The Digital Junk Drawer vs. The Intelligent Library

From Mem's tidy lists to Google’s "beautiful mess," I’m rethinking how I store my life. Is context more important than formatting? Between Gemini's deep integration and the Apple ecosystem, I’ve officially ditched ChatGPT. Here’s why I’m betting on the "Digital Junk Drawer."

The High of the Stage

From dental clinics to global beauty brands, the question is always the same: What do people actually need right now? Hint: It’s not more theory. My message is clear—stay close to the market, stay close to the customer, and focus on the practical over the trendy. Here's why.

Oops, I Did It Again… (The 15km Comeback)

From a 15km treadmill comeback to midnight laundry after a bed-wetting incident—life has a funny way of humbling you. I set out to prove I still had the stamina for a sub-2-hour half marathon, but I ended up learning a different lesson about grit, recovery, and the reality of "rest."

The apple–google compromise

If Apple really deepens its partnership with Google for Siri, it might finally solve a productivity tension many of us live with every day.

When speed beats perfection

In many cases, getting content live fast beats getting it perfect — especially when you’re trying to understand what actually resonates.

When LLMs try to be helpful

LLMs are great at abstraction. That’s exactly what makes them frustrating in technical workflows.

Starting the year lighter

A year can feel different before anything “big” happens — sometimes just because you’re no longer carrying the same weight.

The quiet panic of early January

The first days of the year look calm on the outside, but underneath there’s often more pressure than in November or December.

Between christmas and the new year

These days always feel strange: less structure, fewer calls, more noise in my head than in my calendar.

Notes on writing and what it’s like to work as an interim manager

Notes about my passion for writing, journaling and the last business trip of the year to the Netherlands