How I Think About My Life at 24

How I Think About My Life at 24: A brainstorm attempt of getting myself in a generally desirable path Choosing is complicated. I remember a long time ago when I decided that life was to be lived in praise of past generations, while enjoying what they have given us. It was our duty, I believed [...]

Altruistic Awesomeness, Your Challenge

So you woke up in this universe, containing not only yourself, but a planet in which you live, a few billion galaxies, religious grandmothers, cookies, weekends and downloadable series which you can watch any time. Eventually you noticed people are way more intentional than cookies, people always want something. Everyone told you, also, that you [...]

How to study?

Paul Halmos, I want to be a mathematician, pp.69 Eu poderia dizer que faço destas minhas palavras sobre como estudar. Ficam aí possíveis dicas (?), pelo menos pra divertir as idéias. Eu transcrevi do livro. Here you sit, an undergraduate with a calculus book open before you, or a pre-thesis graduate student with one of [...]

Breve autobiografia intelectual de um jovem de vinte anos.

Desde que era criança nas minhas leituras da Dialética do Esclarecimento e nas de revistas de divulgação cientifica sentia um dispare entre os dois. Quando mais tarde no colegial fui informado que teria durante minha carreira escolher entre as duas áreas, ciências humanas e naturais, aquele desconforto inocente inicial cresceu e tomou forma num desejo [...]