Levels of Energy by Frederick Dodson (audio version): This book provides an incredibly useful framework for how to view and work with different levels of energy. Especially how to read the energy levels of other people and how to elevate your own level. I highly recommend it and will reread it in the future. The Oxygen…
Category: Happiness
My Hopes and Expectations for the 2020s (and a Review of the 2010s)
My favorite thing about the new decade is that it offers an opportunity to practice long-term thinking. I’m aware that the effect is purely psychological. What matters is, that it works! So let’s put the weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly rhythms aside, and focus on decades for a change. Review of the 2010s Tech is…
If you're not in charge of your own time, you are a slave
For a long time, I felt like a slave. I’ve enslaved myself with my own startup. I’ve enslaved myself by being funded by outside investors, not customers. I’ve enslaved myself by saying yes to things I should have said no to. I’ve enslaved myself by not valuing my time. I don’t want to feel enslaved….
The Best Habits I Started in 2019
I love building new habits. Also, breaking them. Here are the best ones I started in 2019: Guided journalingEvery morning, I do guided journaling, using the Stoic Routine App. It helps me to reflect, letting off steam and re-focus on what is truly important. I’m practicing this for a full year now, and the benefits…
Hell Yeah or No
Four words. This is the simplest and most useful decision making concept I have come across. I reflect on it regularly and it helps me to say “no” with more conviction. If you’re not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say “no”. When deciding whether to do something, if you feel anything less than “Wow! That…
Cleaning up my Mac
My hard disc was almost full, so I was faced with a choice: buy more space or clean up. I chose to do a cleaning session and now have 40% free space. Here’s how I did it. Clean up iTunesHere I found the most potential. I stopped the syncing of podcasts with my iPhone and…
A Journey to the End of Time
This video takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our planet and our universe may ultimately be. Fascinating, truly fascinating! [Thank you Adrian Hilti for pointing me to this video.]
How to Block Spam Calls
Marketing and spam calls are annoying. A great way to block them is by installing a spam blocker app on your phone. I am using Truecaller and also the local.ch app to block spam calls. Depending on where you live there might be other local blockers to complement Truecaller which works globally. Bye bye spam…
Power Nap with Binaural Beats
I enjoy taking occasional power naps after lunch or in the afternoon. I rarely fall asleep, but when I do, it really is refreshing. One tool I discovered are Binaural Beats: A binaural beat is an auditory illusion perceived when two different pure-tone sine waves, both with frequencies lower than 1500 Hz, with less than…
This too shall pass
Life is a roller coaster with lots of ups and downs. It sometimes is a struggle to keep a balance, to not get carried away by the extremes. I have found the following mantra useful: “This too shall pass.” It’s a reminder that, given time, most things revert to the mean. Feeling bad? Having an…