Something that really bugs me is this idea of saying that the future of work is remote, hybrid, or whatever. Firstly, the future doesn’t exist, because it hasn’t happened yet. It can’t be predicted. Even if you are a believer in the power of your crystal ball. Secondly, I think…

This article summarizes my first futures studies research. I did this project as part of the Aerolito certification. This article seeks to condense the most relevant reflections and questions the research provoked. Following Aerolito’s open-source stand, I’m sharing all my research here (omitting some details about the company used to…

Almost every day I think that I’m not doing anything worthwhile. In today’s world, with everyone doing and showing so much, it’s easy to think that we’re useless and that our work and vision is irrelevant. My new goal is to make my useless useful. I’m starting to realize that…

I hated English when I was growing up. When all my closest friends were learning English, I was arrogantly thinking: “I already know another language, so why should I bother learning English?” …

On the first day of February 2017, I moved to Palo Alto, California. I was so excited! I grew up in Portugal, moved to Paris at 19 years old, and lived in Germany for a year while traveling through Europe. It wasn’t the first time I visited the United States…

Changing your mind is one of the best things that can happen to people: we only change our minds when we get to know more and better, and knowing more is synonymous with knowledge. The book Full-Spectrum Thinking: How to Escape Boxes in a Post-Categorical Future by Bob Johansen, a…

Today, terms like remote work, videoconference, remote access, or tools like Zoom, Trello, or Slack are known by more people than ever. The current situation with the Covid-19 forced people to learn about many digital subjects. Recently, I did an exercise called Look Back to Look Forward. This technique was…

I have been working remotely since 2015. At that time, when I decided I wanted to start working for myself, people looked at me as if I had gone crazy. Remote work? Are you crazy? In the last five years, I dealt with several negative comments regarding the way I…

I think it is crucial to talk about the future. Since I started studying Futurism with the specialization of the Institute For The Future, I take this topic very seriously. …