An apple a day, you die anyway.
Make a list of things you've owned for 2+ years, costed over 50 bucks and still actively use. For me it looks something like this: item when price dslr 2016 ??? pc monitor 2020 300€ tea machine 2021 100€ washing machine 2021 400€ trackball mouse 2022 100€? electric desk 2023 600€ split keyboard 2023 100€ I'm probably forgetting something but still, it's a short list. Most of the things I bought…
The world is on fire. Fucked up people are ruling countries. And your influence on those things is so insignificantly small, it might as well be zero. But you don't have to. Your immediate environment and your loved ones make up at least 80% of your reality. So focus on them. Spend your energy on things you can actually make a tangible difference on. It doesn't matter how good the world is if you,…
4 moons or so ago, one of my legs started aching so much I could barely walk or sit. I could walk, slowly, with excruciating pain. Later after MRI I learned I have a disc bulge - one of my discs pressing sciatica nerve, causing huge amounts of pain all the way from lower back to the tip of my toes. I'm now slowly getting better and what exactly led to this is a story for another time. This post is…
I've tried to block and delay unwanted websites, such as reddit, in many ways . Three things I've learned: It's easy to temporarily bypass these blocks There will inevitably be situation where you want to access blocked website There is nothing more permanent than a temporary bypass And once the block is disabled, my weak brain is back to scrolling. So we don't want to blacklist websites like…
Now that LLMs are so good that one can actually build simple apps sooo effortlessly, I've been using it to make personalized tools with my very own specs, for very specific cases. It's pretty cool to be able to just vision the stuff you want, without needing to spend hours coding 'em. Here are some examples of what I've done. All of these I use actively, and all of these took couple of hours to…
1. Identify your must-dos from want-dos For me must-dos are stuff like go to work, pay bills, prioritize sleep, brush teeth, eat healthy. Want-dos are stuff like side projects, going to gym, doing hobbies, writing this blog, seeing friends, cleaning the apartment. Basically everything that's not necessary for my life to keep spinning forward. When doing the separation, be brutally honest where…
Part 452 of finding ways to incorporate movement into everyday life: Brush your teeth standing on one foot, with your eyes closed. Switch feet at 1 min mark. Been doing this for around a week and it's fun, super easy way to improve balance. If it's too difficult you can keep your eyes open. ✌🏼 Like my content? Subscribe via RSS feed .
It's end of the year, thus time for some self reflection! This year I'm keeping the answers private, but here are the questions so you can do this yourself :) (to keep things fresh some questions are removed and some added compared to last year, like usual) What did you do this year that you'd never done before? Did anyone close to you die? What cities/countries did you visit? What country would…
You are a shooter, your job is to keep shooting. Don't even think about misses. Because as soon as you start worrying about the misses, you'll start doubting your ability. From some substack post I can't find anymore :'( ✌🏼 Like my content? Subscribe via RSS feed .
I just moved from a 50m² apartment to a 30m² apartment. Never liked moving, it's exhausting. Even though moving to a new place is in many ways about moving forward in life, paradoxically it feels like you're putting you're life on a pause for a few weeks. Packing, moving, unpacking, an all the other chores. This move did not go too well. Here's some thoughts and stuff I want to do different next…