Instant gratification isn’t worth it. Don’t let it distract you from focusing on the long term. — As I’m typing these lines, I’m on an airplane. For the first time in 11 months. But unlike last year, when we had no idea that the second and third wave of COVID would be worse than the first one, we can now see the light at the end of…

Every location change leads to environment change. Every environment change leads to a changed you. — First impressions matter. It takes us about 100ms to make up our mind about a person. Once we’ve made up our mind, it’s hard to change our initial idea of the other person. A quote I’ve often heard from my grandmothers is: “you’ve become so big — but to me…

“some time” doesn’t exist — if you want to learn or do something, you need to plan for it now. — “What do you want to learn in life?” Enjoying the buzz from the second bottle of Rosé on a grey Saturday afternoon in Berlin, the question found me rather unprepared. “That’s a good fucking question.” Sitting at our kitchen table, a few friends and I started discussing all the things…

TL;DR: Great program, can recommend — but there are a few things you need to know. Read this before applying. — A girl matched me on Bumble the other day and messaged me: “actually, I just want to know about Entrepreneur First. I’m thinking about applying — should I?” I was intrigued. That was different from the usual “hi hows it going”. And I could relate. In May 2020, I asked…

2020 didn’t go as planned. Let’s make sure we learn from it and make 2021 better. — Last year, I published my Not-To-Do list for the first time. It’s my type new year’s resolution, because I believe that new year’s resolutions don’t work. The Not-To-Do List for 2020 Instead of trying to figure out what you should be doing in 2020, ask yourself: what should I NOT be doing?medium.com New year’s resolutions add to our life: do more of this, do more of that. But in reality, our lives are full already. We…

Input can’t be observed now, only output. Make it count. — Munich, March 2016. It’s a sunny, fresh spring day, and I’m enjoying the breeze in my hair as I’m biking to the office. Only one objective is on my mind: to convince my boss to let me work remotely for a week. The day before, I may or may not…

You don’t need the latest fad, CBD oil, or steroids. An individualized workout program will do. — If you go to the gym, you should have a workout program. It’s that simple. As a matter of fact, your lack of workout program might be the reason why you’re not going to the gym in the first place! I’ll give you a few reasons why. #1: Your time is precious. Use it effectively. In the user…

There is no shortcut to success — but getting a strength coach might be the next closest thing. — “I just have weak ankles. There’s not much you can do about it.” That’s at least what I thought, every time I tore the ligaments in my ankle. A total of 13 times throughout my career. I even published a post about it: The Curse And Blessing Of Sports Injuries Hi, I’m Dom. I’m one of the team captains of Frankfurt Lacrosse, one of Germany’s better lacrosse teams. And I’m known…medium.com