In the midst of publishing a book, I have learnt this. Writing a book is art. Publishing a book is work. It’s a matter of continuously showing up and doing the hard work that is to be done. Publishing by the way, is a metaphor for everything in life that …
Last weekend I have been picking apples with the family. There’s an apple farm close by, and we went there. When we were done and going to pay, I noticed that the apples were cheaper than at the supermarket. Since this is all unsprayed and therefore more expensive to create, …
Have you ever noticed that if you read a book it’s never ideal to write in it? Unless it’s a ring binder of course. But ring binders are ugly books. Until this year I didn’t know that it’s possible to have a beautiful book that you can write in. But …
Our reality is created by the stuff we consume. What we choose to watch, read and listen to. Fake is a reality. You can stop watching, reading and listening. You can question everything you watch, read and listen to. Did you ever hear of a news diet? Have you considered …
You know too much when you see it. And too soon as well. Too often. Too little. Don’t wait for others to see. Act now.
If we take the first hour off, we skip a meeting, a task, something that was planned. Time doesn’t come back. Was that occupation effective use of time anyway? Taking the first hour off is not only relaxing, moreover it points us in interesting directions. Because if we take the …
Life’s not only highs. Because highs are defined by lows. If you know what’s cold, you know what’s warm. I have learnt that when you face a low: you can complain, lower yourself, or go to work. Sometimes when you want to go to work, you tell yourself stories not …
Who asks Why a marathon is 42.195 meters? Why Queen decided Bohemian Rhapsody is nearly 6 minutes? Why Dan Carlin’s podcasts are sometimes 16 minutes and sometimes 6 hours? What’s the distance between Sun and Earth? Why did God only send 10 Commandments to Moses? Why some books need 60 …
I know a man from some digital workshops I’m involved with. So this man is amongst 15.000 people in a community. It’s quite the large community. There’s more content uploaded in one day than one man can consume in one week. He stands out, I think it’s his generosity I …
The hardest thing for us is not becoming aware of something we need to change. It’s not the changing itself either. It’s the decision to devote mind space, time and energy to it. If you decide, acting is merely a result.