Today, I am writing this newsletter from Bucharest, Romania, the fourth city I am visiting this week.
I have been here since Thursday because I came to support the younity Romania team at an event with Dr. Bradley Nelson.
In addition to the strong heat these days and the fatigue of all the trips, these are the 6 highlights that impacted me the most this week 😅:
H1: The fantastic
The person responsible for the title of this week’s newsletter is Alejandra Varela, who shared with me the following interview of Julio Cortázar.
I have always found Cortázar’s story and his way of writing fascinating. The constant search for meaning, the desire to transcend convention, to explore new ways of thinking; the passion for creativity, for innovation.
Cortázar, as an exponent of magical realism, challenged traditional narrative structures and skillfully incorporated colloquial language, which made his works more relatable and easy to digest (at least for me, being practically a child).
His ability to combine the ordinary with the extraordinary allowed him to create unique environments, fantastic.
Cortázar had a wonderful ability to endow regular situations with a sense of the fantastic, and his stories often concluded with an unexpected twist, perfectly reflecting his belief in the unpredictability and complexity of life.
In this interview with Julio Cortázar, the author talks precisely about the extraordinary, the irrational, and obviously, the fantastic.
I hope you enjoy it.
H2: Finally, Instagram
It took us a couple of months, but we have finally started posting on Instagram daily.
If you want to join me through this network, click here to find my profile.
Now that I have integrated blog writing into my daily routine, I will start focusing on creating content for networks and soon we will also open a new space for the community through WhatsApp.
Very interesting things are coming.
H3: Wanting is not enough (a reflection)
Often, people tell me what they want to achieve or obtain…
I ask everyone the same question, What are you willing to do?
Remember, wanting is not enough, you have to act.
H4: A secret
Earlier this week, someone on my team asked me how I’m managing to write a post every day, with all the responsibilities I already have.
So I shared with him the little secret.
Throughout my life, I have learned that, at least for me, the first ideas I have are generally irrelevant, they only serve to get my brain going, that’s why I don’t spend a lot of time developing them.
When I come up with something (for a project, plan, process or even a blog post), I write a first draft in the simplest and quickest way possible, simplifying everything as much as possible.
Speaking of the blog specifically, I currently have 1,197 of these drafts.
After a few days, I revise the draft, filtering out what I don’t like or what doesn’t convince me, analyze it from a different perspective and then, finally, I have enough clarity to generate a second idea, which is usually the one I develop.
When I used to try to develop a publication from scratch, it could take me up to 2 hours from start to finish, with this new approach, it usually takes between 20 and 30 min.
H5: Economist at 91
A couple of weeks ago I shared the story of Miguel Angel Gallo, who, at the age of 90, graduated in Fine Arts last June.
Today, I have another inspiring story to share. In this case, that of Mariano Sanz, who at 91 years of age, has just graduated as an economist from the Complutense University of Madrid.
In the following report from the EFE news agency, he tells a little of his story.
I hope it also inspires you ❤️
H6: Libardo’s contribution
To close this week’s newsletter, I want to share with you this quote sent to me by a blog reader, Libardo:
"A man always perfects himself by gaining an understanding of something."
Great contribution, like all those of the community.
Until next Sunday, with 6 new highlights 
Feedback? I would love to hear from you. Remember that you can contact me at any time through vladimir@younity.one.
