I have been using my Bose QuietComfort 20 for several years. I use them on planes, on trains, in co-working spaces, and even to help me sleep. I discovered that they are actually quite comfortable to sleep with. I don’t use them often to sleep. When needed, they worked very well. Noisy neighbors, having to…
Category: Health
Screen Time Management: How to Enable Downtime in iPhone Settings
A friend recently suggested to use the “Downtime” feature in the iPhone’s Screen Time settings. When enabled, all your apps are blocked, except for the ones on your “Always Allowed” list. How to enable “Downtime”:1. Go to Settings2. Go to Screen Time3. Go to Downtime4. Enable Downtime and customize settings5. Go back to Screen Time6….
My Notes from TEDxBasel 2019
I enjoyed the recent TEDxBasel 2019. Here are my notes: Choose your prioritiesMake health and happiness your main priority. Who would enjoy success or wealth without being healthy or happy? Tips from a Michelin-starred chefUse a cooking apron. It will transform your mindset and you’ll feel like a chef. Try cooking with tea. Use lots…
Why I created a Facebook page
Inspired by Rolf Dobelli’s book, I stopped using Facebook six months ago. Mainly because I was addicted, and also because the constant social comparisons and the instant gratification treadmill became toxic for me. (I’m still using Messenger/WhatsApp for one-one-one contact.) The downside of leaving Facebook was that I lost a distribution channel for my content,…
Checklist: 6 Common Push-Up Mistakes
Recently I stumbled upon this video that made me rethink and improve my push-up game. Here’s the checklist: Mistake #1: Not applying Full Range of MotionSolution: Get all the way down (chest touches the floor), and all the way up. Don’t just do half push-ups like most people. Do full ones! Mistake #2: Flaring your…
Your chair is your enemy
Prolonged sitting increases the risk of multiple health conditions. Sitting is so normal for us that we seldom question it. I know I don’t. I believe it’s useful to increase awareness and help battle our cultural sitting obsession. Here are some ideas: Read while standingI’ve recently started to read in a standing position. And I…
Japanese Water Therapy
I started applying the Japanese Water Therapy. It suggests to drink about 1 liter of water right after waking up. It makes intuitive sense to me. The human body needs about 2-4 liters of water per day. As a heuristic, you can say it needs 100 ml per hour. So if you sleep for 8…
My experiences with fasting
Last year, I started listening to more health related podcasts, and fasting kept coming up. Since then, I experimented and fell in love with it. I do a daily 13-hour circadian rhythm fast (I use Zero to help me) I did a 5-day ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet once and plan to do it more often…
Passions Are Toxic
A passion is a “strong and barely controllable emotion”. The Late Latin word passio litteraly means “suffering” (from Latin pati “to suffer”). Who enjoys suffering? I don’t. The use of the word has been declining until 1980, with good reason. Then the trend reversed. It became a mantra of the tech/startup world. You’ve got to…
Just Walk
Inspired by this podcast episode (which I highly recommend) I ditched my scooter and started walking to work: I listen to audiobooks and podcasts, and treat this as my early morning lesson, combined with a health benefit I take different routes to work, usually walking for 45–90 minutes I discovered wonderful areas of my neighborhood…