Miguel on December 29th, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, aliens and dogs, behold my best post ever. And you know what? It is not my best post because of my, er, questionable writing skills. Nor because I have had the best idea since the antibiotics. No, it will be because of you.
That’s right. I am going to propose [...]

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Miguel on December 22nd, 2008

Just yesterday I had my competitive test for a job. You know, the one I was taking part with 12000 other brave souls. How did it go? Fairly good, but I will have to wait to see if others did it better; it’s a competition, after all. I hope to pass; but whatever happens, there [...]

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Miguel on October 13th, 2008

This is the promised translation of “Un cuento de dos lápices” Learners of Spanish may notice it is not literal and the different way to format dialog.

A bit more than on century ago, in an old Dutch home, there was a young boy who was learning how to write. So, his parents bought him [...]

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Miguel on October 6th, 2008

Let’s say that we have committed to a long or medium term targets. It goes perfect at the beginning, we are motivated and day after day we are closer to achievement. But some time along the way our will fades, and we have to make use of some tricks.
It is always advised to tell our [...]

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Miguel on September 10th, 2008

Long ago, before your grandparents were in this world, there was a young girl. Nara was her name. She lived near a very high mountain. Everyday, at sunrise, she greeted the mountain like this:
“Good morning, dear mountain, I wish you happiness. I will climb you tomorrow.”But she had barely finished these words when a crow [...]

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Miguel on September 9th, 2008

I think I can get away with this title because I am fat too. I have been fat almost all my life, and I’m still so when writing this article. I must confess, even if it seems odd, that I do not wish to remain in this XL condition. Not only for the usual reasons [...]

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Miguel on September 1st, 2008

This post is a translation from “La Zona“, in El canasto one of the most important productivity blogs in Spanish. La Zona is CC -by sa Jeroen Sangers. The Zone is CC -by -sa Jeroen Sangers and Miguel de Luis Espinosa.
If you are working in the zone you lose the sense of time. You are [...]

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