Philosophy

Young ambition. "I don't want to die", "I want to know everything". I though I was hella cool when I wrote that for the first time.

I am a genuinely curious person, but I struggle with following through with my projects. In high school I tried to show off on every assignment by doing more than was required. That, combined with my —at that time— terrible time management, meant that I never finished things on time.

Fast forward, and I still struggle but in a different way. I am interested in architecture, robotics, aeronautics... Culture, music, art in general, too.

I couldn't choose.

Today I'm in Biotech (Bioinformatics) because, in the last years, I believed that life would be extensible. Aging would be slowable. That way, I would't need to choose, because I'd have as much time as needed to explore the world.

Here's why I just said that in a past tense. Did you read the title? For a —relative to my age— long time, I didn't want to have kids or get married. I'm starting to understand those stories I've heard of people settling down to build a family.

I used to think family and ambition wouldn't clash in my future because I would have enough time to build on both. I also rejected the argument that a life that doesn't end loses value.

I still stand by the "life doesn't lose value" POV, but the family thing is very delicate, just like life itself is. Accidents happen, and that gives me a sense of urgency I didn't feel three months ago and now I do.

Can immortal ambition coexist with the pull of having a family of you own? Thinking about it, I bet every entrepeneur has asked themselves the same question. But it feels different when you're the one wondering.

17/08/2026 20:11:44

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