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tied hands

have you ever felt genuinely inspired and stuck at the same time? not because you don't know what you want but because the circumstances just don't allow it yet. that's where i've been for a while now. i to came to hong

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how i choose my books

what kind of book you're reading tells a lot about yourself. but have you ever thought about why you picked it? before i even get to the book, i look up the author. not a long deep dive - sometimes just a short biography or a summary of their

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slow living has to be earned.

it's a term you see everywhere - used to describe a certain aesthetic, and it pretty much describes my personal brand - at least the moments i share on instagram. but there's no universal definition and i think that's the point. it means something different to

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finding your way back

i spent two and a half weeks travelling through europe this summer. when i got back to hamburg, i had surgery - the screws from my ankle finally got removed. good news. but the recovery meant no demanding movement like running or swimming. for someone who runs almost every morning that&

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on hunger

i finished bel-ami last week when the novel opens, maupassant’s protagonist, georges duroy, is broke, hungry and walking through paris wondering how he’ll afford dinner. duroy climbs his way through parisian society not through talent or hard work alone, but through charm, calculation and an appetite that

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the things you have to find yourself

we are surrounded by the idea that the best version of life looks a certain way. the right hotel, the right restaurant, the right clothes. i'm not against any of that. there's a time for comfort, and i enjoy it too. but, to be honest, i

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against agreement

reading something you agree with feels good. it supports the way you already think, confirms what you already believe, and sends you away feeling a little more certain about yourself. there's nothing wrong with that. but after a while, it's just boring. it's boring

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social media made me curious

we are part of the first generation to grow up with social media not as something we discovered, but as something that simply was always there. a window to the entire world, from the very beginning. but why is it so great? ideas mostly come from our surroundings. people we

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before hong kong, there was the military

saying it was something i'd always wanted to do would be a lie. but i knew it would be valuable. one and a half years after my last day of service, i can say: it is. but let me start where it actually begins. my grandfather has been

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how i got into reading

when i was young, i was addicted to books. my parents read to me every night, and at some point i stopped needing them to - i just kept going on my own. i don't know exactly when that stopped, but it did. somewhere between growing up and wanting

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new beginnings

i’ve been thinking about creating this website for a long time now. instagram is great for sharing moments, photos, and short thoughts, but i often felt that many ideas deserve more space. books, conversations, travels, and experiences have influenced me much more than a 15-second clip can ever