Instant Messenger Requirements
For decades, data has been considered the new gold. Edward Snowden made it public that people who were not even criminals were being spied on by intelligence agencies on a grand scale in 2013, which jeopardized his own …
Breaking away from WhatsApp - Why is it so difficult?
I have been trying to break away from WhatsApp for a very long time now. The reason for this is that I am a very freedom-loving person, and I am not willing to sacrifice my freedom. Something that …
BOINC - What is it and how can I help?
BOINC is the acronym for Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing and is software that enables distributed computing. For example, the computing power of all volunteers' computers is utilized to distribute computationally intensive tasks among them and have …
Are you normal?
I was once asked if I was normal? Unfortunately, it wasn't a yes-no question. Here is my answer:
It is normal to see yourself as the centre of the world.
It is normal to work more than 40 …
From ExtraBoost.org to utopify.org
Before I started with ExtraBoost, I had spent a lot of time on personal development. After I had gotten such an incredible amount of input from blogs, videos and books, at some point, it was too much to …
Alternatives to Time Wasting Activities
Self-development
The probably most important topic on this website is self-development and of course I see it as an alternative to time-wasting tasks. Because if you take the time for this essential thing in life and you are …
Clean Dopamine – Part 6: Escape from Entertainment Media
In any challenge that is about sacrifice, I feel like a junky on withdrawal. But this time, it reminded me a lot of my blackout day, because once again, I was sitting at my rarely used kitchen table …
10 important Appointments you should have in your calendar
In our day-to-day life, we have built up many routines and tasks which we diligently pursue because we are eager to pursue our goals. But there are important events and tasks we sometimes just need to follow, which …
Clean Dopamine – Part 5: Avoiding Entertainment Media
After having been able to reduce my consumption of unhealthy food and establish a sports routine, I am convinced that cold withdrawal, hard penalties and awesome rewards are good methods to banish bad habits from my life. With …
Clean Dopamine – Part 4: Results of the Healthy Challenge
It was a hard time and I felt like a junkie, longing for his drug. I had not yet really been aware of the fact that a cold withdrawal from a legal thing can have such an effect …
Clean Dopamine – Part 3: Cold Turkey and Hard Penalties
Like in many areas in life, you can not do everything at once. Thus, I focus on my diet as a whole. I need to get rid of the sweets, acquire alternatives and set up rules. And should …
Clean Dopamine – Part 2: Realization yes, Action no
Several days have passed now since I realized that I have a few addictions. But the first thing I noticed thereafter, was that I hardly did anything against it. Cheerful with this realization, I leaned back on my …
Celebrate goals you already achieved and get motivated
In our day-to-day lives, we often are so strongly committed to achieving something that we do task after task. Rarely do we look back on our successes and too often we forget what we already achieved. In our …
Clean Dopamine – Part 1: Background
I was a sporty man who ate a healthy diet. For a long time, I went to the gym regularly and then moved on to martial arts, because at that time, that was more efficient. I ate a …
Increase productivity with the Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique is a good method to accomplish tasks in a focused way. If you integrate this technique into your daily routine, you will most probably achieve your goals earlier than if you would do your tasks …
Clean Dopamine – Journey to the good happiness bringers
Project “Clean Dopamine” was born on the day I realized I have several dependencies that hurt me and I decided to fight them. I do not only want to leave the diverse addictions behind, though, but also become …
How to keep a diary to benefit from it?
When you hear "diary" you often think of teenager in love, who are writing about their crush. You are quickly deterred and you perceive yourself as too old. Thereby there are many good reasons to keep a diary …
5 Reasons how a simulated Blackout boosts your Efficiency
Throughout the day, we use electrical equipment and we let our time consciously or unconsciously be stolen. We do not ask why we look at our mobile phone just because it vibrates. Sometimes we use modern technologies to …
Habitica – Increase Productivity by Gamification
Some people are on the lookout for a tool to boost productivity and that has a long-term effect. The platform Habitica lets you pursue your daily tasks and develop a virtual character in doing so. Forming a habit …
Use brain dumps to define goals and be successful
Every year on New Year's Eve people tell what they want to achieve in the new year, but only a few people do what they intend to do. But why? Reasons are, that the goals are too high …
The Blackout Journal of a Technology Junkie
A few surprising experiences, which I was allowed to gather during a 24 hours digital detox.
How to create a good Manifest
You would like to create a good manifesto, but you can't find the right words? These methods can help you.
How a good Manifest helps you achieve your Goals?
Different people have different worldviews. To meet the right people, you should find out who you are?
maxmoon's Manifest – Publication of Goals and Intentions
A definition of my manifest, which gives me a direction in life.