On this day in 1610, Galileo pointed his crude telescope at the sky and discovered the moons of Jupiter – a major death knell for the geocentric model of the universe. His timeless admonition against believing our preconceptions: themarginalian.org/2015/10/08/gal…

"Si no te sale ardiendo de dentro, a pesar de todo, no lo hagas. A no ser que salga espontáneamente de tu corazón y de tu mente y de tu boca y de tus tripas, no lo hagas". Charles Bukowski

Our study shows that people behave more morally in uncertain situations than in certain ones. This may be because they simply feel less anxious by acting morally when faced with uncertainty, or believe in karma where moral actions lead to better outcomes. econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

"what exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious" Two poems that hold some of the sparest, most poignant words ever written about how to live with loss themarginalian.org/2020/02/24/imm…

Gaetano Previati, La Danza delle Ore.

Your first task is to find what feels effortless to you. Your second task is to put maximum effort into it.

The Arguers – a charming illustrated parable about the absurdity of self-righteousness themarginalian.org/2025/06/11/the…

We have lost too many people around this time of year to not say it: reach out to those you haven’t heard from in a while, ask them how they are really doing, grab a coffee a walk or a hike. Chances are, someone you know is in despair. It can make a difference.

As Carl Jung put it:

I think about decisions in three ways: hats, haircuts, and tattoos. Most decisions are like hats. Try one and if you don’t like it, put it back and try another. The cost of a mistake is low, so move quickly and try a bunch of hats. Some decisions are like haircuts. You can fix

James Clear: The ability to bounce back quickly is a key skill in life.

Sylvia Plath en sus diarios

Exactly 175 years ago Leo Tolstoy wrote the greatest diary entry of all time

"Y así como todo cambia que yo cambie no es extraño" Julio Numhauser y la inolvidable versión de Mercedes Sosa.

― Sylvia Plath

Mi hija (14) está con 5 amigas en casa. Una dice: no es por criticar pero Sol Y la hace mierda a Sol