In the aftermath of the burglaries, a group of neighbors, including myself, rallied to fix our garden gates. Eager to take action, I spearheaded the effort, devising a solution and acquiring the necessary materials from a local DIY store. Together, we restored the gates to their former security. A neighbor, Read more
So, picture this: I live in a relatively new house in what I thought was a quiet and safe neighborhood. The kind of place where you’d never expect anything bad to happen. Our houses are a bit on the pricey side, which added to the illusion of security. That’s why, Read more
Productivity. The eternal quest to do more without increasing the available resources. Whether it is through new apps, off site leadership training programs, cold showers, intermittent fasting or a combination of the above, people seem to be obsessed with living better, leaner, faster, more effective and more efficient. And, in Read more
Upfront note: I am not writing this article to curse the airline concerned. I understand these are strange times and strange things happen as such. I hope we can all learn from it and reconsider how we approach the ones we care about, both in personal and business relations. We Read more
Okay, I’ll keep this one short. However, I do want to share a quick overview of the most interesting books I read over the past few months. I’ll admit it straight away that the majority of them are probably known to you by know but that doesn’t mean they still Read more
Individualism. The topic of this article has been on my list of articles to write for a long time. So, the fact that you are actually seeing this is, to me, quite an achievement. The reason it took so long to get it out was because I feel I touch Read more
I know what you’re thinking. Not another COVID-19 blog. Yet, if I drew your attention, feel free to carry on as I describe how I used COVID-19, and the whole working from home period to gear up my life in ways I had not expected. First of all, I have Read more
Tonight, I stumbled across a nice example of a technology creator trying to bypass the network orchestrator, be it on micro level. Since my wife wasn’t home tonight (don’t worry, I do prepare most meals over here) I ordered food at thuisbezorgd.nl (or takeaway.com if you’re not living in the Read more
In my last blog, I spoke about disruption and the example of the boat crossing the Atlantic with the option to touch the steering wheel once or once every day. I think we can all agree that if pretty much everybody would prefer the second option over the first one. I have Read more
