Category: Life

  • If You Don’t Write Every Day, Your Life Could Be Better.

    Science sheds a light on the drastic benefits of writing daily. Write Every Day – Alexandre Porto · 4 min read There are many angles in which we can examine the benefits of sitting down to write every single day. Humanity has known of the benefits of expressive writing since the first humans started to express their life…

  • How to activate your Avatar state

    Nickelodeon’s Avatar showed a generation how to act properly Avatar State – Alexandre Porto · 6 min read In the animation created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino called Avatar: The Last Airbender, the watcher follows the main character, a boy called Aang that has a deep connection with a bloodline of people that can…

  • Racism Is An Integral Part Of Human History

    And we can change it. Alexandre Porto 3 min read Some Say that human history started in the late 16th century when humanity first stepped foot on a new world and began to spread across the globe. This period of human history is known as colonialism, but it was also accompanied by another concept that has been…

  • The Purpose of Life Is To Find The Right Rhythm

    How to go about it? The Purpose of Life – Alexandre Porto Sep 2 · 1 min read People just try things out; they are drawn to certain lifestyles, religions, hobbies, and jobs. This goes on until they hit upon some kind of way of living that allows them to enjoy themselves in a healthy state.…

  • The Impact of Psychedelics On Society

    What if we trip collectively? Alexandre Porto · 3 min read It is hard to say what the impact psychedelics will have on society. In terms of changing consciousness, it does seem obvious that they have some effect on at least a lot of people who use them. I would say that it is hard to measure…

  • Musashi’s Rules to Mastery: Think of What is Right and True

    In The Book of Five Rings, Musashi reveals the rules of mastery. Step one: Alexandre Porto 5 min read The Book of Five Rings was written in one sitting. “I take my brush and begin to write, at 4:00 A.M. on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month, 1643.” Musashi is the most…

  • Socrates: Teacher of Teachers

    How does Socrates continuously revolutionize how we teach? Socrates is the teacher of teachers: Alexandre Porto Originally Published in History of Yesterday on Jan 3  · 6 min read Being rational helps us with the process of being logical. And you should try to be as rational and logical as possible if you are interested in profiting…

  • Psychedelics: A Non-Religious Spiritual Awakening

    A – not quite – ordinary way of understanding everything Alexandre PortoDec 30, 2020 · 2 min read As you know, humans use psychedelics in order to induce a psychological state that is not only highly expansive and unconstrained by reality or even the self but also usually filled with joy and bliss. The experience of many people, myself included,…

  • Conquer yourself. Now.

    A comprehensive guide to conquering yourself right now. Alexandre Porto 5 min read What is conquering yourself? To conquer yourself, one has to have a self. One’s identity as an individual should be completely obliterated for your own self to be defeated. If the self-identity of an individual is not so easily destroyed, then it cannot…

  • Don’t hold the edges: the smooth sailing of life

    In the big cosmic river of life, we can sail smoothly by rejecting attachment. Alexandre Porto There is a state of living that emanates light and carefreeness. This state arises from a certain shape of the mind which allows for the free-flowing of life. This mindset is a view of life that considers every day…