Pio
@piowrites.com
Eastern European living in Portugal.
From a big city that nobody knows where it is, to New York, to London, to a tiny village named Flor da Rosa where all women outlived men.
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Uomo Universale
From a big city that nobody knows where it is, to New York, to London, to a tiny village named Flor da Rosa where all women outlived men.
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Uomo Universale
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I don’t think shared prosperity or ‘livable’ planet will come from data driven decisions. Humanity needs less logic, aka data driven decisions, and more empathy ✌️
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I don’t think shared prosperity or ‘livable’ planet will come from data driven decisions. Humanity needs less logic, aka data driven decisions, and more empathy ✌️
Once we left in the morning, I and my dog had been wandering in the mountains, neither with purpose nor with schedule, but with food and a book, until sunset.
Although we achieved nothing, our minds have been wiped out by the gusts, and our souls elevated by the views.
#portugal #hike #nature
Although we achieved nothing, our minds have been wiped out by the gusts, and our souls elevated by the views.
#portugal #hike #nature
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I can’t believe how many creatives still call it ‘mine’. A huge thanks for writing this. Needs to be reposted on a regular basis 👏
Reminder: There’s no such thing as “a substack” and definitely no such thing as _your_ substack. www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/d...
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I can’t believe how many creatives still call it ‘mine’. A huge thanks for writing this. Needs to be reposted on a regular basis 👏
Morning walk, when ideas are like a dew.
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Morning walk, when ideas are like a dew.
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One of my niche ethical stances is that I think that people should use Wikipedia and donate to the Wikimedia Foundation and that ChatGPT and its siblings are trash and so are the people who use them.
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
One of my niche ethical stances is that I think that people should use Wikipedia and donate to the Wikimedia Foundation and that ChatGPT and its siblings are trash and so are the people who use them.
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Recently I was in a forest and had a few thoughts about productivity. Disobey against cancer structures; be unproductive. It’s part of uprising that needs to happen. piowrites.com/blog/free-th...
PioWrites / Free the nature!
It is the strangest feeling not to desire, but simply be.\nAs if nature that is permitted to live freely, gives it back; it encourages to be free.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Recently I was in a forest and had a few thoughts about productivity. Disobey against cancer structures; be unproductive. It’s part of uprising that needs to happen. piowrites.com/blog/free-th...
I’d say that those in power have no authority anymore, though. We need to normalise taking away the authority if used against our collective interests.
The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’d say that those in power have no authority anymore, though. We need to normalise taking away the authority if used against our collective interests.
A downside of self education is not knowing when you’ll reach your goal exactly. It’s the curiosity that guides as opposed to a clearly defined outcome: a diploma, a qualification.
Self teaching is, as I see it, foremost for me. The future “boss”, if smart, can benefit, but is not who I care about.
Self teaching is, as I see it, foremost for me. The future “boss”, if smart, can benefit, but is not who I care about.
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 AM
A downside of self education is not knowing when you’ll reach your goal exactly. It’s the curiosity that guides as opposed to a clearly defined outcome: a diploma, a qualification.
Self teaching is, as I see it, foremost for me. The future “boss”, if smart, can benefit, but is not who I care about.
Self teaching is, as I see it, foremost for me. The future “boss”, if smart, can benefit, but is not who I care about.
He distrusts common sense. “If everybody were driving electric cars, there would be more pollution than now,” he said.
He asked an AI if he should vaccinate his new born, because big farma and stuff. It impressively answered what he wanted to hear.
#truestory
He asked an AI if he should vaccinate his new born, because big farma and stuff. It impressively answered what he wanted to hear.
#truestory
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He distrusts common sense. “If everybody were driving electric cars, there would be more pollution than now,” he said.
He asked an AI if he should vaccinate his new born, because big farma and stuff. It impressively answered what he wanted to hear.
#truestory
He asked an AI if he should vaccinate his new born, because big farma and stuff. It impressively answered what he wanted to hear.
#truestory
I read, in the office kitchen, the title of widely celebrated article, “From zero to hero,”about CEO of the company I worked for. He started as a software developer and became its CEO. “Is this what the management thinks of me?” I nibbled free nuts, the humble software developer.
#tech #truestory
#tech #truestory
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I read, in the office kitchen, the title of widely celebrated article, “From zero to hero,”about CEO of the company I worked for. He started as a software developer and became its CEO. “Is this what the management thinks of me?” I nibbled free nuts, the humble software developer.
#tech #truestory
#tech #truestory
@cop30brazil.bsky.social, the climate crisis won’t wait, and neither will we. From the Amazon to the Pacific, Indigenous and traditional Peoples are calling for courage, justice, and real action to phase out fossil fuels #COP30.
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
@cop30brazil.bsky.social, the climate crisis won’t wait, and neither will we. From the Amazon to the Pacific, Indigenous and traditional Peoples are calling for courage, justice, and real action to phase out fossil fuels #COP30.
I felt too old to rewrite my CV one more time. I wrote a story instead.
“I was molding, excluding, and forging its points with the hope the result would convince a person I’ve never met I’m a good fit for a role. But foremost I was dulled.”
#career #creativejourney
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“I was molding, excluding, and forging its points with the hope the result would convince a person I’ve never met I’m a good fit for a role. But foremost I was dulled.”
#career #creativejourney
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PioWrites / I motivated myself writing a motivational letter.
I don’t know the role; I don’t know the person. Instead, I started to write a better list: what I've learned, what intrigued me, and what stayed with me. Maybe it’ll reveal what I should offer my time...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I felt too old to rewrite my CV one more time. I wrote a story instead.
“I was molding, excluding, and forging its points with the hope the result would convince a person I’ve never met I’m a good fit for a role. But foremost I was dulled.”
#career #creativejourney
piowrites.com/blog/i-motiv...
“I was molding, excluding, and forging its points with the hope the result would convince a person I’ve never met I’m a good fit for a role. But foremost I was dulled.”
#career #creativejourney
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Not so long time ago, human intellect used to be at the centre of Renaissance movement. It used to be a virtue to learn and think critically.
“The concept of the Universal Man, inspired by Alberti, was born out of a desire to break free from the narrow confines of medieval dogma”
We need it again!
“The concept of the Universal Man, inspired by Alberti, was born out of a desire to break free from the narrow confines of medieval dogma”
We need it again!
October 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Not so long time ago, human intellect used to be at the centre of Renaissance movement. It used to be a virtue to learn and think critically.
“The concept of the Universal Man, inspired by Alberti, was born out of a desire to break free from the narrow confines of medieval dogma”
We need it again!
“The concept of the Universal Man, inspired by Alberti, was born out of a desire to break free from the narrow confines of medieval dogma”
We need it again!
“I decided to take a Bolt to the scariest part of town, the Loja do Cidadão, and show my relatives what it's like to wait to talk to the IRS of Portugal.” Fate writes about her family’s summer adventures. They were intense, now they are blurred, but full of wit.
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How to not have a chill August in Coimbra
I decided to take a Bolt to the scariest part of town, the Loja do Cidadão, and show my relatives what it's like to wait to talk to the IRS of Portugal. A 12 day blur(recap of precious memories) of ou...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“I decided to take a Bolt to the scariest part of town, the Loja do Cidadão, and show my relatives what it's like to wait to talk to the IRS of Portugal.” Fate writes about her family’s summer adventures. They were intense, now they are blurred, but full of wit.
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“My body is in shock, thus tense, it could slip and dunk without me noticing it’s happening. Dunk is how some like it. I like to observe the pain, to be mindful.”
How is to swim in a lake in Portuguese mountains?
#travel #portugal #wildswimming
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How is to swim in a lake in Portuguese mountains?
#travel #portugal #wildswimming
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Sometimes adventure means being mindful of a pain.
When sunny, the rising rocks above the water and their upside-down reflection have a hopeful mixture of shades of blues and greens, but when cloudy, a grave simplicity is the theme.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“My body is in shock, thus tense, it could slip and dunk without me noticing it’s happening. Dunk is how some like it. I like to observe the pain, to be mindful.”
How is to swim in a lake in Portuguese mountains?
#travel #portugal #wildswimming
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How is to swim in a lake in Portuguese mountains?
#travel #portugal #wildswimming
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My friend told me to eat seafood and proteins. “Do you know what is the buffet strategy?” We met in Coimbra for a chat about local food scene.
Lisbon and Porto aren’t the only with diverse kitchens!
#portugal #travel #food
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Lisbon and Porto aren’t the only with diverse kitchens!
#portugal #travel #food
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In Coimbra, the food scene reflects the city's diversity.
"Do you know what is the buffet strategy?" she asked and swung a small black handbag around her red top with black spots. Fate Zahura who daydreams food, and finds food that is like a dream, sometimes...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My friend told me to eat seafood and proteins. “Do you know what is the buffet strategy?” We met in Coimbra for a chat about local food scene.
Lisbon and Porto aren’t the only with diverse kitchens!
#portugal #travel #food
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Lisbon and Porto aren’t the only with diverse kitchens!
#portugal #travel #food
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A few days ago I wrote for a while in this spot. Hardwood trees, old-ish forest that is not kept for the exploitation, creates those micro-environments. This is Southern Europe, Portugal folks ! Even in the heat of summer these places stay cool and green.
July 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A few days ago I wrote for a while in this spot. Hardwood trees, old-ish forest that is not kept for the exploitation, creates those micro-environments. This is Southern Europe, Portugal folks ! Even in the heat of summer these places stay cool and green.
If you want to make a real change, then employ someone with no experience and tell them “you’ll figure it out”.
June 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
If you want to make a real change, then employ someone with no experience and tell them “you’ll figure it out”.
I like to write in place like this
June 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I like to write in place like this
So world is on fire, it seems, and I, instead of appreciating, treasure simple moments like this. Here me and my dog in crystal clear lake in central Portugal.
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
So world is on fire, it seems, and I, instead of appreciating, treasure simple moments like this. Here me and my dog in crystal clear lake in central Portugal.
Why retaliate tariffs? A regular folk in the us won’t buy that tractor from a local maker because even with tariffs it could buy 4 tractors from abroad and still pay less. It’s a tax on citizens. A tax that diverts the attention. It’s magic.
April 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Why retaliate tariffs? A regular folk in the us won’t buy that tractor from a local maker because even with tariffs it could buy 4 tractors from abroad and still pay less. It’s a tax on citizens. A tax that diverts the attention. It’s magic.
I’m finding it problematic that always “American” refers to a US citizen. America is much bigger than the US. Mexicans aren’t Americans ? What about Columbians ? That’s colonisation in the language folks. 🫣
April 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I’m finding it problematic that always “American” refers to a US citizen. America is much bigger than the US. Mexicans aren’t Americans ? What about Columbians ? That’s colonisation in the language folks. 🫣
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Know your parasites
March 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Know your parasites