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A New Mantra

Dear Reader, I was looking for a mantra to keep me inspired while pursuing a new personal project and during my typical workday. Usually, I refer to two “classics” for inspiration. The first is from my favourite book: I must… Continue Reading →

More Books, More Faces, Yet Less of the Combo

Dear Reader, Facebook is a scary place. There are angry humans, vulgar displays of ignorance, people vehemently disagreeing with you, anxiety-provoking news, lots of silly and useless posts you have to scroll through to reach what you do care about…. Continue Reading →

Trash Can

Dear Reader, When I was working as a physicist at the university I could approach any real-world problem trying over and over again, making calculations and suppositions on paper, starting from a toy model and honing my skill day by… Continue Reading →

A Day To Forget

Dear Reader, Often at the end of a particularly rough experience, we comment “This was a day to forget”. Are you sure that’s a good idea? Wouldn’t you prefer to remember that day when you get caught in another challenging… Continue Reading →

I Do Not Know

Dear Reader, There is a great deal of maturity and wisdom involved in the simple affirmation “I do not know”. You expose your weakness, you show your honesty even when it’s against your best interests, you do not put yourself… Continue Reading →

Dear Reader, Speaking of phobias, and of the ever-growing power of humankind, I have to make coming out about one of my fears: I’m homophobic. I fear what homo sapiens can do, destroy or hate. But I’m also hopeful, and… Continue Reading →

The Slow Incident

Dear Reader, Imagine for a moment the effects of a car crash. In an instant, you go from perfect health to broken wrist against the steering wheel, aching shoulder due to belt tension, a forehead concussion, and the objects in… Continue Reading →

Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Dear Reader, How often do you hear: “When I’ll reach the bottom, I’ll can start to climb back”? Problem is, there is not always a bottom, you could go on forever searching for one. Or there is a bottom, but… Continue Reading →

Exceptional People

Dear Reader, When we are referring to products and services, the adjective “exceptional” can often be used with a well-defined meaning. Speaking about people, it is much more difficult to assign the qualifier. (In the following sentences I’ll use the… Continue Reading →

Meditation on Help

Dear Reader, I’ve resolved to try to help every person I come across to be better. No scorn for imperfections, no punishment for errors, no bad blood after a quarrel: just encouragement, coaching, advice, understanding, some dedication on my part…. Continue Reading →

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