You have no time for anything, right? So you need to start asking questions about this way of living. We feel that we are busier because the boundaries between work and social life have vanished. So the first step toward changing this is to ask yourself: what are my limits? …

We have been told that being productive will make you successful, that hard work is the way to acquire experience. We have been told that only people who plan their lives around their job are successful. But what they forgot to tell you is that all of this can wear…

Who are you when you take a pause? What do you do? What do you connect to? Taking a pause is not about running to the Internet, in my opinion. But I know that happens a lot. Getting the cell phone off your hand is a complex task for many…

In the country I live in, 33 million people suffer from burnout syndrome. I’m not the one saying it — it’s the World Health Organization. Millions of other Brazilians are frustrated, tired, depressed, and anxious. I used to be one of them. I have students who fit into this group…

Stop for a minute and read this report, and you’ll learn something important. This is an extract from something written by Nir Eyal in the book Indistractable. I remember sitting with my daughter one afternoon doing activities from a book written to help daddies and daughters bond. One exercise consisted…

I like tools that bring in autonomy and make things easier. And, over the past few years, I’ve lost track of how many tools, platforms, and applications I’ve tested. Both because my job calls for that and for my own personal use. I’ve said this before, and I need to…

How many hours of work a week is considered ideal for preserving our mental health? If you do some research you will find that a lot of scientific articles have been published on this question recently. This is because people are getting sick, and so year by year there are…

When you learn to organize your life you automatically change the way you look at the world. This doesn’t mean everything is going to be perfect. But you’ll learn to deal with things more efficiently. You will discover that you can get what you want without a crisis and without…

I was once one of those people who believe that being a good professional means showing those you work with that you are always available. There were no limits. I loved the status of “Let Gabriela handle it… Gabriela is competent…”. Because, for many people, competence means living for your…