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Category Archives: Philosophy
Time Management: “No thanks!”
Time management. To-do lists. Multi-tasking. 24/7 availability. Many of you are desperately trying many different methods to squeeze more productive time into your days or weeks, to get more done, and to become more efficient. Forget about it! You cannot manage … Continue reading
One Hundred Years Ago, Sweden set out to Create a New Man – January 1922: Eugenics
Zur deutschen Fassung. So, what are your resolutions for the new year? Drink less, eat more, go to bed earlier, forward this blog to some friends? These are all good resolutions, for sure, but they’re a bit modest. Look at … Continue reading
Learning Minimalism from the Kids
Zur deutschen Fassung. I have just started house and rabbit sitting for a family in Germany who will be flying to Tanzania for three months to work in a hospital there. After the family of five had packed seven suitcases … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Life, Philosophy
2 Comments
Fan Mail: “Offensive Articles”
There are blogs where all the comments read “you are so right”, “totally agree!” and “you are beautiful”. Those are boring blogs. I am not unhappy about compliments, especially about my writing, but if there were no dissenting voices, I … Continue reading
My secular Shabbat
Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Texts. Readers of this blog will have noticed that I am a radical Atheist. But there is one religious idea that I have incorporated in my life, although in a secular version. It’s the idea of … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Philosophy, Religion, Technology
Tagged christianity, hiking, internet, Jews, work
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A Lonely Walk in the Snow
Humans who are cold can’t really be beautiful. Nature can. It looks like the perfect day for a long walk, with the sun shining from above and being reflected by the snow on the ground. So much light, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Economics, Life, Love, Philosophy, Photography, Time
Tagged Calgary, friends, prison, romance, winter, work, writing
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Big Dreams
Zur deutschen Fassung dieser Geschichte. I went on a date, which was of course a mistake. As we were cruising in her Volkswagen Golf, stopping at green lights and crossing red ones, she asked a straightforward question: “So, what do … Continue reading
Why travelling with little money is the best
Dan Kieran writes in The Idle Traveller: If you have to rely on other people, you are forced to be open and engage with them, which quickly spreads the notion of friendship and community. One person leads you to another … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Economics, Philosophy, Travel
Tagged adventure, Couchsurfing, hitchhiking, money
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Random Thoughts (16)
Finland has some weird sports competitions. Each time I return to Europe, rents have doubled. Tweets cannot change laws, regulations or rules. Each time Donald Trump tries to do so, he should be laughed at. Why can’t Microsoft Windows move … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Czech Republic, Finland, Language, Military, North Korea, Philosophy, Poland, Politics, Religion, Sports, Technology, USA, World War II
Tagged Donald Trump, prison, railroad
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How to do Adventure – a Guide in 24 Steps
From my current base in La Paz in Bolivia, I wanted to climb Chacaltaya. It seemed like a relatively easy mountain above 5000 m, and thus a good opportunity to set a new altitude record without falling into crevasses and battling with yetis. In … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Life, Philosophy, Photography, Time, Travel
Tagged adventure, Chacaltaya, climate change, Health, hiking, hitchhiking, La Paz, Milluni, mountains, nature, refugees
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The Happy Hermit 