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  • Supersonic Planes, Sinsheim, Germany

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  • Finished reading: πŸ‘‘ Empire of Grass by Tad Williams πŸ“š

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  • Finished reading: πŸ•― Realizing the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle πŸ“š

    β†’ 4:18 PM, Feb 22
  • Our virtual office

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  • Finished reading: Natrium Chlorid by Jussi Adler-Olsen πŸ“š

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  • Finished reading: Lost Connections by Johann Hari πŸ“š

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  • Finished reading: Nothing To Lose by Lee Child πŸ“š

    β†’ 12:03 PM, Jan 31
  • Finished reading: The Whale at the End of the World by John. Ironmonger πŸ“š

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  • Finished reading: Caliban’s War by James S. A. Corey πŸ“š

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  • Finished reading: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan πŸ“š

    β†’ 10:08 AM, Jan 6
  • Finished reading: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey πŸ“š

    β†’ 11:55 AM, Jan 5
  • Currently reading: Universum by Phillip P. Peterson πŸ“š

    β†’ 8:13 AM, Jan 2
  • Finished reading: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š

    β†’ 11:03 AM, Dec 26
  • Finished reading: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini πŸ“š Awesome Sci-Fi action-packed and with a great plot!

    β†’ 3:07 PM, Dec 19
  • Rainbow trees.

    β†’ 9:46 PM, Dec 6
  • Finished reading: Starsight by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š

    Another fun space novel.

    β†’ 8:05 AM, Dec 2
  • Finished reading: Achtung Steinschlag! by Christian KΓΆberl πŸ“š

    A book about meteorites. Interesting, but short. πŸ’« Makes me want to visit the NΓΆrdlinger Ries impact crater nearby.

    β†’ 8:05 AM, Nov 16
  • Useless thinking

    Most thoughts are pointless. In the past, I thought, that I think my thoughts. But this is obviously untrue. Can you really stop thinking? Do you really have control over your thoughts? Or do thoughts just come and go, and you jump to the conclusion, that you are the thinker. Is the feeling of being the thinker just a function of the brain?

    If this sounds crazy to you, try out a 10-minute meditation and focus on your breath (try not to think). I can almost guaranty that you, that you will notice, that you have almost no control about your thoughts. And that most of them are not helpful. You try to relax and they distract you.

    This is, of course, not a problem. Thought just bubble up all day. The problem starts, when you start to believe the thoughts and identify with them. If you concentrate on them, and you miss what is right in front of your eyes.

    What do I mean with it? Imagine you are taking a walk around a lake, and you think about work. You might have said something bad to a colleague. Now you can’t stop thinking about it.

    A useful amount of thought would be something like β€žOk β€” that was bad. I will apologizeβ€œ. You can absolutely do it tomorrow. But not here at the lake. That’s useful thought. But if your thoughts spiral into a carousel, and you play out potential conversations with your colleague, what you might have done better, that you hate your job, you might miss how beautiful the birds are chirping, that the sun is shinning and that, now, you cannot address the problem.

    Most thoughts do not solve a problem. They do not help you with anything. They are completely useless and even might make you fell bad. Worst of all, they might rob your happiness.

    Even β€žpositiveβ€œ thoughts and daydreaming might be a waste of time because they also might filter out the pure joy of simply being. If you do not know what I mean, look at a small child, that discovers how wonderful the world is. How wonderful a leaf looks. Who enjoys rain and loves hoping into puddles.

    The adult only thinks - oh damn it. It is raining and stays inside.

    But the joy of the child is still available to every adult. It is just obscured behind a lot of thinking, that stops him to just see and feel what is really going on.

    So, my goal is to recognize these thoughts and to concentrate on my surrounding. On my surroundings. On what I am doing.

    Who cares if people do not vaccinate against Corona? Wo cares about that I need to run an errand tomorrow? I am baking a bread now :) My thoughts will distract me from the fresh smell. From kneading the dough. They are not really helpful to anyone.

    I am not sure if I can undo all the years of habitual thinking. If I can be like a child again. But it is worth a try.

    β†’ 11:10 AM, Nov 13
  • Finished reading: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson πŸ“š

    What a lovely book! Great Sci-Fi with a lot of battles and a nice plot. πŸš€

    β†’ 9:54 PM, Nov 11
  • Finished reading: Die Selbstgerechten by Sahra Wagenknecht πŸ“š

    Mrs. Wagenknecht raises some good points in the first part of the book - but I am going to stop reading the book at 50%. It is kind of boring and long and she does not really get to the point. πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

    β†’ 9:16 PM, Nov 8
  • Fagradalsfjall, Iceland

    β†’ 5:49 PM, Nov 7
  • Finished reading: Singularity by Joshua Tree πŸ“š

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  • Finished reading: Tod und Teufel by Frank SchΓ€tzing πŸ“š

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