“Missing Alert: Inspiration has disappeared”
Inspiration! What is inspiration? The dictionary defines it as “an idea for the realization of a goal or the creation of a work of art, which appears suddenly and without seeking it consciously.” More simply, yet, is it this small, bright light bulb above the heads of cartoon characters? And if it is a lamp, […]
The self-doubt pandemic
How many times have we all wondered, “Am I good enough?”, “Am I pretty enough?”, “Am I smart enough?”, “Am I sociable enough?”. These doubts, beginning like this, often develop later into frequent self-doubt and to the formation of the belief of not being enough. Not being enough for this job, not being enough for […]
The uniqueness of man: a philosophical interpretation of cloning
As human beings, we are completely different from each other. We differ in appearance, we are characterized by different personalities and temperaments, we are “built” of different experiences, governed by dissimilar mentalities, principles and ideals. Sometimes, in the context of an existential pursuit, we may happen to wonder what it would be like if a […]
Remarkably small, remarkably significant
Dear human, welcome to Planet Earth. At this moment, you are probably dealing with more crucial issues, such as watching one more episode of your favourite series or seeking the perfect caption for the photo you are going to post on social media. However, given that you are reading this text, it is possible that […]
The curve that sets everything straight
Humans always acknowledge and interpret movements and stimuli around them, that allow them to react and plan their behaviour accordingly. They hear a lion’s roar and run away, they see their angry boss and hide, they notice their interlocutor smiling and they smile as well. There are many types of smiles. Picture-perfect smiles, smiles with […]
Adapting to knowledge
(this picture is part of the #TakeMyMask movement created by illustrators on Instagram in an attempt to show respect to all health workers and it portrays superheroes symbolically giving away their masks to the real heroes) Technology, Entertainment & Design are what TED stands for. And I wonder how I could create an aesthetically and aurally pleasing […]
From inertia to action.
“Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its velocity.” This phrase makes us understand that inertia has to do with the absence of movement in anything happening around us. “Each force causes a reaction.” Newton’s phrase, one of the most important laws in physics, claims that our every action (force) […]
Time counts
TW: mentions of mental illness (depression) I always believed in the importance of time in our lives. In its definitive part in everyone’s existence and in how uniquely it combines objectivity and subjectivity. How many days have we felt like they had 30 hours and how many felt like just a moment? And how many […]
The Force of Habit
Considering that our everyday life usually becomes a series of consecutive habits that affect its entirety, the following question could emerge: What happens when we decide to change these habits? “When our habits change, it’s like some brain cables are being reconnected. Our brain is a circuit that creates neuronic connections, depending on our daily […]
Writing about George Floyd and more
TW: mentions of racism, racial hate crimes and suicide The majority of the research community in the field of Anthropology agrees on the peaceful coexistence, 150,000 years ago, between the first humans of our species (homo sapiens) in the depths of South Africa. Their sources also prove that 70,000 years ago, humans started migrating from […]