Welcome to my blog Here are some random facts about me: I am working as an engineer, previously I was a PhD student I am very attracted by the idea of liv...
I recently bought a simple analog watch . I really like it and wear it very often. When I bought it, I didn't understand how deep the watch collection rabbit hole is, and how much I actually liked watches. So, to nobody's surprise, I decided to buy a second daily wear watch, with the requirement of being a bit fancier, but still very simple, easy to read and cheap (enough that I wouldn't be…
I recently bought a new watch. It's the Casio MQ24-9B. I got it for ~20€. Here are some picture of it: I didn't expect much from the watch. It's extremely simple, and it only really does one thing, tell the time. I do like that, although I wished it told me the date as well. I like the design as well of it. It's round and has a nice yellow background. Apparently this very model got popular because…
I was on and off on different streaming subscriptions like Spotify or Apple Music for a long while. I would eventually cancel my subscriptions for 2 main reasons, price and the algorithm. In Germany, Spotify premium it's 12.99€ per month. That's not a huge price tag, but it's also not insignificant. I felt ok paying for it when I was regularly listening to music, but often times I just had periods…
I really like reading. It's an activity that I have rediscovered multiple times throughout my life. When I was a kid, I loved the Harry Potter books. Now that I'm older, I still mostly read for enjoyment. I try to incorporate reading into my routine, such as before going to bed or while waiting for the train. I do like physical books, and I have quite a few of them, but I honestly really love…
One negative effect that junk media (i.e., reddit, youtube, instagram, ...) has on me is to lose passion for what I deeply care. This is a extensive but probably incomplete list of what I love doing: reading a good book/manga watching an interesting movie/anime cooking a good meal improving my photography working on a side coding project sports like bouldering, running or a nice trekking Whenever…
Before leaving for 10 days vacation I decided to make a conscious effort in taking a break from my digital life. I left at home the following devices: Garmin watch: no sleep and activity tracking. MacBook Pro: to avoid doing any real work. I took with me the following items: iPhone Foldable keyboard : I like to blog on my phone, and a physical keyboard is much better. Sony a6000 camera with 50mm…
In my ongoing search for a simpler, and deeper life I have been looking for simple rules to help me navigate one of my main sources of chaos: the digital world. As a kind of the 90's I grow up loving technology. I still remember the hours spent playing Pinball on my old Windows XP pc. This love for computers and technology led me pursuing an engineering career, and a PhD in the field of deep…
I recently read Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, and the following quote resonated with me: "Which is why I am writing this book. To think. To understand. It just happens to be the way I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them." I keep a daily journal where every morning I write about my previous day, and about what I have in my mind at the moment. It's quite simple,…
So I went to Japan and had a blast. Here are some things which I found interesting. You don’t have trash cans. You keep trash with you until you are at your accommodation and there are very few bins outside. Toilets are awesome. However, why are all bathrooms made by a single company, TOTO? Public transport is punctual, but not to the second. A couple of minutes late was pretty normal. Still…
I really like Markdown. It's easy to learn, runs almost everywhere and is complete enough for most things. I use it to take notes while I work, to make lists, and to store snippets of code. For my personal notes I use Obsidian , which at it's core it's a markdown editor. For work, I use VSCode . The Simplicity of Limited Options One of the reasons why I like markdown is that you have very limited…