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Your emotions have source code.

I translate what you feel into a language you already understand: systems, processes, logic. So you understand yourself, don't feel alone, and know where to start.

the concept

Imagine you were a device.

You don't need to know how to code. Just be willing to look at yourself a little more clearly.

Body
the hardware
Mind
the software
Emotions
notifications
Relationships
connections
Blocks
bugs
Growth
updates

In more detail: your system runs on a : the base processes all the others depend on. On top of it you install — secondary emotions, more complex, that inherit from the core.

// kernel.emo
kernel {
joy, sadness,
fear, anger,
surprise, disgust
}
import plug-ins;

In other words: your 6 basic emotions (the core) and the ones born from them (the add-ons).

// hardware.emo

And all of this runs on real hardware: your brain.

Prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateInsulaAmygdalaHypothalamusHippocampus
plug-inNostalgiaextends sadness + joy
plug-inGuiltextends sadness + fear
plug-inEnvyextends sadness + anger
plug-inCompassionextends sadness + empathy
plug-inShameextends fear + sadness
see all emotions →
the method

Progress doesn't need to be complicated.

Things you already do every day, applied to your personal growth.

↔ tap or drag toward whichever side resonates with you today

Low battery

energy-saving mode

Burnout

knowing when to slow down

Airplane mode

disconnecting without shutting down

Healthy limits

rest is part of progress

Muting a notification

vs. blocking it forever

Discernment

knowing what deserves your attention

Too many tabs open

the system's at its limit

Prioritizing

doing one thing at a time, well

Storage full

time to empty the trash

Letting go

making room for what's coming

The cloud

automatic backup

Your support network

you don't do it all alone

the emotional alphabet

Give an exact name to what you feel.

→ and 19 more secondary emotions in the full dictionary →

when the system collapses

RESET: 6 phases to rebuild yourself

A step-by-step guide to get working again after a breakup, a loss or an emotional blow.

00

Weak signal

the system warns you and you keep going

01

Black screen

the system shuts down, no negotiation

02

What failed

logic, not punishment: what I tolerated, what I didn't see

03

Inhabit the body

sleep, eat, basic stability

04

Go out without hiding

take up your space without apologizing

05

Protect yourself

spot the signals before the collapse

Learn every week

Choose how you want to learn this week.

Metaphors, wellbeing or coaching — three ways of explaining the same thing, at the same level. And, next to it, a card with the real science behind it.

curiosity card

Caras universales

Hay expresiones faciales básicas que se reconocen en culturas de todo el mundo (Paul Ekman).

Collect it in your profile →
Jordi Podeschva
where I speak from

I speak from what I've lived, not from a diploma.

I'm not a psychologist or a guru. I learned to code looking for stability and ran into my own emotional system without even looking for it. I share that path in case it helps you too.

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Read the full story →25 emotions in the dictionary
the difference

I don't talk about personal growth the usual way.

If your brain were an operating system...

if emotions were notifications you couldn't mute...

if growing up were simply a pending update...

Progress isn't luck. It's a method you can learn.

Ready to reset?

Start by understanding your emotions, or let it all out in the community. Nobody judges you here.