Nicolò Mantini

Too Busy to Die

On the absurdity of living while planning to leave

Dec 24 • Nicolò Mantini

The Girl and the Mannequin

A fable about the weight we carry

Dec 1 • Nicolò Mantini

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November 2025

The Self Mania

Loneliness, Ego, and the Self-Development Trap

Nov 10 • Nicolò Mantini

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May 2025

Who Is Sitting on the Throne?

Sometimes I think I know it all.

May 16 • Nicolò Mantini

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What is Truth?

An Inquiry

May 15 • Nicolò Mantini

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April 2025

Prologo (Shamàn, la Leggenda del Guacamayo)

In un villaggio remoto, nel cuore della foresta Amazzonica, dove gli alberi sussurrano parole e il tempo quasi non esiste, incontrai un essere…

Apr 15 • Nicolò Mantini

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March 2025

Living in Uncertainty

Praise of Uncertainty, Part 3

Mar 24 • Nicolò Mantini

Converting a Van in 4 Weeks (with a Vipassana Retreat in the Middle)

A step-by-step story of building my van from scratch with basic tools, a tight deadline, and a silent mind

Mar 20 • Nicolò Mantini

Ting Tong & Vera Vera: The Great Dance

When the masks come off, will you hide or will you dance?

Mar 7 • Nicolò Mantini

Ting Tong & Zeta Beta: On Authenticity in the AI Era

AI Can Fake Everything — But It Can’t Fake Radical Honesty

Mar 6 • Nicolò Mantini

The Seal Who Believed She Was a Dugong

From Shamàn, the legend of the Guacamayo

Mar 5 • Nicolò Mantini

The Chicken and the Warrior: A Meditation

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in… and exhale slowly. Now, I ask you: Do you want to be a chicken or a warrior? You say, A warrior, of course! Who…

Mar 1 • Nicolò Mantini