Building in life

How we navigate uncertainty in careers, relationships, our inner lives - and explorations on how we can improve the decisions that shape our lives.

I learn from experience first, theory second. Everything here started as something I lived through - a decision that wouldn't resolve, a question that kept coming back, a book that changed how I saw the problem.

PROJECTS

What I'm building

Things I'm building. Some work, some are ideas, all are real.

01 may.os A personal operating system through WhatsApp building → 02 Decision Copilot AI-guided clarity for hard decisions active → 03 Life Explorer Mapping a life through therapy transcriptions and AI active → 04 Copilot 2.0 Immersive meditation-guided decision experience active →
ESCRITA

Jornada da Gaivota

Essays on transition, clarity, decisions, and real life. Written while I'm in the middle of the process myself.

voltei On falling back in love with creating - at a thousand times the speed. → a vergonha da primeira versao If you look back and feel proud of the first version, you took too long to ship. → if whatever you're doing isn't working, don't try harder On stopping the self-blame when the plan fails. → como foram suas ferias A question that reveals more than it asks. →
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FERRAMENTAS

Clarity tools

Guided experiences to examine what you're thinking, feeling, and deciding. Each one based on a real framework.

Fear Setting Name what you're avoiding. Separate real fear from inflated fear. → Hell Yes or No Separate a true yes from an "I think I should." → Inner Compass Use your body as a guide. Healthy fear or real misalignment? → 3 Plausible Futures Imagine three honest versions of your next chapter. →
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REFERENCIAS

Mentors

People whose ideas shaped how I think about decisions, clarity, and life.

Derek Sivers Radical simplicity for decisions that matter → Tim Ferriss Deconstruct fear to unlock action → Sam Harris Investigate the mind with radical honesty → Henry Shukman Awakening is simple - and already here →
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BOOKS

From my Kindle

Words that stayed with me. Highlights from books that shaped how I think.

Already Free Bruce Tift → When Einstein Walked with Gödel Jim Holt → My Stroke of Insight Jill Bolte Taylor → Notes on Complexity Neil Theise →
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