My ninth update about learning Spanish in a nutshell — This is my ninth update for my Spanish learning journey with the Refold approach. For my first update, see here. For my second update, see here. For my third update, see here. For my fourth update, see here. For my fifth update, see here. For my sixth update, see here. …

“El dios binario no proclama nada, simplemente existe en los intersticios del ciberespacio, se alimenta de toda la información y de todas las emociones que vomitamos en la Red, y por eso nos comprende mejor que cualquier otro.” Revista Corta en Español Otro libro llena de sorpresas de David B. Gil! Este es su…

Spoilers ahead for the first two books in the Wheel of Time Series People say that the Wheel of Time is one of the great works of fantasy literature. I can’t say I was convinced by the first installment, Eye of The World. …

“Such is the lesson of ancient philosophy: an invitation to each human being to transform himself. Philosophy is a conversion, a transformation of one’s way of being and living, and a quest for wisdom. This is not an easy matter”. (PaWoL, pg . 275). I’ve always been interested in practical…

Longer and less well known than the “Art of Loving”, The Sane Society is still characteristically Erich Fromm, with his unique synthesis of Freud and Marx. The focus of the book is on Western society’s non-conduciveness to human flourishing, and potential alternate structures that could work better. “It is naively…

Cuando una piedra golpea la superficie de un estanque sereno, provoca ondas que llegan hasta la más lejana orilla. Este libro consiste de dos historias: un misterio sobre una serie de enfermas en la ciudad de Fukui y la otra sobre la venganza del ultimo hijo del clan Ikeda por…

Harry Potter was one of my favorite books growing up. I have fond memories of my parents reading me chapters from the first six books as bedtime stories growing up, and reading the seventh one by myself when it first came out, which was probably one of the first thick…

A solid, short overview of training for endurance runners that covers the sport from a rigorous scientific angle: perfect for newly serious runners, or badly catechised post-collegiate athletes I’ve been interested in the science and optimization of aerobic exercise since I was in the 6th grade. At the time I…

In which I reflect on 2022 and look forward to 2023 The Year Past 2022 was a year in which I tried to reinvent my relationship to goal setting, self-evaluation and how I lived my life in general. In most senses, this failed. I started the year focusing on process rather than outcomes…