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Discover how I broke free from YouTube's grip on my screen time using the 'Play' app. By managing my subscribed channels and curating a 'watch later' list, I regained control, increased productivity, and bid farewell to endless video recommendations.

Mein Medienkonsum in diesem Winter wurde durch zwei außergewöhnlich gute TV Serien dominiert, eine schon etwas länger auf dem Streamingmarkt und die andere noch taufrisch. Auch zwei weitere Podcasts gesellten sich zu meiner umfangreichen Abonnementliste.

In this article I'm describing my workflow to automatically deploy Hugo static websites to Uberspace via GitHub actions.

Every year between Christmas and New Year's Day it has become a tradition of mine to reread favorite books or articles that have impressed me. While articles and books have changed over the years depending on what stage of my life I was in, a constant always has been and probably will be for the foreseeable future is ‚Peopleware‘ by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister. Let me tell you why.

Wenn mich Freunde fragen, wie sie mit wenig Aufwand und einem kleinen Budget in die Kaffeezubereitung zu Hause einsteigen können, empfehle ich in den meisten Fällen den Hario V60 Handfilter. Was diesen Handfilter von Hario so besonders macht, weswegen er sich für Einsteiger sehr gut eignet, aber auch bei Fortgeschrittenen und Profi-Baristas so populär ist, darauf möchte ich in diesem Artikel eingehen. Dazu möchte ich das V60 Rezept von Tetsu Kasuya vorstellen, mit dem er 2016 den World Brewers Cup gewinnen konnte.

When I began working in IT support at the start of my work life, I didn’t think I had a real future in this career path. Why would someone who first got in touch with personal computers when he was as old as 12 years be better in understanding how computers work than the next generation who would be so used to computers, handphones, tablets and so much more. I was certain that they would surely be way better in interacting with computers and solving IT problems because they grew up with it. How wrong I was.

Most of us spend way to much time with our smartphones and constant input from music, podcasts and videos. I always knew this was not good, but Cal Newport was the first who succeeded in explaining it to me why.

Why most of todays web suck, how the European Union is involved and what everyone can do to help.

Jeremy Lin is the first Asian-American to win a NBA championship, as his team the – Toronto Raptors – defeated the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Finals

Seeking discomfort to progress in life

Actions that lie outside of our comfort zone can provide some of life’s greatest (and most exciting) benefits. Those who cling to their comfort zone like cat hair to a sweater are training themselves to only be comfortable in very specific scenarios.

Stephen Guise - Medium: Why It’s So Important to Seek Discomfort

Like with everything in life, you can only develop if you take the first step. And that is applicable to almost every situation you may encounter:

• Quitting a job is hard and takes courage, but may well be worth it if the next one has the potential to give you more joy in life or lets you have experience in a new field of work.
• Learning something new always takes time and effort, but it may provide useful down the road, wether it’s professionally or in your personal life.

Bottom line is: working hard and developing yourself is not comfortable as it requires you to step out of your current comfort zone and exposes your to temporary discomfort, but is neccessary to be comfortable and more happier later.