Jan 20#197: What Type Of Cold Am I Experiencing?The room temperature is 21 degrees Celsius and I am wrapped in 3 layers of warm clothes. Any good reason to stuff a hot water bottle between me and the back of my chair? Two scientific explanations come in handy when googling the symptom of feeling cold. Hypothroidism apparently causes…Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 19#196: To Be Certain Or Not To Be.That is the question. Is it really? One of the two circles represents certainty, the other one uncertainty. Which one is which and why? Depending on what you want the world to look like and whether you actively seek or try to avoid uncertainty, you are likely to answer the…Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 18#195: It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You.Kindness is everywhere. If we just notice. I think it comes down to this. Notice more. We all try to contribute one way or another. At times, we do so by what we say, do or bring to the table. And then, it is the other way round. We don’t…Lookseebefly1 min read#195: It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You.Kindness is everywhere. If we just notice.I think it comes down to this.Notice more.We all try to contribute one way or another.At times, we do so by what we say, do or bring to the table.And then, it is the other way round.We don’t…----
Jan 12#194: Moving The Goalposts Is Perfectly Fine.They stand there for a reason. Once they game has started, you are not meant to move them. You should. I strongly recommend you even make it a practice. Forget about fairness. Don’t even mention the foul, the penalty or the threat of being ejected from the game. So why…Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 8#193: It Is Time To Diversify Your Portfolio Of Wealth.You already hold numerous forms of wealth. They just don’t show up on your bank statement. The term wealth is often reduced to financial wealth. Wrongly so as everyone’s personal portfolio of wealth should be as diversified as a properly managed securities portfolio. Vocabulary defines the word «wealthy» as follows: …Lookseebefly3 min read
Jan 7#192: Acting On Good Advice.There is lots of good advice out there. Some of it never comes your way, but when it does, do you act on it? Over the course of the last 5 years or so, I have met a number of amazing people who have knowingly or unknowingly made me look…Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 5#191: What Would It Feel Like To Be The Human Endling?This goes beyond one’s own death. We are talking end of humanity. «The saddest word I know in any language is the word endling. It refers to the last individual of a species, final and forlorn, at whose death the species is extinct.» Jay Griffiths, Why Rebel I hadn’t heard…Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 4#190: Starting A Brand New Ending.This is a great sign. Assuming responsibility for a living being takes courage and requires a belief in a favorable future. I have taken the big step to start a new sourdough culture. You might challenge whether that is actually worthwhile writing about. …Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 3#189: What About The Upside?It is time to unlearn the way we define and manage risks. It pays off to increase our exposure to both negative and positive events. I have been a risk manager most of my professional life, which has taught me to see, feel and sense risks in all areas of…Lookseebefly2 min read
Jan 2#188: 88.Speaking of coincidences, this obviously isn’t one, although it carries all necessary traits. The number 8 symbolizes the luckiest number in China as its pronounciation «ba» resembles «fa», which stands for «well off» or «becoming rich in a short time». So here I am in our local shop to do…Lookseebefly1 min read