References (Find the links at the Wakelet collection. If you can’t download from there, google scholar the reference and check for free-download links. Another alternative is Research Gate. If none of this works and you really need the article, write me) Ali, Jaowad, and Abdul Rahman. “A comparative study of grit between male and female […]
Takeaways from my text below: Any profession that implies the PRIVILEGE of prescribing anything related to people should require basic skills as provided by educational organizations, as well as minimal testing; The less regulation, the better. Beyond the mastery of basic knowledge, guidelines that align with economic interests or professional monopoly should be restricted. By
The other Day I told Hugo (or did he tell me?) that we saw something interesting in you: you take everyone with you. Anyone you have any type of positive relationship with, you drag along. And since your path is the Light side of the Force, you take us all to the light. There are
Marcos’ Chaos, the Sad Tropics and a spring of Hope Read More »
Sometimes I have the impression that some demiurge distributes a fixed amount of existential experience among humans, at any given point. The great majority can’t and won’t handle the minimum. So a few will live for many. Some lives are like the sum of thousands of lives in existential experience – for the good and
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Once a friend of mine told me he had problems with the expression “I’m sorry”. We talked and figured out that came from way back when he was a little kid and his mother made him apologize for something he was convinced was not wrong. His resentment remained with him forever (six decades). His mother,
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As of today, nobody actually knows if this fight is ever going to take place. Dana White, UFC’s president, denies having negotiated the possibility at this moment, which included Cristiane Justino’s commitment to make weight at the 135lbs class. Justino claims she was offered the fight. Rousey is quiet. Whether the fight will actually take
Ronda Rousey X Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino – the cultural clash behind the clash Read More »
Some thoughts on success, popularity and love The need to be loved by crowds is a tragic one. Nobody is loved by crowds. They may admire someone, they may ambivalently feel attracted and hate this someone, but never love. Love is a response to an intimate interaction – an act of kindness, empathy or generosity.
Random Sunday: on popularity, acceptance, clandestine behavior and tragic coincidences Read More »
One of the things that tells me I am not in Brazil anymore is that when I step out of the airplane, I’m just somebody else. I blend in. We all have the desire to be seen as the unique beings that we actually are. Even identical twins, technically genetic clones, are unique. This is
Random Sunday: on hate Read More »
Making weight, in addition to being one of the most difficult aspects of sport, is often the most misunderstood. Widely criticized by both those who practice and those who watch any sport divided in bodyweight classes, making weight and cutting weight are often depicted as cheating or as reckless and risky behavior. Several academic
Emotion and communication – let’s try again: This is an honest attempt to improve communication between people. Why do I post it on my wall? Because too many people who read my stuff failed catastrophically in their approach to communicate with me and with many others Starting your letter, e-mail, text or dialogue part
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