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#58 Reflexiones sobre poder y corrupción en ‘La Subversión de Beti García’
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#57 Relazioni sane? Il segreto è chiarire subito i malintesi
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#56 Pagine di una Moleskine: Vivi e lascia vivere
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Scritto il 1° febbraio 2020
Di tanto in tanto ripenso al tormento che ho vissuto durante la mia relazione precedente. Non ho saputo creare un equilibrio, né tantomeno marcare dei sani confini. Mi sono lasciato sopraffare da una persona nervosa, sospettosa, incapace di comunicare in modo costruttivo e triste. Lei si portava dietro una dolorosa ferita mai del tutto guarita, provocata da qualcuno venuto prima di me.
La memoria di quel tormentato periodo riaffiora ancora e, con essa, le emozioni legate a quel momento della mia vita.
Alcune emozioni affaticano lo spirito e ci trascinano in una dimensione oscura e mostruosa. Sono sintomi di mali che hanno radici profonde nel tempo, nel cuore e nella mente.
Ho — o meglio, ho sempre avuto — la strana tendenza a credere che le persone che incontro abbiano un grande potere su di me, soprattutto quando possiedono un’energia negativa. Forse è così per tutti. Il male è come una malattia estremamente contagiosa: è bene vaccinarsi e, se la si contrae, è fondamentale curarsi prima che ci debiliti o, peggio, che ci uccida.
Forse ci vorrà del tempo prima che guarisca del tutto, ma è positivo notare che ho la consapevolezza di non essere nessun altro se non me stesso.
Non ripeterò l’errore commesso da altri nei miei confronti: la donna che amo sarà libera di vivere come vuole, e così sarò io. All’insegna del rispetto reciproco, della tolleranza, dell’accettazione e della libertà.
#55 Liberte sua mente escrevendo histórias inspiradas na sua vida
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Às vezes acontece de eu ficar bloqueado em certos pensamentos, e lentamente eles se tornam obsessões. Isso sempre aconteceu, agora que reflito sobre o assunto, mas antes acontecia inconscientemente. Hoje em dia, não demoro a tomar conhecimento do que está acontecendo dentro da minha cabeça.
Embora assim seja, quando pensamentos e emoções se misturam de forma indissolúvel, é mais difícil pensar lucidamente e manter o controle das próprias reações.
Hoje em dia, somos muito bem informados sobre várias técnicas de relaxamento, como exercícios de respiração, meditação, etc. Mas tem uma técnica sobre a qual não leio muito e que poderia tornar todos nós calmos e únicos escritores: escrever histórias baseadas nos pensamentos que nos atormentam.
Sim, claro, escritores usam com muita frequência acontecimentos pessoais como inspiração para as próprias histórias, mas quem não é escritor não sabe disso. Tudo que acontece conosco é material criativo para futuros livros.
Escrever sobre nossos pensamentos, sobre nossas histórias, relações, etc., relaxa e nos ajuda a canalizar nossa vida de forma construtiva, suponho, ou pelo menos é assim para mim. Por isso, eu aconselharia: em vez de escrever seu próprio diário dos acontecimentos, escreva histórias inspiradas na própria vida. Obviamente, respeitando a privacidade das pessoas envolvidas na vida real, usando animais como personagens, outras épocas, nomes fictícios, etc.
É muito divertido e ajuda a processar o que mantém sua mente ocupada de forma desagradável.
Um exemplo concreto: se você tiver um problema com colegas de trabalho que te mantêm acordado e ansioso, escreva uma história. Seus colegas podem se tornar alienígenas com os quais você não consegue se comunicar, e daí você inventa um desafio, personagens, história, seguindo as bases da narrativa de forma simples.
Se você nunca tentou, tente e conte como foi sua experiência.
#54 Using AI as a career coach to discover your professional future
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I want to keep this post brief and share the key insights without wasting anyone’s time with a story that isn’t necessary. I’ll just say that the tip I’m sharing is a prompt I created by feeding perplexity.ai some questions related to my CV, future career steps, closing learning gaps based on market trends, and my current skills.
At the moment, I have a stable position where I work mainly in German and French. I love languages, and especially German has been quite a barrier to get past for a long time, so it’s pretty dope that I get paid to keep speaking German and improving my skill daily! Also, after spending almost the whole of 2024 unemployed, I can only be grateful for my current professional situation.
Of course, I have ambitious plans for my future. As someone with insatiable curiosity who is always learning, I’m constantly considering my next steps. That’s why I asked Perplexity to analyze my CV and give me some tips on career advancement, learning new skills, and planning a shift in my professional life. I also believe this prompt could be useful to those aiming at getting back to work after a period of unemployment.
Anyway, enough introduction! I wrote much more than intended. Here are some of the most effective prompts for supporting career development when someone provides their CV, along with examples for planning next steps, recommending relevant courses, suggesting career transitions, and outlining practical steps:
1. Assessment & Goal Clarification
“Based on my CV, what aspects of my current role do I enjoy or excel at the most, and which ones might I want to change or avoid?”
2. Gap Analysis & Skill Mapping
“Given my experience in areas like XYZ, what technical or soft skills am I missing that are commonly required in my target industry or desired roles?”
3. Targeted Course Recommendations
“Considering my background and the positions I’m aiming for, which specific skills or certifications would most boost my chances of landing interviews in those roles?”
4. Career Shift Possibilities
“Do any cross-functional projects or side responsibilities from my current or past jobs suggest possible new career directions, such as project management, training, or translation management?”
5. Actionable Career Planning
“Can you outline a 90-day career action plan that includes résumé updates, networking objectives (for example, reaching out to professionals in my target industry), and a list of relevant courses to complete?”
6. Industry and Role Exploration
“With the current job market trends, which roles related to my experience show strong growth prospects, and what are the entry requirements for those roles?”
7. Reflection and Motivation
“What motivates me most in my work—problem-solving, helping others, working with technology—and how could this shape my ideal career direction?”
Best Practices for Using These Prompts:
- Combine objective CV review with subjective goal setting.
- Prioritize actionable, short-term steps with measurable outcomes.
- Regularly revisit goals as skills and external factors evolve.These prompts create a structure that helps you assess your present position, recognize growth areas, and build a plan that includes upskilling and networking, ultimately increasing the likelihood of successful career transitions.
I would suggest printing your results and going with the flow, seeing how it works for you, and eventually make adjustments to align with your goals and current circumstances.
#44 What’s next? Ten years pregnant with a novel
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More than ten years ago, I wrote a book. A novel. A draft of a novel. Actually, I’d say half of it is ready to publish, the other half is still a work in progress. I keep repeating to myself that sooner or later I’ll get it done, but until now, I haven’t managed it.
Achieving that, though, would finally set me free—and I’d be able to write my second novel, or at least start brainstorming about it.
Until now, it has felt like being pregnant for ten years—wanting a second child but unable to have one until you give birth to the first. I’m not sure if this is the best analogy, considering I’m not a woman, but it seemed funny when I first wrote it down.
Last year, while I was unemployed, I dedicated some time to polishing my manuscript and sent it to an editor—a friend of a friend—who had kindly offered to read the first part of my draft. I knew it wasn’t ready. I knew I still had to work on it, probably over and over again. Not that I haven’t already, but self-editing can be a rabbit hole where one easily gets lost in lateral overthinking.
I was afraid of sharing it with anybody at that stage—especially an editor. Besides, the experience of unemployment had left a scar on my ego. I was already so full of self-doubt that exposing myself in such an intimate way was the last thing I wanted.
Yet, I did it—I shared the first part of the book with the editor. And guess what? I was right. The manuscript wasn’t ready—according to him, too. He suggested I set it aside, let it rest, and write short stories, articles, anything but touch that manuscript. He also asked me—perhaps testing my resolve—if I was sure I even wanted to keep writing. “Why would you want that?” he asked.
It was a real setback, but it didn’t demotivate me. Not because I have a will of steel or anything like that. There are just some things I can’t live without. In other words, if I had to answer his question—“Why do I want to write?”—it’s not that I want to. It’s that I can’t do otherwise. I need it.
But as I said, at the time it felt like a setback, also because I focused mostly on the negative part of his feedback.
He had, in fact, shared valuable positive feedback. When I made an effort to develop a character with empathy and care—rather than rushing the story and piling up dialogue—he said he felt more connected to it. He also noted that he could sense when I was being honest and when I was hiding something. When I was free writing, he said he particularly liked my dark humor and sarcasm.
One always has to take feedback with a grain of salt, but this came from a professional in the industry who has analyzed hundreds of books, if not more, given his experience in the industry. Most of all, his opinion felt true to me; it resonated, and his tone was genuine.
Now, after following his advice for a while, I want to make the most of what I’ve learned and finally complete this first novel process.
To proceed, I realized I needed three things:
1) Accountability
2) A clear goal
3) A good method
And I think this blog gave me all three.
My goal, in fact, is to periodically review and publish a few paragraphs of my novel alongside what I’m already writing (spontaneous reflections, short stories, etc.). The people who enjoy reading my content will help keep me accountable. As for the method, I believe taking this slow-paced but consistent and rewarding approach—instead of trying to finish the whole thing all at once—will benefit my motivation and help me stay disciplined and loyal to my overall approach.
This whole plan or realisation is not an original idea of mine. In fact, I have to thank the WordPress community for sharing so much amazing content so openly and for inspiring me with their approaches and consistency.
If you’re interested in embarking on a similar path, I highly recommend checking out the blogs Faded Houses, Great – Almost Meaningful, and Edge of Humanity. Read their content and take note of how they structure their pages—it’s really well done!
So, to conclude, I’m going to follow this strategy: alternating between short stories, spontaneous reflections, and—primarily—my novel, which is written in Italian. I intend to keep it that way, as translating it into English, even though beneficial in terms of broadening my audience, would only add another layer of challenge, and my objective is to keep this process as lean, uncomplicated, and enjoyable as possible.
If you’re Italian, or have Italian friends interested in following a novel as it evolves toward publication, I warmly invite you to stay tuned and share this blog.
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