Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·4 days agoMember-onlyAnd Then Your Innermost Thoughts Will Be Laid OpenLet us think ahead. — I want to talk to you about your mind. You use it to think mostly, would you not agree? You think, make decisions, play movies of the past or make movies of the future, filled with hope or anxiety, whichever you prefer. And then there is a whole bunch of…Humanity6 min readHumanity6 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Mar 2Member-onlyThe Existential Dread — We Did Not Expect This and Yet We DidThis was our idea It seemed all so easy before coming here, did it not? Remember how we placed bets? As soon as humans will be around, they will just turn to nature and turn the whole planet into Garden Eden, some of us said. Well, I admit it. I was part of them. …Humanity4 min readHumanity4 min read
Published in The Expat Chronicles·Mar 2Member-onlySao Tome, African Bali — Is It Suitable For Expats?I recently spent a month in Sao Tome, an island the size of Berlin on the Equator in Africa. It is absolutely beautiful, the weather is nice and the surf is perfect — So I tried to work from there. — Sao Tome is a little paradise nobody seems to know. Neither did I when I was in Dakar. Having “discovered” Senegal, I was eager to travel to more African destinations. A traveller and newfound friend then pointed me towards Sao Tome.Travel9 min readTravel9 min read
Published in Surfers Hangout·Feb 28Member-onlySurfing Santana — Sao Tome’s Finest Point Break and The National ChampionshipSantana is the name of a small town and a pretty amazing right-hand point break where the best surfers of the country are ripping it. — When you come to Sao Tome and want to surf, there is no way around Santana. The little town, actually not so small by Sao Tomean standards, is the surf capital of the country. The only surf school I am aware of is based here. If you hang around on…Surf5 min readSurf5 min read
Published in Surfers Hangout·Feb 27Member-onlySurfing Radiation Point — My Favourite Break in Sao TomeDuring my stay in Sao Tome, radiation point was quickly becoming my main surf spot. It is a right hand point break that sits mostly empty in the tropics. I was travelling and surfing in Dakar when a newly found friend told me about Sao Tome. I had hardly been…Surfing8 min readSurfing8 min read
Published in Surfers Hangout·Feb 26Member-onlyCosta da Caparica — Surfing In The Southern Outskirts of LisbonCosta da Caparica offers decent waves close to Lisbon. Crowded yet charming. Many restaurant and hotel options and in winter very calm. — The beach on a flat and busy summer day [image by author] Costa da Caparica is a spot I keep coming back to. I like the waves, the proximity to Lisbon, the great food options and an okay connection (the best you can expect in Portugal) to the city via…Surfing7 min readSurfing7 min read
Published in The Expat Chronicles·Sep 21, 2022Member-only4 Less Known Destinations In Portugal Worth Your TimeI have travelled around what I consider my new home for a while now and have actually seen more of it than most Portuguese people I met. Let me share some thoughts (and pictures) on where to go. — First, some rules on place selection As you may already know, I am German. With that nationality comes a requirement to establish rules. So how did I come up with these places? Less known refers to places that are not top of the list of Portuguese destinations. You did not come here for me to share…Travel8 min readTravel8 min read
Jun 27, 2022Member-onlyOur CTO Wore A Crown To Work — Handling Toxic Team MembersEntrepreneurs need better managerial skills than I could have imagined: My personal worst-practice example. — We were heading back from a trade fair where we had spent a few days trying to get some leads to feed our CRM. We were exhausted and heading back to Berlin. At some point, we came across that burger joint, which offers crowns to their younger, juvenile or engaged-in-a-drinking-game…Entrepreneurship7 min readEntrepreneurship7 min read
Jun 23, 2022Member-onlyI No Longer Use Social Networks (Except One) — I Don’t Miss Anything, And You Would NeitherSocial networks are too toxic for mankind. — Let me avoid clickbait: The one social network, but technically it is an antisocial network, which I still use is LinkedIn. LinkedIn and how I handle it I use it for professional reasons since this is where my clients find me. Professional reasons are the only reason I would use these toxic platforms. If you ever…Social Media7 min readSocial Media7 min read
Jun 13, 2022Member-onlyWhat If Waiters And Medium Writers Calculated Their Wages SimilarlyHow I made USD 200 in just two hours on medium — Most posts like these lack a basic understanding of economics. — The my article went viral post I am genuinely happy for people if they have an article that performs well. Many share their enthusiasm by writing a little post about it, which typically reads somewhat like this: I recently had my first article go viral I have written a bunch of articles that did not go…Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
