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Adventures with Friends
Throughout history, humans have had a lot of adventures. Some of those were driven by basic needs. Hunger, shelter, survival shit. And some of them were pretty likely to kill you. Those we can probably do without. But it feels to me like most people today aren't having
Blow it up
Low-level stress seems to be the worst kind of stress. It's always with you, floating around you like a cloud. It dampens your mood, your energy, and your presence. And it's hard to fight. Because it feels more of a nuisance than a real problem.
These Times
When you're a kid, you wish you were a bigger kid. When you're a teenager, you wish you were an adult. When you're in your twenties, you wish you had more money. When you're in your thirties, you wish you had more
Stopping
I've been doing the math lately. My grandfathers made it into their late eighties/mid-nineties. If I'm lucky, I follow that line. If I'm not, I don't. There are no promises. There's not much certainty at all, actually. What
Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne died in 1592. That's over four centuries ago. The guy lived in a castle in France, served as mayor of Bordeaux, and survived the plague. We have almost nothing in common on paper. I don't even think he had a cat. And yet,
Slow Bets
About 15 years ago, I moved back to Germany, locked myself in my condo, and wrote a book I thought I needed to write. It was an incredibly stormy time in my life, where I was questioning everything. The book was about work, life, success, failure, entrepreneurship, marketing, friendships, family,
Walking
When my grandma died, my grandfather decided his house was too big for just himself. Now in his 80s, he found an apartment in a completely different town - not where he'd lived for decades, not where his son lived. When I asked him why, he said he'
Reps
You need volume first, then you optimize. Too many people try to optimize before there’s anything worth optimizing. They tweak systems, tools, and routines when the real issue is simple: not enough reps. When I needed to pay for college, there was nothing to negotiate. I cleaned toilets. That
Vinyl
Last year, I somehow got into vinyl, which is odd because I don’t really like music that much. I still don’t really like music that much, especially since I don’t understand the lyrics of most English songs anyway. Half the time, I’m just nodding along, pretending.
Books of 25
Many of you read this site exclusively via email. That’s totally fine. Beats the fax subscribers. But you might have missed the book page I launched, where I listed all the books I read in 2025. I’ll be doing the same kind of recap this year—hopefully surpassing