Ink to Blog
Ink to Blog
Victor
I am Victor, a software developer from Germany. I use this blog to structure my thoughts or think them to a conclusion. Some topics are more intuitively written, while others have more research behind them. I will tag them accordingly in the future. The name of my blog comes from the fact that I often write my thoughts about a topic in my journal first and later extract it to a blog post.
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Boredom is mostly seen as something negative. We want to kill boredom, because it feels bad. It is the signal that we are starved of engaging activities. My view on boredom is different now from when I was younger. Although the feeling...
Staying slim and fit has always been a goal that has guided me throughout my life. I have been exercising with varying intensity and frequency since I was a teenager. Of course, there were the usual benefits of working out: Staying...
I will present three widely used logical fallacies that share the same principle: my statement is true because I am pointing to some other thing that was present or also true. This other thing doesn't have a correlation to the thing I...
Why do a lot of people feel undesirable during the online dating process? We can of course face rejection while we are already in touch with a person because it just doesn't click. But at least there was an initial willingness to get to...
Why do a lot of people feel undesirable during the online dating process? We can of course face rejection while we are already in touch with a person because it just doesn't click. But at least there was an initial willingness to get to...
When it rains, I feel safe. The outside transforms into a place that should be avoided. Sunny weather will push you to go outside to take advantage of the chances it offers, but rain will not push you. It signals that you'd better stay...
It's a never-ending cycle. I notice that I waste too much time scrolling on my smartphone. I reach a point where I want to change my behavior with long-lasting success. For some time I succeed to follow the rule I have set for myself to...
Power is owned, strength is used. Power can be inherited, but strength cannot. Strength is something you have to show and display repeatedly when the situation demands it. To see the use of strength is evidence enough that a person...
Silence can be deafening. Especially between two people who want to keep a conversation going, but fail to do so. I was always searching for a way to move the conversation forward. Early in my relationships, with new friends or with...
Creating something can be an easy target for the day when you find it hard to follow a purpose at the moment. We decide what purpose to follow because we want to and it is easier to live with one. But it is difficult to decide what...
The rabbit hole for journaling can go deep. You can use different formats, different journaling techniques, you can even start a bullet journal, which has its own practices. The tools you use for writing can also change the experience,...
At work, we talked about the sudden passing of a coworker's friend and how it affected him and how it is also something you have to deal with sooner or later. One coworker said: "From 30 onwards, it is likely that the first people in...
New ideas cannot develop without silence. With constant stimulation to keep our mind busy, there is no growth inside of us. Our mind needs space and time to process new information. You have to be with yourself and let your mind wander...
Sometimes I just don't want to work. Yet it is assumed that I have to work five days a week. Yes, I get money for that. But my employer also assumes that I am motivated five times a week. That I am productive five times a week. Even if I...
You can evaluate how much a specific goal or value matters to you by looking at the sacrifices you are willing to make to achieve it. But I don't mean every kind of sacrifice. There are sacrifices that are easy to make. There is not much...