philipp
@philipptemmel
Product Designer, Writer, Side-project enthusiast
philipp
philipptemmel.com
nurture your relationships, pursue challenging goals, spend time in nature, and make room for fun.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
I Am My Own Legal Department: The Promise and Peril of “Just Go Independent”
Molly Whitecitationneeded.newsYou'll need to take a risk of doing something that you haven't done before. Risk, even a small one, can be difficult, but it can have a big reward. You may rediscover your excitement and interest in life. But more than that, it can help you be more flexible. Doing something new keeps you young in some ways and gives you a broader view of the world.
... See moreMonica Vilhauer • Doing Something New Is Good for You
for nearly fourteen years afterwards, I stared at a smartphone every single day. Five thousand days, all in all. I can’t think of anything else I’ve done with the same level of commitment. There have been days where I’ve had nothing to eat or drink and there have been nights when I didn’t sleep. But until very recently, I never once went... See more
If you’re posting on social media or any platform with an algorithm, the real question is: do you work for the algorithm or are you committed to working for the people who want to go where you hope to take them?
Seth Godin • Feeding the algorithm
people still carve out community in the most hostile of places and subvert platforms to create space for human-first desires. We create solidarity infrastructure out of text chains, subvert government control through form submissions, and carve intimate sanctuaries in the comment sections and profiles of algorithmically controlled wastelands. We... See more
one year of independence
We accumulate more books and more materials to watch because the act of collecting is a reward in itself. It feels good - awesome, actually - to visit the library again, cuddle with big books, and take one more home. But how many more books on mindfulness do I need to realize that spending more time searching for resources on this topic won't make
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