Jaga Santagostino Blog

“The danger is not only that we keep swallowing the blue pill-which keeps us safe in our illusion-but that we ingest counterfeit red pills: that we are sold empty promises by people who claim they have all of the answers” From the 1 and the 99 - Luke Burg…

Any algorithm is a bitch, if nobody sees your work, it will never be suggested to anyone.

“Think before doing something” should become think before not doing.

Decluttering my digital spaces, emails, todo-lists etc makes my mind clearer, more than physical spaces.

5 minutes timer on my wrist close my eyes think “Oh wow, I should think more often” —- Everything is competing with our attention, we spend most of our day reacting to things happening around us, and just putting attention on what it’s in front on us is h…

I just lost a big blogpost, It’s my fault, I made a silly mistake.

In the past few years I had both went all-in on AI stuff and avoided tech related content and conferences etc that was not directly tied to my researches.

“Who can I ask for help” is far better question than “what should I do?”

As a guiding principle, I tend to avoid putting myself in situations I don't want to be in in the first place, but sometimes it's better to just let things unfold, it may be to prevent conflicts or when dealing with unreasonable people.

"How would you eat an elephant?".

When it comes to money, there was a time in my life when I realized that trying to spend less to save more is a very slow process to get what you want It's far easier to find ways to earn more, like a one-off side gig or helping someone regularly There is…

It's always been like that: a new idea came in, and I would write it somewhere, and then start daydreaming of all the cool things that would happen after that initial idea was successful.

Recently, this Essay came to mind.

If you want a significant change in your results, then you probably need a significant change to your strategy.

Notes are the snapshot of a thought in a specific point in time, what we knew until this point made us write something instead of something else.

Every time I start reading again after a long pause, I have this sensation of being able to think better, the slow pace of the book compared to a video or an audiobook, allows time and space to let our mind wander When read, our mind uses what we fed it w…

"Plan the dive, Dive the plan" I think I have heard this from Jocko Willing and it stuck with me.

Sometimes we feel pleasure or meaning in the stupidest things Think of checkboxes, how good do we feel checking something off after completing it How dump is that?

I know that starting a timer, for me works.

If very easy to harm yourself with the best intentions.

Today I forced myself to read in the morning first thing, as yesterday I decided to try that new habit.

From time to time, I find myself needing to slow down and use pen and paper.

I know it will take time and a lot of effort, but what that is truly important doesn't?

My brain rewiring from starting from constrains of tech choices, money, time etc To start from what is the best scenario i want and the reshape it to fit constraints Honestly everything feel much more fun and engaging, also my “I will figure it out” is mu…

I read Animal Farm is was much smaller and much different that I expected.

Two opposite lifestyles: Do something you love and try to make it profitable.

Solitude and being lonely are not the same Lonely means being hurt, a state where you suffer from the situation.

We all know the phrases “you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” It’s easy to think about it just relative to friends family and colleagues but it also includes strangers on the internet and what you read/watch/listen What you…

Unfortunately you can’t fix it by just updating your software

Most impactful things in my life were by removing something instead of adding.

I scrolled through some posts on LinkedIn yesterday, it was the first time in the past month, it was really cringe.

Way too often I find myself singing kids’s song from cartoons theme songs, while alone alone and even in public, these are the most power brain worm.

(note to self) 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"

A game my son and I made up.

There are times when I start listening to a single band or artist for days, sometimes the reason is that I saw a documentary or an event, or anything that makes me feel closer to them somehow This time it's The Beatles, after I saw a documentary.

I recently watched Paterson and Perfect Days, I was curious because I’ve seen someone call them “feel good movies” Their slowness, and the ritualistic habit creatures that are their characters are very fascinating to me.

Learning improves the doing.

Our daily consumption is like grocery shopping.

Curiosity, calm, desire to create, they were never missing.

Been listening to Franco Battiato and De André nonstop.

I can use all sort of automations to post on this blog.

In the past month, I wanted to get an e-ink display, a calmer device for reading blog posts.

I’m a big fan of Masterchef, watching it is the main reason I had the courage to buy fresh fish at the market to clean and cook or even try doing fresh pasta.

I wouldn't be interested in Formula 1 if it weren't for Drive to Survive. context: My Formula 1 Journey 2025 was the first year Alessandra and I started watching the races and became F1 fans.

When something's broken, the instinct is to add.

I need to sync the reading status of some books from my Kindle to other devices, so I need to flash custom firmware for that.

Seeing AI models getting better is very similar to how my child learn new things and becomes more self-aware and self-sufficient day by day

The real value of gratitude practices: they force you to stop and see where you actually are Can't get anywhere without knowing that first I don’t enjoy them personally but the value is undeniable

I don't believe in inheritance.

Switching back to physical books.