Alex Flórez
@aflorezf
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Data Scientist, Programmer, Artist
Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo
Joined July 2013
Good! What was the best part of your day? What mistake did you learn from today? Who were you proud of today? What's one thing you could have made better today? Who did you help today? What was the most interesting thing you learned today? What's something new you want to try?
As a parent, I think this video has taught me something useful. I recommend that you should try it on your kids, too. I have also shared it with my wife. Credit: joe_drummer_boy on IG.
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If you’ve got a compliment, just let it out
The Power of a Compliment Scott Adams tells the story of a woman in a public speaking class who transforms from terrified to confident through encouraging words from her peers @ScottAdamsSays “If you withhold a compliment that you’re thinking, it’s almost immoral. If you’ve
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"the beauty of ideals is that they ask more of us. Ask us to pursue knowledge, fitness, and competence by taking inspiration from the best human specimens."
"The last thing we need is a patronizing message that however little you try, you're perfect just the way you are. No, the beauty of ideals is that they ask more of us. Ask us to pursue knowledge, fitness, and competence."
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Be grateful!
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“Somewhere in the future, your older self is watching you through memories. Whether it's with regret or nostalgia depends on what you do now.” — @G_S_Bhogal
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Your life becomes meaningful in precise proportion to the depths of the responsibility you are willing to shoulder.
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I think Elon gets a lot of hate because he disrupts many giant industries at the same: - petroleum industry with Tesla - cars with Tesla - aerospace with SpaceX - energy with Tesla Energy - telecom with Starlink - transport with The Boring Company - manufacturing with
@levelsio There is literally no human on earth who has done more to protect the environment and yet they slander him like this
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Blessed
You're starting 2025 with your mother alive. Her voice at home is the biggest blessing that you can have.
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When it comes to embracing the meaningful burden, nobody articulates the purpose and the challenge better than Peterson. His best bits on self-improvement, becoming formidable, accepting hardship, and carrying on are life affirming.
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My father fled Iran during the revolution. He landed as a young man in Paris and decided to become a doctor. But…he failed his first year of medical school. Because he didn’t speak French. Then, he retook the first year again…and failed for a second time (because he still
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"Talk is cheap and building is hard"
Best thing I did was actively surround myself with builders I used to waste my time with people that talk but don't build Talkers cling on to builders to suck their resources like leeches They will put you in giant email threads, Zoom calls, endless DMs, to talk ideas and
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You can choose your goals. You can’t choose their price.
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Every single day
Can you imagine yourself in 10 years if instead of avoiding the things you know you should do, you actually did them every single day? That’s powerful.
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You don't get to choose not to pay a price. You only get to choose which price you pay.
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If you have made mistakes in your life, but you admit to them—which is to confess—and then you repent—which is to figure out what you did wrong and decide to do better in the future—and you do that properly, no matter how far you have strayed, you can be set back on the proper
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50 years ago, Big Sugar quietly paid three scientists to point the blame for chronic disease at cholesterol and saturated fat. Millions of Americans died as a result. Here’s how Big Sugar has been lying to the American population since 1965:
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