A modern classic for our hectic times — Struggling to find the time to cook decent meals? Bored, because you end up eating always the same things? Feeling guilty, because you solve the issue by eating unhealthy processed food? That was me, about 20 years ago. Young couple with a toddler, on a 2 hours commuting routine and…

Why sleep one hour less when we could sleep one hour more — and not just once? — It might seem futile to complain about such a minor annoyance such as losing one hour of sleep. But it sucks. 2021 was supposed to be the last year with Daylight Saving Time in the EU, but the pandemic brought a major distraction. 2022 does not seem easier, so they…

Zeno’s Conscience — In the aftermath of World War I, Italo Svevo wrote his masterpiece and finished it exactly 100 years ago. When poison gases no longer suffice, an ordinary man, in the secrecy of a room in this world, will invent an incomparable explosive, compared to which the explosives currently in existence…

There is value in what you learned during a project: don’t let it go unnoticed! — Lessons learned are sometimes just as valuable as the actual deliverables of the project. They provide insight into what worked and what didn’t and can help future projects succeed. Most Project Management methodologies require that lessons learned are collected in a report at the end of all projects, but is…

It’s not travel. — Metaphors are not just clever wordplay. A compelling metaphor is a simple yet powerful tool that helps people understand complex ideas. It can be also a great way to introduce new perspectives. Metaphors are often used to explain project management practices by referring to common activities such as cooking or…

Four minutes to fall in love with two artists — There are some questions that one must answer. Like the one in Squeeze the Avocado’s prompt: What are some tv-series or movies that got stuck in your mind thanks to their soundtracks and music scores? After 30 years without a TV, I must answer with a movie. …

A venetian reggae band and their prophetic intuition about Elon Musk’s martian goals — Would you imagine this guy predicting Elon Musk’s endeavour to reach Mars, in a song written 30 years ago? ‘Na Bruta Banda With an album title like that, literally meaning “an ugly bunch of people”, you might assume that the band in question is ironically talking about themselves. …

If you pick one, the other one is lost forever. — Who are you? How do you describe yourself? I don’t mean a 30-seconds elevator pitch or a 160-characters profile intro; I’m asking about your real life, with the persons that are for some reason familiar to you, and know some basic facts about your identity: people like your colleagues, your…