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Federico Navarrete is a Spanish-Salvadoran technovator, storyteller, and traveler with a passion for building a better world through innovation. He has lived in El Salvador, the United States, Poland, Spain, and Luxembourg—and traveled to over 20 countries—gaining deep cultural insight along the way, especially during his work at the European Commission and Infosys.

An award-winning innovator, Federico has won several international contests, including the Cisco Switch-Up Challenge (2016), the D&I Hackathon (2020), and Citython Eindhoven (2021). He is also a skilled public speaker and elevator pitcher with over a decade of experience, having delivered pitches and talks before global tech leaders, including representatives from Cisco and Micro ...more

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	Timeless Stories of El Salvador: The Beginning by Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author), Marcos Soriano (Illustrator), Elizabeth Toole (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeless Stories of El Salvador: Epiphany by Federico Navarrete (Goodreads Author), Marcos Soriano (Illustrator), Samantha Bahn-Williams (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why I Always Think in Systems and Incentives: My Two Cents 🪙

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Some people think I’m too cold or too detached—like someone who moves through life without feelings. The truth is simpler:

I never chose to think in systems. Life pushed me in that direction long before I even knew the term existed.

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A very useful guidance. I like the tricks that he mentions, especially, the MECE principle and at the end of the book that you must be honest with your own life. The last part is quite important and easily ignored.
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Federico Navarrete made a comment on Abby’s review of Timeless Stories of El Salvador: Epiphany " Thank you very much for reading it, Abby. I hope you enjoyed discovering a little bit about El Salvador! "
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As an audiobook, it's difficult to follow. I barely understood where it was going. It was so hard to follow that I even forgot/failed to notice there was a murder in the beginning of the book. Perhaps it's better in print, but as an audiobook, it's n ...more
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“The only person who can transform your life is the one you see every day in the mirror. Be you the one who shapes your own destiny.”
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