Is Chat Doing the Talking?
In the South Park episode “Deep Learning” Stan uses ChatGPT to text his girlfriend Wendy. She loves the messages, but he can’t honestly answer her questions about them. It’s funny, because they’re kids and it seems quite innocent. It gets a lot more serious with adults, and with the pain and frustration of a second […]
Becoming Yourself Anywhere
You don’t find yourself by moving. You find yourself first, and then you can take that with you wherever you go. That order matters. I’m unpacking this live on October 3rd in a complimentary online workshop, Belonging & Becoming Abroad (more at the end). The mistake people make with a fresh start Moving to a […]
Argentine Yes, Chamuyero No
“It is a triumph of cleverness to correct in oneself such national failings, or even to hide them: you get great credit for being unique among your fellows, and as it is less expected of you it is esteemed the more.” That’s Baltasar Gracián, writing in 1647, in his Oráculo Manual. No country escapes some […]
Dejar de ser una versión pasada para otros
En 2017 dejé oficialmente de dar clases de piano. Se lo comuniqué a todos mis estudiantes, me despedí y cerré ese capítulo (con alguna excepción puntual en 2018 y en 2020). Mi rol de profesor, la rutina semanal, crear ejercicios y mandar partituras: todo eso quedó en el pasado. Años más tarde, una persona en […]
The Buddhist Way to Rebuild Your Identity Abroad
“Let go like a rich person. Don’t let go like a pauper. Paupers don’t have anything before or after letting go.” That’s Thanissaro Bhikkhu, quoting his teacher Ajaan Lee, in a dhamma talk called “Is ‘I Am’ the Problem?”. It’s a Buddhist teaching dealing with the notion of self, but it’s also the clearest thing […]
Nunca es tarde para equivocarse de carrera
Estaba a punto de dar el final de Biología para el CBC de Psicología. Llegué a la sede y me di cuenta de algo: estaba en la sede equivocada. Tenía dos opciones: La pregunta de fondo no era cuál era la sede correcta o por qué me equivoqué. La pregunta era: ¿enfrento la incomodidad de […]