creativity From Consumer to Creator There was a time when I consumed tons of videos and podcasts every single day. Be it in self-help categories or just for entertainment, every second that I had, I had the headphones in my ears and either listened to something or watched something.
2019 May Welcome to my first monthly review. As it is the first, don’t get to used to the format, probably I will change this over time. Let me quickly summarize, what will go in here that I myself have an idea, what I want
productivity Perfection is a Distraction When I started with this project here I started with the WordPress default theme. It was easy and straightforward. I knew from the beginning that I am not going to stick with it forever and that I will spend some time on making the
journal Show Up Every Day I am sitting on flight to Amsterdam, with a stopover in Vienna, relaxed and ready to write. Now that I got all of that time consuming stuff behind me, I
productivity Make it as easy as possible to start I am sitting again at the tram station after a long day. And again I noticed if something is easy to reach and easy to get I am more likely to do it. Yes, it refers to writing in my case. On Saturday the
environment Care about your Environment - Start somewhere To be totally honest, in the past I didn’t care about the environment that much. I didn’t think about what I am buying, how much plastic is wrapped around it or what it does to the environment. This changed when I got
reflection What I need to be happy This post is written by Kathrin, she is a good friend of mine. At the moment she doesn’t have an own blog, which could change in the future. This is the first post she has ever written and I liked it so much,
creativity Be ready when Creativity sparks I wrote a lot about what to do when you don’t feel like it or how to start. But there are also moments, where you just feel like it
creativity What I have learned through 31 Days of Writing How to end the 31 days of writing challenge better than with a lessons-learned? On Friday I finished the challenge with myself. Yes, it was a great feeling. The last
minimalism Minimalism on Your Phone I‘ve already written a blog post about, how to turn down the noise you are experiencing from your phone, mainly by turning off all the notifications. Today I want
creativity Why I am Writing I am sitting in an Irish Pub with Dave while writing this article. Actually it should be named Why I am blogging, but he had a point. It‘s actually
self-improvement Why I am using a Paper Notebook for Planning my Day In my previous post I mentioned that I switch back to a paper notebook for certain things like planning my day. For a guy that those everything on purpose and
goals What does Self Management mean to me Working in an environment where you are wearing many different hats can be quite intense. I am the tech lead at a e-commerce company and I got quite a few
planning The Routines that Drive my Day Yesterday we talked a bit about planning your day, but I totally let out a major part, that helps me every day; routines. When I started to think more about
planning Why And How To Prepare For The Next Day Yesterday we talked a little about how important it is to bring some margin into your planning. Simple said, because it will save your ass. What we didn’t talk about at all is planning your day. Let’s do that, first I will
margin Plan Margin The last few weeks have been quite intense for me. Appointments over and over, traveling, starting my writing challenge, challenging myself even a bit more… I experienced days where
awareness An approach to turning down the noise This topic fits kind of well, today I got some noise canceling headphones. I really thought about that for a long time and finally went out to get some. I am just wearing them while writing this blog post. There will be at least
awareness Don’t try to please anyone At the moment I am sitting in train from Duisburg to Stuttgart and I had some time to think about the past and things I experienced in my life. And since I am visiting my parents on the weekend I also thought a little
awareness Things you NEED to buy When I was also doing reviews on YouTube I watched a lot of this bigger YouTubers that this unboxing and gear videos. They had titles like 10 things every videomaker needs or 10 gadgets you neeed for your mac. Back then, I basically also
reflection Hanlon‘s razor Today I was pointed to a topic by one of my colleagues and thought it would make a great topic for this blog; Hanlon‘s Razor. It tells the following; „Never attribute malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.“ Let‘s dig a
reflection Meaningful Relationships Today I had a chat with one my friends, that I haven‘t met or talked to for at least 2 months I think. Yes, I am still considering him as a friend. That‘s what I want to talk about today, how I
motivation Is it worth it? This is something I am often thinking about, is the way I am living worth it? Why I am not just taking an easy path, like other people do. Working their 8 hours a day, going home, turning the TV on and don’t
motivation When you don’t feel like it To be honest? I don’t feel like writing a blog post today, I would prefer to sit on the couch and watch a movie. But since I am living
awareness How I deal with stress So today I am going to travel home from Mumbai today and guess what, that can result in some stress. Doing the last meetings, saying good bye to everybody in the office, getting back to the hotel, packing your stuff, checking out… I
minimalism What Minimalism is for me TL;DR Minimalism for me is a tool, that helps me to focus on what’s really important in life. Some things in this post, probably came already through in other posts. But I wanted to make sure to have a list, where everything
