This year is the start of the new local elections, and in a couple of weeks, the city will have to decide their next major among other new authorities. The candidates and their parties have started promoting their campaign purposes and contenders at the doors of a recent local government change. The city has to face their reality, and despite the current situation, the outlook appears not to have a short-term solution. My hometown was abandoned during this period, and many problems arose; Some must be solved before they scale into problems with significant complexities. Insecurity, unemployment, lack of industries, water-related problems, excess of government workers, lack of budget, viability, pollution, and high living costs are the main concerns that generate discomfort in the citizens. Meanwhile, the candidates are more immersed in highlighting their images rather than focusing on solutions that can improve the current crisis. The city has around 300,000 citizens, and we have 15 ca...

After almost 8 months since my last attempt to obtain a scholarship, this week, I finally started another process, the first of this year; the Sweden Institute scholarship program. Last month, I gathered the respective documentation and their translation before sending the application.  In the following weeks, they will check my postulation and decide whether or not I will be eligible for the scholarship. The application process was easy and fast, they had their own platform to upload the documents, and the web page was clear enough to highlight the deadlines and the documentation. Applying to a scholarship program and receiving it is one of my goals this year. Despite this being a little hard to achieve, I have the desire to obtain it and live in another country, maybe someday. This is only the first of many attempts I will do in this year. This week, in my current job, I was informed that I'd follow to work in the bank; the job has been tough and sometimes stressful, but at the m...

I've just finished reading the first of the four books I acquired the last year in mid of September; the book's title is The Unfair Advantage and was written by Ash Ali and Hassan Kuban, two young entrepreneurs established in London. The book shows, in a practical way, the tools and mindset everyone needs to reach before launching an entrepreneurship journey. The authors describe the process of releasing a project and how sometimes life is not fair for all of us, but at the same time, how it can play a fundamental role when we want to scale our current lives. Furthermore, the book teaches us a scheme called the MILES Framework; Money, Intelligence and Insight, Location and Luck, Education and Expertise and Status to show how to leverage these Unfair Advantages in our favour. The authors put a group of examples of successful careers and analyze the path set by successful entrepreneurs and how the circumstances played a fundamental role in their careers.  This is a practical book...

Another new year has arrived, 365 days, an entire calendar to live, and the disposition of being the best version of ourselves. For sure, remembering the tricks to allow us to reach our goals in 2023. Many people believe that with another year, magically, a better version of themselves comes in a blink. Obviously, that doesn't true. We are the sum of our habits, thoughts and emotions. The perspective that a new year can provide is a retrospective of the previous events in our lives.  The utopia gives us a horizon to plan our life, but it doesn't come easily; we have to put our thoughts in order, plan our goals, and see all that we conquer in our lives. Changes take time, primarily when they are habits or a particular purpose. Simply we don't have to expect that with another year, our entire lives will change. Instead, we can assume responsibility for our actions and past events. Take into count what can help us and throw up the things that hurt us.  Many things can happen i...