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Lucia BertazzoExploring honest design conversations about creative life, self-empowerment, and the business of making things through stories, reflections, and real-world case studies. Brought to you by your slightly obsessive big sister from downtown.
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Productive enough to burn out, lazy enough to survive
Hey Internet friends,
I find it really hard to write this post right now.
Maybe because I’m writing more for my (finally) actual job.
Maybe because my head is saturated with “real life” things.
Maybe because AI has made me a bit… laz...
Corporate will make you feel even lonelier than you already are
Hey Internet Friends,
I know. Last year, I promised I’d be more consistent here.
Promised launches, “great news,” a tidy editorial plan. I kept none of it.
That’s… me. A diligent Capricorn with a restless brain, thousands of ideas, most...
Do you think you’re interesting?
Hey Internet Friends,
This year is coming to an end, and no, I’m not here with a 2026 trends prediction.
I’ve seen enough, and I feel pretty anxious and overwhelmed about it. What I’ve been thinking about throughout the year, instead (so...
Can a Square become a Circle?
Hey Internet Friends,
I’m starting to realize that this Substack probably won’t change your life, but somehow, it’s slowly changing mine.
And for that, I’m endlessly grateful.
Writing here has become an act of gratitude toward my own...
On Mediocrity
Hey Internet Friends,
I just realized it’s been a month since the last time I wrote here.
A month full of thoughts, drafts, and sentences that collapsed after the second subordinate clause. Relatively energized.
Then, I'm relatively ti...
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