Alessandro Gonella

When I was a young boy I always listened to my parents, my relatives, and my teachers. I think that was a good behaviour, dictated by my insecurities (bad) and my awareness of not knowing much (good). I still think that kids and impulsive people should really understand how to stop acting on their own … Read more

This January has been the start of a year from which we expect a lot, after a weird 2020. Well, maybe not “a lot”… just to get back to our normal lives. Things are not getting better right now, but I wanna start to write down my suggestions for books, movies, lessons, activities and whatever … Read more

There’s always something about ourselves that we don’t really enjoy. It could be our shyness, our reactions to certain situations, or a bad habit. We usually feel like that’s the way we are, and there’s nothing we can really do. The next step is to realize that we can actually change. We can change our … Read more

2021 didn’t really started well. On the first day of the year I felt sick and intrusive thoughts conquered my mind. And the optimism I had the day before made the situation worst. Also, I realized I’m still not as strong as I supposed to. Things I hoped for started to vanish and my mind … Read more

I’ve been thinking about what could be the most representative picture of my 2020, but honestly I couldn’t find one. One year passes quickly, but a lot of things happen during 365 days… how could one summarize a whole year in just one feeling? How were your days since February? How are they now? Things … Read more

Mi capita sempre, di ritorno da qualche viaggio, di incontrare persone che mi dicono cose come “Che bel giro che hai fatto!” o “Che invidia” o ancora “Eh ma sei sempre in giro!”. Con questo post voglio cercare di dimostrare che avventure del genere sono alla portata di chiunque voglia farle, senza problemi di tempo … Read more

When I was a kid, I used to read a lot, mostly because of the influence of an aunt of mine that kept on buying me books. When I grow older I found myself pretty busy, especially because I was focusing on school or university’s books. Luckily I rediscovered the power of books. I started … Read more

One of the commitments I made during the last years is to read more books. Easier said than done. But luckily during the last 3 years I’ve been reading more, from self-help manuals to novels, passing through philosophic books. In 2019 I’ve read less than I expected, but here are the books I was able … Read more