At a certain point, instead of resisting self-criticism like they originally planned to, they start believing it. When you tell yourself, "You can't do this!" on a daily basis, then you are only destroying your self-esteem.
“Every organization wants to succeed, and they believe that success is directly proportional to speed. This strategy only ends up failing in the long run as employees cannot produce work with good quality as they try their best to catch up to the organization’s speed.”
― Digressions: Wandering into a time dimension completely unmapped
― Digressions: Wandering into a time dimension completely unmapped
“Desafortunadamente padecía una triple exclusión común en Guatemala, incluso en la actualidad: ser indígena, ser pobre y ser mujer: situación compartida por cientos, miles de niñas mayas de Guatemala debido a factores estructurales y culturales.”
― Migrante
― Migrante
“More pragmatically, we have had long, intense intimate conversations that felt deeply sexual to us. And we have had intercourse that didn’t feel terribly sexual.”
― The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
― The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love
“It’s always been my favorite holiday,” he tells me. “There’s a freedom to it—where everyone gets dressed up and pretends to be someone else and it’s not because you’re hiding or you’re deceiving, it’s because on that day we all seem to acknowledge that it’s good to put on a mask once in a while.”
― Funny You Should Ask
― Funny You Should Ask
“The time between your decision to leave and your actual departure – whether that is a few weeks or many months – is a transition period. It is both the beginning of your adventure and the end of the current chapter in your life.”
― The Mobile Life: A New Approach to Moving Anywhere
― The Mobile Life: A New Approach to Moving Anywhere
Marcelo’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Marcelo’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Marcelo
Lists liked by Marcelo






![Los Cuatro Acuerdos [The Four Agreements] by Miguel Ruiz Los Cuatro Acuerdos [The Four Agreements] by Miguel Ruiz](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551938638l/44295802._SX50_.jpg)




























