Hi everyone Last week I wrote about how I became a teacher. Since then, I also officially signed my contract and got my school laptop and keys. It’s just 5 weeks until I’ll stand in front of my class, so now it’s time to get ready. In this week’s newsletter I’m sharing some more thoughts about what I am doing and why. I’ll split this in 4 parts: Teaching goals, classroom management, class content, and everything else. Teaching Goals From my perspective, everything starts with the question of...
28 days ago • 5 min read
Hey everyone This may be a surprise, but starting in August I’m going to work an ~80% job as a middle school teacher at a nearby local school in Hägendorf. In this newsletter I’ll share how that happened, what’s going to happen next, and also what that means for my previous entrepreneurial projects and the rest of my life. Let’s get started. Becoming a Teacher After coming back from China on May 8, I took a break for a few days and then did some AI-related work for a previous client. However,...
about 1 month ago • 14 min read
Hi everyone I don’t have anything special to talk about this week, so I’m going to share 5 of my favorite quotes: 1. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci (supposedly) 2. "You can only connect the dots looking backwards” Steve Jobs (at his 2005 Stanford Commencement Address) 3. "Remember that time is money.” Benjamin Franklin 4. “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” Elon Musk 5. “Whether you think you can, or you think...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi everyone 👋, Last month I had a fantastic trip to China, and one thing that was really nice about it was my ability to communicate in Chinese, since most people I met there actually don’t speak English. I do really spend a lot of time studying Chinese. On some days it can be 12 hours, and even on days with a lot of work I still end up finding an hour or to study it. I love writing dialogues, watching and engaging in Chinese conversations, and reviewing flashcards every day. I really like...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi friends and family Last week I came back from a fantastic, month-long trip with Xi to China. Now that I am back, let’s restart the weekly newsletter! In this first one after the break I am going to share some personal thoughts about motivation, wealth and cultural norms related to this trip. Let’s go! 1 Month in China First of all, the trip was fantastic. I met many wonderful and kind people, especially Xi’s family and friends. I also had a lot of fun experiences and made great memories....
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hi everyone 👋, Last year I made a monthly goals review, which I shared each month. This year I decided to make it quarterly instead (I wrote about it in my Newsletter 61 - I call them 🪨 Rocks). Here are my goals for Q1 and how I did: Work 1. ❌ 50/73 workdays 2. ✅ ⚜️ 100/100 Pieces of Content shared 3. ✅ ⚜️ 1000/1000 Followers on YouTube 4. ✅⚜️ 100/100 Members on Now German Skool 5. ❌ 💰 $~0.5/$2k income per month from teaching German Health 6. ❌ 🏃♂️ 43/73 Workouts 7. ❌ ⚖️ 73kg Love 8. ✅ 💚 3/3...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hi everyone First of all apologies for the gap since my last newsletter. I was in London to visit my wife for the last time before she will move to Switzerland. We had a lot of things going on that the I didn’t keep up with some of my usual routines, including this newsletter. Anyways, now let me write about the topic I chose for this week: nice vs kind. Nice vs Kind Being nice and being kind are both about doing something positive towards someone else, but at a different level. Being nice is...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hi everyone 👋 Every once in a while I come across a quote that resonates with me a lot. Recently that happened again with this one: “The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius Isn’t it incredible that a Roman Emperor had time to write down such wise things 2000 years ago? Anyways, let me look at this quote from 3 different perspectives in this newsletter: Perspective 1: Abraham Maslow I think it makes sense to look at Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Hi everyone I believe that evaluating my life success based on comparison with others is a great way to push myself into continuous unhappiness. Instead I like to evaluate my life success based on how much I can have a positive impact on the life of others and based on how I can improve compared to my past self. In this newsletter I will explain my believes about these topics in a bit more detail. Why I don’t like comparing my success to others First of all let me mention that my thoughts...
5 months ago • 2 min read