Hibernation phase with an occasional article? "Passt!"

A short note plus my favourite articles from 84.

Apr 2, 2023

I am not sure if you recall my last article (it was about investing) and if you remember when you subscribed to this newsletter. That’s because it’s hibernating due to

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, which takes up all my free time dedicated to writing.

I guess I also had nothing to add.

But last week I published an article that could also be published here. Many of you are subbed to both Substacks, so sorry for this spam.

I think it came out well; it’s even a bit funny. Judge for yourself. But before you do, a short note: the following article on Eightyfour will be dedicated to the first anniversary of

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See you in May!

(I also added some of my favourite stuff from Eightyfour below for all the subscribers who came here via handpicked for Berlin recommendation)

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Write it down now! Or why you should journal at work?

First published at handpickedberlin.com TL;DR: Write down your achievements at work. At least each month. There are thousands of articles about the benefits of journaling. Writing things down in one way or another will help you park your thoughts from your brain on paper or in a notebook. Your thoughts, worries or problems will be clarified, and you will …

6 months ago · 8 likes · Igor Ranc

It’s interesting to read back about publishing something. I actually mentioned handpicked and how nothing happened after I published it:

EightyFour

Have you ever published anything?

Have you ever published something solo, outside of an established channel? A website, an article, a blog post, a Youtube or a TikTok video? Hey, maybe you even created a product or wrote a book? I did and it mostly sucks. It goes like this: you work for quite some time, making sure it is not a total piece of shit. Polishing here, there and everywhere. It …

a year ago · 11 likes · 2 comments · Igor Ranc

This was written at the end of the pandemic, and when I read it again today, I could have made the initial chapters flow better. The situation hurt some so badly that they still go on about it today.

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10 questions for you and your (un)vaccinated friends

Let’s hope the worse of the Covid disaster is over. And, did you get vaccinated? Couple of friends that I respect did not. I am not going to lie, it irritated me, even if I was convincing myself that it should be a free choice. I recently sat with one of them and intentionally avoided discussing the topic…

a year ago · 9 likes · 4 comments · Igor Ranc

Not liking your older stuff is a sign of progress. But I still like this meditation about being forgotten:

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The liberating concept of sonder and being forgotten

Besides your partner, family and friends, nobody cares about you. Most of the people already forgot you exist. And yet, you worry: what did they think about my presentation? How did I come across at the dinner? Why did I say that? What do they think about [insert whatever…

2 years ago · 3 likes · 4 comments · Igor Ranc

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think in the comments!