Jaga Santagostino Blog

I find so many nice tools to try every day, but too often they get saved to a list and are never tried properly.

What would I do after a tech career?

Simple rules for a happier life Don't bring the phone to the bathroom Read interesting articles when you find them instead of "saving for later"

I'm fixing some old lamps that don't work and changing batteries in smart-home devices and sensors, which is something I've avoided doing with a passion for the past months.

I don't know exactly what happened in the past few weeks but I almost feel like I don't overthink as much as I usually do, I take things as they are, I don't have force myself into doing hard things, I just do them.

Sucking at things sucks, unless we start enjoying the process.

As easy as it sounds, comfort zone is sometimes necessary.

Dark Souls 3 was my first Souls game.

I love it when I find in TV a cult movie I never saw, makes me want to watch it right away This time it was Blues Brothers, it never really intrigued me as I’m not into musical, but I didn’t know is more like a normal movie with just songs and cameo from…

It’s Thursday morning and I’m crying watching a YouTube video.

Whenever I don’t fee good It’s because I’ve stopped doing one or more of these things Taking walks outside Cooking Journaling

I’m rewatching Fringe I remember almost nothing since I first saw it So far I’m enjoying it, I vibe for JJ Abrams work Walter performance?

When I get to watch a movie around 7pm, I always get surprised when It ends, I watch the clock, it’s just 9pm and there’s the whole evening ahead.

In the airport, after 6 days of events and conference at Marketers World.

A kick or a gentle lift in the morning.

I noticed listen to more music and sing by myself after watching x factor and cook a lot more when watching Masterchef or bake off

Note to self: There’s no prize for the person who is the most prepared but never actually starts.

Without noticing, we default to see the positive or negative side of things.

Some people over-invest in one solution.

I have a weird recurring reminder.

How does X work?

Almost anything can be categorized into either an action problem or a knowledge problem.

I'm experimenting with not using the phone in the morning.

https://www.blinkist.com/en/app/daily They do have a free summary (they call their summary a Blink) every day.

I knew that characters of the tv show Dexter and the first season were adapted from a book, but I just discovered is it a series of eight books!

Learning how to solve something by understanding first principles and learning how to get rid of an urgent problem are two different things, both with their merits.

For most of my life I hated soap bars, I disliked the sensation it gave me while drying up.

While working in retail isn’t something for me, I always thought that if that was the case I would be working at Decathlon or Lush, I love going there

After 2 years I’ve finally went to do rock climbing’s in Sardinia after 2 years Body took a while to get confident with different rock and mind to trust my no longer trained body, but it was great!

I love my Kindle, it's probably one of the first things I would bring to a deserted island, but there are two things I love about paper (or dead-tree edition, I once read it and found it hilarious). #1 I can have many books, each lying around in a differe…

Even if it’s just the start of September, I’m noticing the daylight shrinking.

I need to do some custom interviews and product features validation, so I started a book I’ve read in the past that is considered the gold standard to get honest and useful feedbacks, The Mom Test Turns out it’s even better than I remembered and is soooo…

Kills the serendipity of finding a book somewhere in the house.

I spent way less time than usual on social media in the past weeks by focusing on longer-form content, both podcasts and blog posts.

I always overcomplicated thinking about publishing things online, where to post, how to post it, in what language, etc etc, but since I started this blog, I'm feeling so free to use it as my own corner on the internet, is others enjoy it, cool!

A lot of advices only makes sense in the context of your own age.

Getting inspired by other’s success and failures is important but ultimately we have to build our own path in consciousness.

Is common to see people move farther from the city center in order to afford a bigger house.

Past week I blocked all social media via Jomo and consumed none.

I find a great deal of clarity through writing and journaling.

The happiest and most fulfilled people I know, have a pretty solid Ideas of things they enjoy or make them miserable, especially those things that are weird about themselves.

Chain of actions that unfold into long lasting effects.

I’m taking a break before hotel checkout and listening to Spofity, Adriano Viterbini starts and I notice a very small number of monthly listeners, what a surprise, he’s very good, I then remembered how I got to know him, in a small town playing live during

Is my attention on what others think of me and my action?

Many people value external validation more than self worth and internal validation.

What if we read a book for 2 minutes, 5 or 15 minutes instead of defaulting to social?

I'm in a bar messaging with a friend and shared this song just because the title made sense in the discussion, and I started to read the lyrics.

I read this article yesterday, to discuss in a Mastermind group I do with a group of friends Hardwiring Happiness My Highlights: According to Dr.

I like domain specific problems more than I like generic problems, even if it means having a much smaller area of influence.