Rodrigo Tejera

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

Juan Villoro: Terapia de irrealidad - Vía @reforma https://t.co/QBbXFZeof4

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

“You need genetic talent and hard work, but the magic is in the steam, the juice.”

Green Lights

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

“Nothing comes from nowhere. Not success. Not inspiration. Not the muses. Not writer’s block. Everything is a lagging indicator. Of whether or not you did the work.”

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

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[Roger Bonet "Ruxi" @Ruxiiii4]

Mexico finally seems to have a clear football direction under Javier Aguirre, built around a new generation of talented attacking midfielders.

Mexico is producing many offensive midfielders, many of them at a young age: Gilberto Mora (17), Obed Vargas (20), Bryan Gutiérrez (22) or Marcel Ruiz (25) have huge potential.

To accommodate many of them, Javier Aguirre has been using a 3-4-3 with the ball, overloading the centre with four players: three midfielders and the left winger coming inside.

To this young generation of attacking midfielders, Álvaro Fidalgo’s naturalization must be added, as he is already an important part of the team, helping Mexico become a more reliable team in possession with his game understanding and quality in short associations.

But Mexico has a problem in terms of attacking depth. They seem to have developed too many ball-to-feet players and too few space attackers.

Raúl Jiménez likes to drop deep to link play and combine, there are not many runners in behind, and despite having good moments in games, Mexico is struggling to create chances.

The lack of a complementary profile on the right wing is also a concern. Aguirre has tried players like Alvarado and Lainez, both left-footed and naturally inclined to drive inside and receive the ball to feet rather than attack depth. Additionally, both are required to drop into a 5-4-1 defensive shape, which further limits Mexico’s attacking depth and transition threat.

On the positive side, Mexico has shown strong behavior in the high press. The team presses aggressively, often going into man-to-man situations, and the presence of multiple midfielders in short spaces creates a solid counter-pressing structure.

My feeling is that against bigger teams, if pushed into a deep defensive block, Mexico can suffer without specialists in transitions. The 5-4-1 can help them not concede, but the attacking ceiling with this plan is limited. The second halves against Belgium and Portugal showed they can struggle in these scenarios.

Mexico now has the midfield quality to dominate more games. Playing in a group with South Korea, South Africa and Czech Republic where probably all three will give them the initiative will be a good test to see Mexico’s real ceiling in possession.

Mexico at least has a clear plan and an opportunity to bring joy to their fans by playing bravely at home. Their ceiling for this World Cup might be limited, but the future looks brighter as this generation of attacking midfielders develops and they add more athletic and space-attacking profiles to complement them.

The foundation is there. After years of uncertainty, Mexico seems to have found a direction.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Prediction: In the AI age, taste will become even more important. When anyone can make anything, the big differentiator is what you choose to make.

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[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Haruki Murakami was about to turn 30 when a thought occurred to him: “You know what? I could try writing a novel.” Then he realized, “If I wanted to have a long life as a novelist, I needed to find a way to stay in shape.” Read his essay from 2008 on becoming a runner: https://t.co/Ch60IarS3T

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

“No fue triunfo ni derrota, fue el doloroso nacimiento del pueblo mestizo que es el México de hoy”

[richard shotton @rshotton]

Fascinating data analysis from the Economist looking at 7.5m US car crashes

The chart below shows likelihood of you dying in a car crash by weight of your car (grey line) and weight of other car (red line)

So it’s in our own self interest to get a heavier car (slight reduction in chance of our own death) but definitely not in society’s (big increase in chance other driver dies if our car gets heavier)

Potential case for additional tax for cars over 4000lbs (from that point on there’s little extra safety for the driver but a lot of risk for others)

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

Rules, Truths, Beliefs https://t.co/iiLsOeNult via @collabfund

[Tomas Pueyo @tomaspueyo]

8% of Mexico hosts over 50% of its population
Why?
Understanding it also explains the Aztecs & their pyramids
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[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

Running is a Gift

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[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

"...models and their forecasts are least reliable when they are most needed: in times of crisis." ..."crises generate extreme data points, the models are asked to extrapolate beyond the data on which they were built."
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[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

“Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard.” — Jeremy Goldberg

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

"A private economy is one in which companies can more easily get away with wrongdoing and an economic crisis can take everyone by surprise," Rogé Karma writes. "And to a startling degree, a private economy is what we already have." https://t.co/mfBA3FqO1t

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

"Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work." — Gustave Flaubert

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

"Life isn't knights on horseback, It’s a number on a piece of paper. It’s a fight for a knife in the mud."

-Logan Roy
#Succession

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

Expensive But Worth It - In consideration of value over cost

1. You don’t need a Roomba; you need a Rosalina
2. Buy once, cry once. Price is what you pay; value is what you get
4. Never split a check
8. Cheap liquor and wine puts the toxin in intoxication. It’s terrible for you
11. Find a provider of locally-sourced, grass-fed proteins. As I say about the cows from my ranch, “they only have one bad day”
15. If wearing a suit is now a special occasion, make it special. Get a tailor, get in shape before you get measured, and stay that size
18. An expensive watch serves a purpose — presenting yourself as “high-status” is proven to make you more attractive to women
21. Just put your card behind the bar. You’re more handsome and your jokes are funnier
23. Quality sunglasses let women know you appreciate nice things and are responsible enough not to lose them
25. Seed oils are an industrial lubricant. They will kill you, after they make you fat. Upgrade your olive oil
28. $800 Gucci loafers last 5x longer than $300 Cole Haans. Do the math.

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[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

The best gift from parents is love, self-confidence and sense of adventure.

[Faith Hill @fhill_official]

an essential gut-punch of a poem from @ClintSmithIII https://t.co/FREwSZhdpG

[Rodrigo Tejera @rotejera]

No deja de sorprender el pésimo servicio de @Aeromexico. Ya arriba del avión anuncian que la tripulación no puede volar porq sobrepasaron su horas de vuelo? Y retrasan el vuelo 17 horas. Total impunidad @Profeco vuelo179