Dominik Hofer
Dominik Hofer
Dominik Hofer
I’m an early 20s guy from Switzerland. So naturally, I’m still trying to find my place in the world. Figuring out who I am and what I want to do. And this website serves as a time capsule for preserving and documenting this project we call personal life.
Latest Posts
Last week, I wrote about deciding on what to build next. As luck would have it, a couple of days later, I stumbled upon a video titled “How To Record Your Entire Life In Apple Notes”. TL;DW: The video presents a concept called a “Forever...
Julia Ebner has been known to me since she appeared in an episode of the German late night show Neo Magazin Royale over 6 years ago. When I saw her new book “Going Mainstream” (the German version, which I read, is called...
We "blog" even when we are not sitting in front of a computer screen. We see or hear something, draw parallels to our lives, and make a mental note of it. Then, when the opportunity arises, we sit down and create something unique based...
Let’s connect more over blog posts. It’s #JulyReply2024! With two weeks passed since the launch of this website, I want to cultivate my blogging habit and make sure that I keep the flame of enthusiasm for writing on the IndieWeb burning....
Congratulations! You are part of a very, very small circle of people who receive this first Issue of Tiny Sparks! Thank you very much for reading this 🥳 To set the stage, you can expect to receive this newsletter pretty regularly in your...
Yesterday, I finished the great “30 Days to learn Laravel”-Course on Laracasts. Although I have worked a bit with a previous version of the Framework before, I felt like I learned a ton. So if you’re keen to learning Laravel as well,...
The why’s, what’s and how’s behind the creation of this website. After reading this post, you’ll want to create your own – I hope. On the evening of February 21st, I posted the following Tweet: I’ve been diving into the indie web world...
Yesterday, I rated a run on my Garmin with a 5/5 feeling (“very strong”) for the first time in a long time. And all this even when it rained. Or because it rained because it felt great. This thought came about two thirds into my run: “I...
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten is a book that has been on my TBR list for the longest time. Recently, I finally got to read it. To keep things short, it was my favourite fiction read of the year to date. 5/5 stars, no question. And if...
From the Shelf is a series where I distill my favourite books in an enjoyable and quick to read format. Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal (2023) is a book about how to live a healthy and productive life without all the stress. This is...
YouTube is amazing, but… …it’s so f*cking addictive. In the past few weeks, I’ve significantly reduced my social media usage. The only social media apps remaining on my phone are Snapchat (still a great way to communicate with a few...
Do you know that feeling when you watch someone do something they’re really good (like really really good) at and you think to yourself: “I wish I could do this as well!” This is something I feel with many people whom I see creating...
As I type these lines, it is 8pm and dark outside. The rain is dripping on my skylight and I’m sitting here in front of my MacBook. A warm tea is standing by my side and a chill Spotify playlist playing in the background. I want more...
Sometimes, you want to load a file into your web project via a CDN. But what do you do, if the docs don’t give you that CDN link? There is a very easy solution to this problem that uses a service called “JSDelivr”. Just go to the...
This is a recent discovery. And I don’t know if it’s just because of a change in my consumption behaviour. But I think, YouTube is finally starting to heal. I get recommended way more videos that have this raw, authentic feeling to it....