MindMap Gallery 33 lessons from porto santo that every big city person should know
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Edited at 2024-07-07 15:28:1333 lessons from Porto Santo that every big city person should know
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Lessons 4: Tech Shop - Charging disaster: charge your own battery
Big city: dependency on technology, PS: tech is just secondary
Lesson learned: pay attention to your inner energy level, then take care of tech
PS checklist
Do you have anxiety or fear when your tech gets disconnected?
When was the last time you switched off tech for 1 day?
How dependent are you on social media?
Can you be fine if you don't respond to your bosses' email for half a day?
Do you track your routine via tech bound to one gadget?
Lesson 5: Mar e Sol. Embassy of embracing peace
Big city: run and run avoiding being in peace PS: embrace moments of daily peace
Lesson learned: create healthy routine e.g. coffee to have time doing no intellectual work, speaking with yourself
PS checklist
When was last time you took 1 hour entirely to walk and talk to yourself stressfree?
When was the last time you went out alone or had alone time in public space?
Do you have one routine in your day when you do not communicate with others?
When was the last time you rewarded yourself with some tasty coffee / foodie?
Do you overlook your spacec in favour of saving others - family, friends etc.?
Lesson 6: Taxi story: time for myself
Big city: run for run, goals are more important than yourself, PS: take time for yourself, no rush needed
Lesson learned: by neglecting our space and communication, we kill our motivation, exhaust our phychie and break down
PS checklist
When did you last take time to take care of yourself - fitness, mental, run, walk etc.?
How regular do you spend time taking care of yourself?
Do you run from staying alone with yourself cause you think it is not that important and can wait?
Do you sublime and dismiss your self-care routine when you have no time e.g. run to work?
Do you let other people take care of you rather than take care of yourself e.g. voucher present?
Lesson 21: Simple life
Big city: multilayer complexity seems attractive, PS: the simpler the better - why overcomplilate?
Lesson learned: our brain can take few decisions and is overloaded with choices - why do we prefer killing ourselves instead of keeping it simple?
PS checklist
Did you browse shopping lost in choices with hours gone by and no purchase?
Are you overloaded scrolling through adds on youtube?
Do you spend 30 mins or more picking wardrobe, makeup choice?
Do you feel anxious or nervous not being able to pick on a menu where there are a lot of items in a restaurant?
Do you stop yourself from deciding simply because there is too much stuff going on?
FEARS HOW TO MANUAL
Lesson 3: The villa fear of the unknown: nature
Big city: fear tiny spider, PS: Fear of the unknown nature - everything is huge here
Lesson learned: we all fear the unknown, it is normal
PS checklist
Do you delay decision cause you fear you will fail?
Do you prefer others making a choice for you or passing on opportunity cause you cannot handle risk taking associated with it in case of failure?
Do you spend sleepless nights knowing there is a deadline for making a choice?
Do you blame, despise, critizise yourself for not being able to risk and make a bold choice?
Are you ashamed / preconditioned to avoid risky areas and stick to routine although you are not fully satisfied with the way you live your life and not living out life and delpoy your potential to 100%?
Lesson 14: Horses: got to conquer your fears, do what you love
Big city: horses are beautiful, wild, dangerous, PS: sit on it, trust your horse, conquer your fears
Lesson learned: you need to conquer your fear by doing it
PS checklist
Do you feel insecured even being close to fears cause?
Are you afraid to fail even before you tried?
Do you feel weak before you even saw you are?
Do you look at others thinking they are better and you cannot do it?
Do you never push through your fears?
Lesson 19: Island messes with me (beach)
Big city: a lot of variety, never boring, PS: same thing water and sand makes you crazy
Lesson learned: our brain is conditioned to external factors and needs new things, otherwise we stagnate
PS checklist
Do you feel clsoed down or caustrophobic when placed in same routine environment?
Do you easily get bored when you have same routine?
Can you imagine living on a deserted island for a month?
Do you fear being left out once you are without big brands and the delivery?
Can you imagine speaking with same poeple who you have all your life?
RECOGNISING CHANGE IS AN INVEVITABLE PROCESS
Lesson 7: Airport again. Long goodbyes and long hellos: odri and siri
Big city: no big deal, another flight, PS: travelling is an event and sth special
Lesson 15: House: know your dream and go to it
Lesson 18: Hike in the hills - don’t stop even if 1000 things are holding you back
Lesson 20: Ever long beach (walk to calheta)
Lesson 24: Odri and Siri - soulmates found each other
ENBRACING EXTERNAL FACTORS OF CHANGE
Lesson 2: Arriving to Porto Santo Airport - 2h flight takes you to another world
● Lesson 11: Seasons change life and you have to adapt: hike w Miguel
● Lesson 12: Natural pools: the power of the tide schedule
Lesson 28: Holding on to magic in hard times: Hard times make hard man he said
● Lesson 10: Security vs. Life quality: how blocks in culture kill our potential - sink or swim
● Lesson 27: Holidays - hell for ones heaven for others
UNVEILING INTERNAL CHANGE, NEED TO SHIFT
Intro: status quo, misalignment was accumulating
Lesson 1: One lucky ticket
Lesson 33: Learn about yourself through new environment - I am transforming into someone new
Lesson 29: Can’t get back to past me normal - story of a PS man who trusted to dream big (R Toefl & admission)
MENTALITY CLASHES
Lesson 8: Big guys, real world: believes towards career path
Lesson 9: Education vs. Work: coffee talk at moinho
● Lesson 13: It is not about the money - Taxi swing
● Lesson 16: Strangers: how PS view foreigners
● Lesson 17: Business vs busyness
● Lesson 22: Luxury vs Simplicity (sports)
● Lesson 23: Gossip has it
Lesson 30: Improving isn’t always the point vs. No Progress is good (Restaurant Sushi vs. Restaurant PSSPA)
Lesson 32: Creative talents (Story of music writers, lost mechanic talents, people don't realise their hobby is a job and waist their talents)
Lesson 31: Curious minds of the island who connect beyond culture and status (Miguel)
Lesson 25: Creativity - S. Story of creating a local brand
● Lesson 26: Buying coffee
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