Exploring ways to create time for a sustainable, meaningful life that makes you and your neighbors thrive
Project Post Mortems are one of the best things in software development – and not only for the pizza. A Post Mortem is a great collaborative learning experience that gives the team a chance to look back on the project and think about their successes and failures. And it’s a great way to thank the [...]
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Yesterday I almost got a heart attack. I have been working on a simple Facebook application for a few days using Ruby on Rails and RFacebook. Yesterday I got to the point that if I wanted to continue developing the application I had to deploy my server code to an online server. I have some [...]
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I had a few technical difficulties (or more precisely: I made some stupid mistakes) which caused the blog to be broken for a few hours. Everything should be OK now, except for a few missing images that I’ll be putting in place during the rest of the week (once I’m able to recover them from [...]
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An anonymous commenter posted an important question to my Rich Dad, Poor Dad review yesterday: But does more money always translate into more happiness? – No, I am not criticising or complaining about rich people just because I am not rich. But I always prefer better work (or life) than more money. A typical “middle-class” [...]
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“Well, if you don’t pay me more or show me more respect and teach me, I’ll quit.” “Well put,” rich dad said. “And that’s exactly what most people do. They quit and go looking for another job, better opportunity, and higher pay, actually thinking that a new job or more pay will solve the problem. [...]
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September 8. – 9. 2007 will be an interesting 48 hours as enthusiastic Rails developers gather to compete against each other in designing, building and deploying the best Rails application they can think of. If you are into Ruby and Rails and have a weekend to spare, make sure to check out the competition. I [...]
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This week my posts have been dealing with issues of slowing down and speeding up at the workplace. I also found an interesting site for giving feedback and suggestions to people, Should do This. But to complete the week, here are a few insanely interesting links picked from my RSS feed reader this week. Enjoy! [...]
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My latest Amazon orders arrived yesterday, so now I have some more reading for my bus rides: Make a Name for Yourself by Scott Ginsberg: I already read the free e-book some time ago, but wanted to support Scott and get the real book as well. I was really impressed when I saw how good [...]
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I just stumbled across a new service created by the company behind two of my favorite web services 43Things and AllConsuming, Should Do This. Should Do This, just like the other tools by Robot Co-op, is based on a simple idea: you choose a person and recommend that he or she should do something. On [...]
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Welcome to my blog!
This is a blog about making time and creating opportunities for things that matter (you, your family, the community around you and changing the world for the better) through minimalism, slowing down and a never ending curiosity.
I hope you enjoy your stay! If it's your first time here, check out my about page and this list of favorite posts to read first