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Build a creative life that remains.

Afterlight is a weekly reflection on mindful walking, creative autonomy, and rebuilding identity — one day at a time.


What is Afterlight

Afterlight is the light that remains after the sun has set. It is what stays when noise fades. It is what you build when you stop performing and start paying attention.

Weekly email. Essays on walking, creativity, autonomy. Field notes from Northern Portugal. Honest documentation of building a new life.

100 Days of Attention.

A public creative commitment: 100 consecutive days.Writing, walking, observing.Documenting the transition from employee to creator.Publishing daily notes.Not a productivity stunt. Not optimization.A discipline of attention.

Progress grid: 100 days
Day X of 100
Follow the Journey

Who This Is For

  • You feel misaligned in your current life.
  • You crave depth over noise.
  • You are rebuilding in midlife.
  • You think better while walking.
  • You want slow growth, not hustle culture.

About the Creator

Alex is a Portuguese creator documenting the transition from structured employment to a self-directed creative life. Based in Northern Portugal, he explores walking as a thinking practice and attention as a form of devotion.


Stay for the light that remains.

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Built slowly. From Northern Portugal.