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Dear reader, how many times have you said, “It’s just a theory, in practice it’s different”? I’m sure you meant it wholeheartedly. This sentence has always had, at least for me, a strange sound to it: what’s then the purpose… Continue Reading →

Dear reader, paradoxical as it may sounds, I believe that the first days of the year are a glorious period to be at work! Many people are on vacations, and the routine gives room for a unique brew of coworkers’… Continue Reading →

Dear reader, this summer I devoted part of my time to some experiments. I wanted to test some ideas, have a reality check, find a way to bring me back on track in some areas and explore a mental model… Continue Reading →

Dear reader, in most workplaces, one of the most common rat-races is the one for responsibility. Beware: not responsibility per se but in the sense of “becoming responsible” for a lofty-sounding office or area. Is there something intrinsically wrong with it? Of course not!… Continue Reading →

Dear reader, I think that courtesy and proper etiquette are tell-tale signs of intelligence: if you are a “good person” you should be courteous. If you are an evil guy, you should be polite at least to fool other people…. Continue Reading →

Dear reader, there are four sets of muscles that I’d like to get tired during the day. I’d love to feel them almost aching before going to bed! The muscles in my leg, for having run long and fast. The… Continue Reading →

Dear reader, we all experience an internal struggle, a sort of tension. It’s the tension between what we believe and how we act. Between our ambitions and our procrastination. Between our desire to see things done right, efficiently and, most… Continue Reading →

Dear reader, sometimes we are called (by chance, by need, by conscience, by sheer force of will) to do our job even if we are unwilling, unprepared, on vacation and it is 2 AM. However, if we want to be… Continue Reading →