Building something with your hands
It might be rough, it might be crude, it might only barely function — but there's something to be said for building stuff with your own hands.
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Self-Improvement
Interesting Podcast/Vidcast Episodes
Just a small shoutout to a few interesting episodes.
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Strategic Dissertation Time
If you look at your PhD — how much time do you actually have for it? An inspiration from a Coursera Course.
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Recommendation: “Man’s Search For Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl
Not easy to read, not that 'practical', but a recommended book on the role of meaning in life.
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“No, thank you.” is a full sentence.
When there is a good reason to say no, and no is enough.
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Fuck Motivation, make behavior easier
An observation about students designing apps — they seem to be preoccupied with motivation, instead of making things easier.
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Displacement Activities
Perhaps there are alternatives to sinking countless hours into shifting bits and bytes.
Image: Skyrim Map.
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Image: Skyrim Map.
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Kreativität braucht Struktur — Wie lässt sich Kreativität organisieren?
As a step between version one of organizing creativity and version two, I wrote this chapter on organizing creativity for a student conference. It is in German, but it might be useful for some.
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Downloading Coursera Materials
If you like to watch videos offline and don't want to download each course video manually, this process might work.
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Walking to/from work
A case for walking to/from work — at least part of the way.
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