Hello, I’m Felipe Miranda — architect, father, and creator of the method you’re about to discover.

     For years, I lived intensely in the world of architecture: challenging projects, remarkable builds, tight deadlines, demanding clients, and an endless pursuit of recognition. I mastered technique, delivered results, and built a career. But at some point, I realized something essential had been lost along the way.

I lost the joy.

I lost the lightness.
I lost the meaning.
I lost presence.

     Architecture carried on, but the creative soul inside me began to fall silent. And it was precisely at that point—in the midst of exhaustion and emptiness—that something within me broke.

     I decided to stop. To breathe. To listen to myself again.

     I began a journey of reconnection. I studied healthy productivity, dove into neuroscience, psychology, spirituality, time management, the creative power of the moving body, the human relationship with AI… and more. I discovered that creativity doesn’t come from chaos—it comes from balance. And that living well is the first step to creating with truth.

     This transformation gained even deeper meaning when I became a father. The arrival of my son, Ariel, was a turning point. Amid the doubts and discoveries of fatherhood, I rediscovered a value that routine had buried: presence.

     Becoming a father taught me that productivity isn’t about running—it’s about knowing when to pause. That the most powerful creation doesn’t happen in a rush, but in the silence between breaths. And that building a career can’t come at the cost of the lightness of living life with the ones you love.

     From this reconstruction—as a man, an architect, and a father—the method was born.

     It’s not a magic formula. It’s an invitation.
     A practical, sensitive, and deeply human method.
     A way to organize your creative process without suffocating your soul.
     To find clarity without losing sensitivity.
     To live your architecture with more purpose and joy.

     That’s why the course How to Be Highly Creative in a Crazy World was born — a synthesis of what I learned inside and outside projects, in books and in pauses, in theory and on construction sites, in fatherhood and in creative solitude.

In this book, I want to invite you to experience your own transformation.

• Find balance between personal and professional life, creating real space for your creativity to flourish.
  → Example: organize your schedule so there’s time to walk, cook, play with your kids, or simply do nothing—without guilt.

• Apply real techniques for healthy, effective productivity, adapted to the architect’s routine.
  → Example: build a routine focused on essential tasks, strategic use of time, and regenerative breaks.

• Create projects with more meaning and less stress, using a light process divided into clear, practical stages.
  → Example: apply the 4 phases of the AFM method to know exactly what to deliver at each stage of the project—and avoid unnecessary rework.

• Incorporate Creative Leisure as part of your professional practice, turning pauses into power.
  → Example: use walks, silence, observation, and loose notes as triggers for deep ideas and creative solutions.

• Strengthen your identity as an architect, reclaiming your intuition, style, and professional truth.
  → Example: develop an original concept that not only pleases the client but also expresses who you are as a creator.

• Sell with authenticity, building authority and creating real connections with the right audience.
  → Example: build a coherent digital presence, position yourself clearly, and connect with clients who value your uniqueness.

• Take care of your body as part of your creative process, understanding how movement, nutrition, and sleep impact your ideas.
  → Example: practice daily physical activity as a clarity ritual, along with a light diet that stimulates focus and stable energy.

• Cultivate rituals and routines that sustain a long, fulfilling career with structure and security.
  → Example: use checklists, start-and-end-of-day rituals, plan your week with macro focus, and carve out time for rest.

• Develop a soulful creative process that respects time, intuition, and purpose—and goes far beyond aesthetics.
  → Example: build concepts aligned with the context, the client, and your emotional repertoire, valuing each design decision.

• Redefine the way you live architecture, making your work more human, creative, and sustainable—in time, in body, and in soul.

     If you feel that technique alone is no longer enough…
     If you feel that something within you is asking for space, pause, and truth…
     Then this book is for you.

     Shall we rebuild the way we live—and create—together?