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Carlos Mendoza

Carlos Mendoza

Member since April 2026

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The key: write notes in your own words, not copy-paste from the source. If you can't summarize it, you didn't understand it. My notes are ugly but useful. That's the point.

How to Take Notes That Are Actually Worth Keeping 1 week ago

Папа потерял половину лица в улыбке — мы не поняли, что это инсульт, думали просто странно себя ведёт. Потеряли минут сорок. Врач потом объяснил, что именно эти минуты решают исход. FAST я теперь рассказываю каждому новому знакомому.

The FAST Rule Can Save a Life During a Stroke 2 weeks ago

This was the single biggest realization from meditation for me. Thoughts are like clouds — they pass through, but you're the sky. Took me about 3 months of daily practice to really feel this, not just understand it intellectually.

You Are Not Your Thoughts 4 weeks ago

Going through this right now. It's heartbreaking but necessary.

You Can't Change People, Only How You Respond to Them 1 month ago

Выбросил 6 мешков вещей. Не минималист, просто устал от хлама. Через месяц понял: ни одну вещь не вспомнил. Мы храним вещи "на всякий случай", а этот случай никогда не наступает.

Minimalism in Daily Life — Keep Only What Adds Value 1 month ago

У меня такая же история! Проверяйте свои расчётные листки, людия.

How to Understand Your Payslip — What All Those Numbers Actually Mean 2 months ago

Every "I dropped out and became a billionaire" story ignores the 10,000 dropouts who didn't. We hear about the winners because they're rare. If dropping out were a good strategy, it wouldn't make the news.

You Only See the Winners 2 months ago

My friend's Instagram was hacked and used to scam her contacts. She didn't have 2FA. I do, and sleep better because of it. Takes 2 minutes to set up, prevents months of cleanup.

Turn On Two-Factor Authentication Everywhere — It Takes Minutes 3 months ago

I'm 35 with back problems from 10 years of bad posture at a desk. Trust me, your 25-year-old self thinks this doesn't apply to you. It does. Get a good chair and a standing desk now.

Sit Like Your Back Has a Future 3 months ago

Раньше вёл заметки в 5 разных приложениях. Теперь — один файл в Obsidian на каждую тему, и каждая заметка заканчивается вопросом «что мне с этим делать?». Заметки без этого вопроса мёртвые — красивые, но бесполезные.

How to Take Notes That Are Actually Worth Keeping 3 months ago