The other day while listening to a podcast I stumbled across the statement that if you have a deviation of 1° in a flight of 100 kilometers you miss your target by ~1.74 kilometers. As a stand-alone fact, this doesn't sound particularly spectacular at first. But as you can guess, this philosophically oriented blog is about...
Especially in the last years I find more and more fun to try new things. Whether it was trying to start a sustainable clothing label with a friend, this blog, playing guitar, sports or setting myself little challanges. With all this trial and error, I've noticed some interesting things that I'd love to share with you....
This blog article is meant to be a supplement to my previous article on the subject of headphones. If you haven't read that original article, I highly recommend it. You can find the article here. As before, I let my headphones gather dust in my drawer, with one small exception, the gym. For this one...
In today's world of constant noise and endless communication, the art of listening has become a rare yet invaluable skill. Plato, the famous Greek philosopher, gave sage advice in this regard. "Learn to listen, and you will benefit even from those who talk foolishly." Plato This sentence reveals...
Even when I was younger, I found Heinz Erhardt very interesting. His playful and light way to put everyday situations in a new light through rhymes, made me want more. When I now recently, with my girlfriend discovered a book with his best works, I could not help but rummage a little in it.
As paradoxical as it may seem, it is not illogical that not everything has to follow a logic. But this is exactly what seems to be so difficult to grasp. In this blog article, I would like to go into a little more detail about why it is good that not everything is logical. In our science-driven world,...
In our society, it is not appreciated when we give in to our weaknesses. On top of that, our strictest judge in this is usually ourselves. But is it really so bad when we sometimes give in to our desires? In this article, we will take a closer look at this issue. For simplicity's sake, let's assume that our goal is...
When I heard a speech by Alan Watts before work the other day, one sentence in particular stayed in my head for the rest of the day. Watts said that freedom basically means being free to make mistakes and I find this an incredibly motivating statement. In this small article we will look at the content of this sentence....
As we run through our daily lives, we may forget how good we actually have it. In this article, I want to address a quote from the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, who knew some 2300 years ago that we can spoil what we have. Do not spoil what you have by....
Even if you don't like it, problems will accompany you throughout life. As a small child, not getting a second ice cream can be a problem. And as an adult, not knowing how to fit all your appointments into the calendar. But even though the size and difficulty of the problems vary greatly, the...
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