Big Tech companies such as Google, Apple, and Meta offer free services in order to profit from your personal data. Shareholders are more important than users. That is why I am switching to companies and services that have a different revenue model. I will explain which services I have switched to and why.

Just like in 2022, 2023 and 2024, here's a list of the best media I consumed this past year.

Screen time for my kids remains a tricky issue for me. At first I always thought a child should grow up with as little screen time as possible. But the more I learn about it, the more I also see the positive side of certain screens. Especially gaming.

Rucking is walking with a heavy backpack on. It is the perfect combination of strength training and cardio. Additionally, you can do it alone or together outdoors in nature.

The book 'The Comfort Crisis' by Michael Easter is full of advice, backed by scientific research, that make your life less comfortable in the short term but better in the long term. In this blog, I share some of these insights that I have started applying in my daily life.

Why I find creating something important and how that feeling is confirmed by science.

When you look at others, it sometimes seems like they have everything perfectly sorted out. The reality is that everyone is just figuring things out as they go. So, don't let that hold you back; just go ahead and do your thing.

If you want to become better at something, whether it's playing the piano, writing songs, or speaking a language, make sure you engage with it every day.

Nowadays, you don't have to be bored anymore. In the queue at the checkout, you pull out your mobile to read the latest football news, and during a long, boring car ride, you listen to a podcast. That's a pity because by boring yourself to death, you come to insights and ideas that you wouldn't have otherwise.

I'm going to try writing a novel with AI. This doesn't mean I'll let AI write my novel, but that AI, in this case Claude, will become my writing partner.