Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
zettel.org
So when you discuss pricing with your designer (and it should be a discussion), make sure they can stand behind their quote. Have them walk you through it and explain why they’re charging what they’re charging. You should get an itemized breakdown for the project’s major parts. Some designers and studios may even be willing to give you an hourly
... See moreMike Monteiro • You're My Favorite Client
To-Do List as a Menu
📝 If you feel overwhelmed by your to-do list, try a new perspective:
- 🍔 Treat your to-do list like a menu. Instead of a list of chores you must complete, see it as a menu of options you get to choose from.
- 🤔 Acknowledge that you won't finish everything. This is a key part of shifting your mindset from overwhelmed to empowered.
- ✅
Make Time for What Counts • Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 | Chapter 21 | Chapter 22 | Chapter 23 | Chapter 24 | Chapter 25 | Chapter 26 | Chapter 27 | Chapter 28 | Chapter 29
My big takeaway is that, for the most part, people are actually still excited about the internet. They may not be racing to download Threads or generate images on Midjourney, but we are all much more online than we used to be. And contrary to what you might see from tech critics on X or even in this newsletter, I have not encountered the supposed... See more
The summer ends
“If you destroy the creative impulse, you will destroy the intrinsic value of the individual at the same time. But you can still live on as a wall decoration.”
-Carl Jung
Recovering Overthinker • You Should Be Terrified of Not Expressing Yourself
The limitations we’re trying to avoid when we engage in this self-defeating sort of procrastination frequently don’t have anything to do with how much we’ll be able to get done in the time available; usually, it’s a matter of worrying that we won’t have the talent to produce work of sufficient quality, or that others won’t respond to it as we’d
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
Tragically, four children are reported to have been killed. However, compared to almost any other military operation, this act of mass sabotage appears to have produced very few unintended deaths. It is an example of exactly the sort of calibrated violence that Israel’s critics claim to support. And it has delivered a profound psychological blow to
... See moreSam Harris • Sometimes, Violence Really Is the Answer
The best presentations don’t just tell people something—they tell them the same thing again and again but in different ways. They use analogies to help people understand.
Russell Davies • Do Interesting: Notice. Collect. Share
Myokine wirken aber nicht nur langfristig antientzündlich, weil sie Bauchfett schmelzen lassen, sondern auch ganz akut, indem sie an Immunzellen andocken, die beeinflussen, wie das Immunsystem etwa auf Eindringlinge reagiert. Sie fördern dort die Ausschüttung von entzündungshemmenden Botenstoffen.