A generalist is a person who possesses a broad range of knowledge, skills, and aptitudes across multiple fields or disciplines, rather than specializing deeply in just one area. Generalists are able to adapt to various roles and tasks, often excelling at learning new things and performing a variety of functions within organizations or teams. In contrast to specialists, who focus on a single subject or skill, generalists are valued for their versatility and ability to see connections across different domains.

Generalists in Mexican society are cursed. In Mexico there is a tendency to acquire a specialized degree and only focus on that for your professional advancements. The rest of the day is usually spent with the family, celebrations and hanging out. Generalists that spend most of their life’s pursuing diverse knowledge and skills are so far from the zeitgeist that not only they are not appreciated, they are totally misunderstood and even hated for not following the implicit rules in this society. There are many reasons why Mexico is so underdeveloped compared to other great nations but one of them is the historical preference of class and academic compliance over general intelligence. This doesn’t seem to change any time soon and I’m very disappointed.

I just burned some high quality Japanese incense that I bought 24 years ago! Well, of course my dad bought it for me. I just found it and thought that the reason it has lasted me so much years is that I forget that it’s there. I’m not like an incense person. Have bought it before. Mostly the cheap Indian one. So I ignited a little stick without expecting anything to be honest. But wow. That perfume got straight into my soul. What a beautiful smell of flowers. I’m total awe with how beautiful it smells.

Every single year there is at least one huge celebrity pump and dump. I really can’t understand why people are falling into these scams.

If you are a tech startup, don’t let yourself get acquired. It’s a trap to keep innovation under centralized control. Do not let yourself get acquired. Keep control.

For the past several years I’ve been using a Huawei P10 phone. I’m not really enthusiastic that it is made and controlled by a Chinese company, but what isn’t at the end. I’m currently looking for a replacement since this device hasn’t had any software upgrades since 2020 and I can’t install or update many apps anymore.

I also don’t use my phone much, I find that mobile phones degrade our humanity. they turn you into a slave of the device, instead of empowering you to be a better person they enslave your senses turning most people into zombies. I try to only use it as little as I need. My current use cases for my phone are: work communication with my team and the customers, taking pictures of the shippments, map navigation, listening to music or audiobooks, checking the weather and ordering Ubers. With these in consideration it sucks that most of the recently launched phones don’t have a headphone jack anymore. Like it really fucking sucks.

I will be seeking for options in the following weeks, my budget is around 400 USD. Batteries end up dying after some years of use and you stop getting software updates so it’s really not worth to spend more in fancy flagship models. The options to be considered have to have a decent representation in Mexico, so I can get easily get support and make the warranty valid in case it’s necessary. So far it seems it might be a Samsung mid-range phone or a past year flaship model, probably refurbished since I know a couple of people that have bought refurbished without any issues. We’ll see if there are any good deals on the cybermonday that’s about to happen.