Yuval Noah Harari, born in Israel, studied history and went on to become a professor, but is most popularly known as an author. His books are highly appraised and widely read, most notably, Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (from now on shortened to 21 Lessons). The last of which our review will focus on.
The aforementioned books are chronologically related to one another: Sapiens focused on humanity’s past, Homo Deus on the future, and 21 Lessons on the present day. Considering we are contemporaries of the publication of 21 Lessons, it is very much relevant to us. It addresses issues visible in our daily lives, whether through our first-hand experience, or media. For example, Harari discusses problems such as immigration, fake news, and terrorism, and how they intertwine with technology. …
Back with another short tutorial. This time it is about showing text on your Shopify page based on the day of the week. This is ideal for stores that have a physical store and would like to show their customers that they’re open or closed on a specific day.
It is fairly easy to implement, although it took me some time to figure it out. Therefore I decided to share this step-to-step tutorial for whomever would like to use something like this.
Step 1: Go to the ‘edit code’ part of your Shopify store.
Firstly go to the edit code part of your Shopify store. …
Added Nov 3, 2019: Some people still had issues with this tutorial. With this short update I’d like to add two possible solutions that might help you to customize the page accordingly. Nonetheless, Shopify still changes things too so it is difficult to say whether it will work and keep working.
1: In step 3, one extra line of code is added (also reflected below in the text now) ‘{{ ‘//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.2/jquery.min.js’ | script_tag }}’.
2: One of you guys emailed me with the fact that changing the ‘base’ theme made it work for you. Thus, use the warm theme as your base and follow this tutorial. …
Well, actually… only 8 reasons, but 10 sounds better.
I am at university following a lecture about aesthetic pleasure. As usually, I am sitting upstairs and looking down at my fellow students behind their MacBooks. What I notice is that many of these students use third-party apps like Chrome, Opera, Gmail or even Microsoft Word. How come these third-party apps are still used so much and why are the default Apple apps so underrated?
The internet is filled with articles about the replacement of default apps and why third-party apps are (so much) better. That being said, there was a time I was using them too. Whether that was an alternative to a calendar app, making notes, managing emails or making lists. …
My view on traveling two months through Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.
This is a short article of what I thought of each country I traveled through. Normally, I don’t write about my travels as there seems to be enough information on the web. I felt like a lot of countries in Central America don’t.
For each country I will also state the needed budget. This might of course differ for everyone. Mostly it’s based on:
- Price for a hostel/hotel
- Local food
- Activities like museums, tours and trips
- Transport
Costa Rica
The first thing you should know about this country: it is (relatively) very expensive. …
A lot of times I talk to people who are trying to improve their lives by copying habits of others.
I am not always a fan of people writing articles about how they do something. Yes it might work for you, but does it have the same effect on another?
Titles like ‘Why I only eat pineapples all day’, ‘I only work from 6AM to 11AM and you should do the same’, ‘I followed this Keto diet and have never felt better’ are pretty common to read nowadays (really).
How I see it is that we are all different fortunately and we have our own ways of achieving certain goals. Don’t blindly force yourself to do the same thing what some article suggests. Except for what I’m telling you by all means 👾. …
Do you like it? Is it worth the money? What are you using it for? So, what are the reasons to buy one? Questions I still get asked when others see me wearing the Apple Watch. Well let me answer those questions once and forever. 👇
Why I like the Apple Watch:
- Apple Watch x AirPods.
Using the Apple Watch in combination with AirPods is simply said: next-level.💪 I’m able to hit the gym with just a Watch (pre-loaded with my workout music playlist 🎵) and AirPods. I truly love this as I can leave my phone at home, which helps me from distraction when I’m working out. …
I love using my MacBook Pro but it still misses some essential features. Below I compiled a list of useful apps that will improve productivity and overall experience on a Mac.
Spectacle
I used to be a Windows user for over 10 years before I switched to macOS. One of the (only) features I missed is having control over your windows. Luckily Spectacle helps you to resize your windows however you would like: full screen, 50/50, 30/70 etc. Even though Apple introduced Split View in macOS El Capitan, it still doesn’t give you the control like this tool does. It really depends on your workflow and whether you’re using more spaces, but Spectacle is definitely worth it. There are other apps out there which are similar, like Magnet and BetterTouchTool, but Spectacle does the job and besides that it’s an open-source project and free. …
For some time I have been pondering to write about doing something.
Yes, the simple fact of just doing something. Not thinking about doing something, but actually doing it.
And I shouldn’t have to explain that by ‘doing something’ I don’t mean having some breakfast in the morning. This is about a goal or an idea you always had or have but still haven’t managed to do. (Yes, I just explained it.)
The fact that you’re reading this means that I actually did it: I wrote a piece about doing something. It’s something I wanted to do for some time now and it is here. …
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