Thursday, August 4, 2016

54: Nobody has time, we all have the same 24 hours a day

Today I was talking to one of my best friends. Although we have some different angles on things we have a lot of common ground we agree on. Principles of living an interesting, having constantly interesting conversation, not putting materialistic into the foreground and enjoying life.

After 9 months of me being abroad for 9 months and only having a Skype call during that time we had the chance to meet today in person and basically walk an hour and a half and talk. Catching up about what happened in life, in personal and professional regards. We have a weird relation. Although it’s a friendship it’s not your typical friendship. We can have no contact at all with each other for months. If we then meet each other, it feels we never really never spoke for a long time.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

53: You’re not Making Progress Because You’re in a Permanent Place of Paralysis

I’m cleaning private households to support myself financially. It’s a repetitive, meditative and fun task which allows me to think while giving people a hand in their homes.

Today it struck me: You (me included) don’t move forward in your project, relation or business because you don’t know how. It’s valid for physical work (e.g. cleaning) and cognitively demanding tasks like writing.

When I start writing a client’s text „from the hips“ (without a plan, pre-defined order or structure) I’m usually wasting time. I like to tell myself that eventually, it will turn out into a good text. It won’t and never did. It’s rubbish. Read More

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

52: If You’re Not Extraordinary At Anything, Always Be Exceptionally Nice

I just welcomed two Colombian travelers who had recently graduated from university and are now on their reward tour in Europe.

While I was talking to them on the way to their temporary home, my place in Berlin, I was wondering how easy it is to be outstanding in one specific regard: being nice. I was welcoming them with hugs, introduced them to the city in my own way and had a great exchange.

At my home, I offered them something to drink, a tea, some snack, prepared their bed (they’re using my room while I’ll be taking the couch) and let them have a nap. After the siesta, I helped them plan the rest of the day and let them go. That was nice because they literally told me, and I was happy they received it like that.

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