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Articles about healthy living, my life, my interests (music, mainly) and philosophical questions about life.

"You still look feminine", is not the compliment you think it is

"You still look feminine", is not the compliment you think it is

Let's talk about the female body. The female body is not allowed to just exist without garnering opinions from others. Surprisingly, not only from men. Women also love to comment on other women's bodies. Men love to comment on women's bodies to project their

The paradox of being a decent person

The paradox of being a decent person

Everybody thinks they're a better than average driver, and everybody thinks they are a decent person. I too, would like to think that I'm a decent person. If you think I'm an awful person, you might not like reading this post because it'

Current rotation of notebooks <3

Current rotation of notebooks <3

The world may go to shit, but at least I have my lovely notebooks. Do I use handwriting as a way of coping? Hell yeah! My next two blog posts will most likely be serious or rant-y in nature, so why not have an intermission post with an innocent topic?

The great game of pretend

The great game of pretend

When I wrote and published "Why Working Isn't Working for Me" last Monday, I received some direct messages from people who agreed with me, but who didn't dare to admit to it in public because they feared that they would become unemployable by saying

Why working doesn't work for me

Why working doesn't work for me

I'm usually unhappy at work, and the unhappiness stems from the way I perceive work. It has very little to do with the actual contents of the work. Believe me, I've tried to work at different roles, different companies, in totally different fields, and it doesn&

Obscure music you haven’t heard before

Obscure music you haven’t heard before

Happy new year! To prove that I’m more cvlt than you, here are some obscure songs you haven’t heard before. Die Verbannten Kinder Evas - Winters Night Genre: Darkwave Puissance - Brittle Genre: Neoclassical industrial (told you I’m cvlt as fuck) Summoning - Our Foes Shall Fall

The year in review: 2024 at work

The year in review: 2024 at work

In the year 2023, I earned a whopping €5000. I obviously wasn't working in tech at the time. No, I was trying to make my other company a success. I run a coaching company called Live Sensibly, where I help people with their lifestyle (nutrition & strength training)