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The Seagull's Journey

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

Reflections

Longer pieces about what remained after the dust settled.

a vergonha da primeira versão

If you look back and feel proud of the first version, you took too long to ship.

november 2024

if whatever you're doing isn't working, don't try harder

On stopping the self-blame when the plan fails — and changing the plan.

november 2024

como foram suas férias?

On how we lost the habit of telling stories and started sharing instants.

july 2023

a máquina do tempo das avós

A quiet luxury just for me and for them.

july 2023

the war of art

On the Resistance — the force that keeps us from pursuing what matters.

july 2023

a gaivota

About my father, the thermals, Pedra da Gavea, and the tattoo that binds us.

june 2023

o que fazer com a minha vida?

Understand, dream, prototype, live. A framework for building your life with intention.

june 2023

carta para o eu do futuro

Analyze with perspective, your life is long.

june 2023

Fragments

What remained before becoming thought — fragments, signals, almost-poems.

wind. waves. roar.

On intensity, wonder, and the smell of sea spray.

november 2024

the track

I don't know where I'm going but I know how to get there.

november 2024

ubuntu

I am; therefore, we are.

november 2024

integrity cleanse

White belt, blue belt, black belt. A path of truth with yourself.

november 2024

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