Every now and then I like to take an online course. Especially when they are free ones and especially the ones that many people have suggested to me. …
In recent months (and throughout its history…) there have been huge fluctuations in the prices of cryptocurrencies. There are two intriguing aspects about the recent price changes (Jan-Feb 2018):
- The prices have decreased for a longer period (not a flash crash like many before)
- The prices of individual currencies have…
Everyone (especially on Medium) talks about success, but few talk about what the term stands for. I find that alarming since running after the wrong goals does not get us any closer to what makes us tick every day. …
People tend to be generally either extroverts or introverts. Some people get energy from socializing with others and other people feel like any social interaction drains them completely.
When it comes to creative work then the work environment is essential.
Some people like to work in big groups and get…
Rewind to yesterday evening.
The biggest party of the college year was to start at 8.
At 6 I am sitting at home and thinking whether to go or not. Come an hour later and I am still contemplating. Classic case of FOMO:
What will I miss when I do…
Think about all the interactions that surround us throughout most of our day. It could be helping out colleagues at work, helping out your loved one to cook dinner or agreeing to watch after your friend’s kids while he goes out. We do most of these things out of free…
The market for personal assistants was created by Amazon when they launched Amazon Echo just two years ago in the summer of 2015.
Right now, there are currently around 12M Echos (all products combined) sold. It currently holds around 70% of the total market share for all personal home assistants.
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Y Combinator has uploaded all of their “How to build a startup” course materials online, that took place a couple of years ago. …
I remember listening to a podcast where one of the hosts said that stress is the achiever’s word for fear. I agree that some levels of stress can be rather motivating and often gives me energy to keep on rolling, but burnout is a whole other animal.
Today (and during…
There are a lot of articles going along the lines “145 morning habits to become the best yourself”. I am afraid that if someone actually tried to carry out all of those habits, there would not be much left of the day.
I am not a huge fan of morning…
