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βοΈ Blogging: thoughts, reflections and anything I would like to share.
βͺ Weekly rewind: looking back at each week.
π± Apps & Tech: apps and tech that are worth mentioning.
π· Photography: tips, struggles and inspiration of my photography journey.
π Running: how I train or what I'm training for.
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2025
August
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Finding focus with Focus Flight π±
An iOS&Mac app that keeps me focused. #blaugust2025
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Share your ordinary adventures and weeknotes βοΈ
A request to keep sharing even if you may think it's not worth sharing. #blaugust2025
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Road to Valencia - Part 1 π
Part 1 of my log to train for and run the Valencia marathon. #blaugust2025
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Weekly rewind - W33 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W33. A nice week off in the Ardennes, writing for #blaugust2025, preparing for my marathon training and someΒ apps.
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People do care βοΈ
There's always someone reading and showing they care. #blaugust2025
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The double-edged sword of social happiness βοΈ
The struggles of living a fulfilling and happy social life. #blaugust2025
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My running boot sequence π
What I do to get focused and excited for the run to come. #blaugust2025
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Changing my phone setup π±
Adjusting phone notifications and other improvements to limit my phone usage. #blaugust2025
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One HIIT training to free my mind βοΈ
Freeing my mind and becoming focused with 1 HIIT training. #blaugust2025
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The right (todo) app for me βοΈ
Being honest about the apps I use. #blaugust2025
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Weekly rewind - W32 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W32. A good week of sports and work, joining #blaugust2025, some TV, books and an app.
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Is this my new reality? βοΈ
Admitting my eyesight is getting worse with aging. #blaugust2025
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A sea of ideas βοΈ
Wondering about all the ideas I got thanks to #blaugust2025
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I'm entitled to write this βοΈ
Paying respect to other people while not neglecting my own feelings. #blaugust2025
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To blaugust or not? βοΈ
Deciding to join the Blaugust challenge to regain my love for this blog. #blaugust2025
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Weekly rewind - W31 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W31. A better work- and running week, reading, following up on our electricity spending, some movies, books & apps.
July
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Photography reflections after my holiday π·
Reflections after 2 weeks of photography during our holiday, on what I need and what makes my shots and workflow better.
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Weekly rewind - W30 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W30. Enjoying some time without the boys, difficulties working & focusing, getting caught up in comics and trying to get ready for the start of my marathon training.
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Weekly rewind - W29 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W29. Getting back to work, Loop earplugs, daily quote review, lost of reading and a must get focus app.
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Weekly rewind - W26-27-28 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W26-28. Starting to write again after my family holiday, a small note on our travel, some useful apps and articles I enjoyed.
June
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The days when I don't show up βοΈ
My Cycle of Action and Inaction. Trying to crack the code to revert bad days into good ones.
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Weekly rewind - W25 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W25. Sidelined from running, mentally depleted, settling for an RSS solution and playing a lot of deckbuilding games.
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A baseline reset βοΈ
Reflecting on my needs & cleaning my phone after thinking about past moments away from home or interruptions in my "programmed" schedule.
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Weekly rewind - W24 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W24. My son's first running event, enjoying and suffering in good/hot weather, still searching for the best RSS setup, photography, Andor & some apps in focus.
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Small blog updates π±
Small updates to the blog. A small logo and a hamburger icon trying to add some structure.
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Weekly rewind - W23 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W23. Surviving birthday parties, back at full health and training, and photography writing and apps
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New app library π±
Launching my app library, an overview of all apps I referenced in any of my previous blog posts.
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Rethinking my photography needs through an "X Half" experiment π·
Doing an experiment to assess whether the Fujifilm X Half is something for me, made me realise what I need and want from photography.
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Weekly rewind - W22
Looking back at the past week - W22. Recovering from my 20km race, enjoying a weekend off, experimenting with my X100VI to mimic the X half and a lot of reading.
May
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Not everything is meant to go well (and thatβs a good thing) βοΈπ
Taking the experience of struggling during a 20k running race as an experience to strengthen myself for future events.
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Weekly rewind - W21 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W21. Failing at the 20k running event, using a new system for tasks & habits (with Awesome Habits), Fujifilm X half and a Mood.camera recipe.
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Mood.camera recipe - Cuban Neg π·
Digging into the different mood.camera emulations and creating my own "cuban neg" variant.
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Weekly rewind - W20 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W20. Reflecting on my 2025 goals and how to reach them, and everything else pushed to the background with full focus on running.
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Weekly rewind - W19 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W19. Caught up in running, a nice email exchange, accountability through the omg.lol community and trying to get back into photography.
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Do we always need to be busy? βοΈ
Reflection on how our constant need to do something might, in fact, harm us.
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Weekly rewind - W18 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W18. Committed to running & strength, Raycast & improving other workflows, building an app library, articles & some nice apps.
April
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It's ok to sometimes feel miserable as a parent βοΈ
Admitting that parenting is hard and can feel overwhelming at times.
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Weekly rewind - W17 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W17. Trying to get back in the flow after Easter holidays, committed to sports while it being hard, tv, app and article recommendations.
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The tools and apps I used during my holiday π±
The tools and apps that were the most useful during our Malta holiday.
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Weekly rewind - W16 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W16. A strained muscle & a weekend off, trying apps for strength training and local LLMs, and a new book I started reading.
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Weekly rewind - W14&15 βͺ
Looking back at the past weeks - W14-15. Our Malta holiday and first flight with the family, exploring the country and becoming obsessed with mood.camera.
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Adding notes to the blog & other changesπ±
Adding micro notes to my blog, categorizing all blog posts, updating the homepage and cleaning the webmentions view.
March
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Weekly rewind - W13 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W13. A great running week, learning about my strengths and weaknesses, tv&books, and a bookmark tool.
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750 words for morning clarity βοΈ
About writing in the morning and gaining clarity for the rest of the day.
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Weekly rewind - W12 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W12. Catching up on games, tv and books due to sickness.
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Weekly rewind - W11 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W11. Subscribing to a 20km, playing retro games, getting featured on Glass and some good app recommendations.
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weekly rewind-W10 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W10. Enjoying the weather and some time off, finishing Shogun/The Reunion and trying to correct my typing.
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The fear of being seen π·
How the framing task of the #TheCompoChallenge made me aware of my fear of being judged. #the100pics
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Weekly rewind - W09 βͺ
Looking back at W09. Changes to my work routine, strength training, photography challenges, 750 words, a few app recommendations and some tv, books and music.
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Leading lines π·
Photos and thoughts about the shots of the #TheCompoChallenge of this week. Another series for #the100pics
Februari
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Changing morning work routine βοΈ
A small change in my task planning changed my morning productivity.
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Weekly rewind - W08 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W08. Changing weather, an energizing weekend, my birthday and some morning routine changes.
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It all ends - for good or for bad βοΈ
Recognizing the fleeting nature of both struggles and treasured moments.
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Weekly rewind - W07 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W07. Enjoying snow, a running-infused week, looking back at my photo challenge, changing RSS workflow, Civ 7 and sticking to Obsidian.
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I'm so happy I'm blogging βοΈ
The realization I finally have my spot on the internet doing what I want to do makes me so happy. I only regret not starting sooner.
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Lessons from my 31-day photography challenge π·
Lessons I learned from a 31-day photography challenge and how it helped improve my photography game.
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Weekly rewind - W06 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W06. A reminder to take action, testing out some apps while ditching others and joining another photo challenge.
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Sofa - my main tracker and how it helps with my weekly rewind π±
Sofa, the app I use to keep track of everything.
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Steal, don't copy - or why you shouldn't maintain 20 tools or systems βοΈ
It's easy to see what others are doing and try to copy what they are doing. But this doesn't always work. Let them inspire you, but don't blindly copy their ways of working.
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Weekly rewind - W05 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W05. Enjoying the sun and good health, focusing on food and breathing, joining the 100 pics challenge, watching Sherlock and some new apps on my phone.
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Join me - 100 Photos in 365 days challenge πΈ
Join me to share 100 photos in the next 365 days - #the100pics
Januari
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CSS & web interaction updates π±
Explaining the CSS changes to my footer and web interaction improvement.
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Making Bear Interactions Easier π±
Incorporating a form on my blog posts to reduce friction to comment.
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Weekly rewind - W04 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W04. Regaining my focus and motivation, trying out new earbuds, movies I watched and a great AI voice to text app.
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The issue with our attention - taking action βοΈπ±
Following my last post about the issue with our attention due to phone usage, I took action to reduce my screen time.
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The issue with our attention βοΈ
How an article on attention made me reflect on my phone usage and take action to become more focused and present.
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Weekly rewind - W03 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W03. Feeling reborn and energised, battling my phone usage, finishing some movies and an audiobook, and some app recommendations.
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Share Your Praise & Why It Matters βοΈ
How being featured in a blogpost made me reflect on showing praise to others and how often we neglect this.
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Weekly rewind - W01&02 βͺ
Looking back at the past 2 weeks - W01-02. New Year's Eve, the end of the holidays, some struggling and a good camera app.
2024
December
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Weekly rewind - W52 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W52. Enjoying the holidays with the family, taking my X100VI wherever I go and celebrating my first run in months.
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My default apps π±
Closing down on 2024, a list of my default apps. And an overview of many other lists that were shared.
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Weekly rewind - WK51 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W51. Obsessed with my new X100I camera, giving Drafts another go and finally seeing my health go in the right direction.
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Making life count: you only have 1 to live βοΈ
Reflecting on life before turning 45. Letting go of what doesn't matter and cherish the moments that truly count.
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Weekly rewind - W50 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W50. Registering for the Valencia marathon, a few good apps and games and finally getting my X100VI delivered.
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My forced bookmark manager workflow π±
How my company made me create a custom solution for my bookmarks instead of using Raindrop.
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Weekly rewind - W49 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W49. More doodling, searching for an X100VI, free Civilzation game and some app recommendations.
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Tools I use(d) for a digital detox π±
An overview of tools that I used and that can be used to help with a digital detox.
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Weekly rewind - W48 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W48. Covid, drawing, a birthday party and further focus on photography.
November
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Using AI to find my new camera π±
In my search for a Fujifilm X100VI camera I've used AI to write a simple python script to check its availability.
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Share your work! βοΈ
An open invite to share your thoughts, pictures, and what you're working on for your future self and for inspiration for others.
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Weekly rewind - W47 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W47. Feeling under the weather, my son's birthday, joining Glass and looking for an X100VI.
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Adding "Webmentions" to my blog (tutorial) π±
how to sign up for webmentions.io and enable them on your website.
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Weekly rewind - W46 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W46. A visit to Auto World, hospital check-up for my son, Hotel Mumbai & Pillars of the Earth.
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Document (your) life βοΈ
Documenting lifeβs moments can bring treasured memories back to life.
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Don't wait for tomorrow - Start now! βοΈ
Each day is a fresh opportunity. Skip excuses and start today.
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Weekly rewind - W45 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W45. Struggling with my stomach, hand surgery for my son, joining omg.lol & launching my own domain.
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Launching gobino.be and its themes π₯³
To strengthen my commitment to Bear I'm starting with my own domain and themes.
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Saying thank you - more often βοΈ
Don't take things for granted and say thank you more often. I small gesture with a huge impact.
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Mela β Better recipe organising and meal planning π±
Mela β a revolutionising recipe organizer and meal planner.
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Cherishing life luck and good health βοΈ
Taking a step back to be grateful for life luck and good health
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Weekly rewind - W44 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W44. A midweek away, first long electrical drive, bowling accident and Woman of the hour.
October
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Weekly rewind - W43 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W43. Minor changes to this blog, becoming a dad taxi, family celebrations & Jack White - No name.
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Don't over-complicate βοΈ
Sometimes an easy solution is already available. Don't over-complicate.
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Searching for peace of mind βοΈ
How one tweet made me reflect on what I need for peace of mind.
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Weekly rewind - W42 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W42. Biking and running, city annual fair, some books, tv & apps.
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If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail βοΈ
Why preparation is important or it can become a failure.
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Changing routine to spark motivation βοΈ
How a simple change in routine can reignite motivation
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The paradox of choice βοΈ
The Paradox of Choice - why more isn't always better. Or why you lose time when there are too many options.
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Weekly rewind - W41 βͺ
Looking back at the past week - W41. Working from home struggles, happy to be writing again and marathon planning.
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From Daily Writer to Dormant Blogger: Staging a Comeback βοΈ
A personal account of falling out of the writing habit and the journey to rediscover daily writing.
September
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The Two Faces of Sleep: How Rest Transforms My Day βοΈ
Sleep, my secret weapon and how it can make or break my day.
August
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My Windows productivity stack π±
The applications I always install on Windows for my work productivity.
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My photography challenge struggles π·
Analyzing my photography struggles and reflecting on how to overcome them.
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Master the basics, improve as you go along βοΈ
Master the basics first before working on perfection.
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Rediscovering Apple Maps Guides and Polar Steps for travelling π±
Making travel planning and sharing easy with Apple Maps & Polar Steps.
July
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Starting a photography challenge π·
Starting a photography challenge to become more consistent at photography.
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Hello World, like my first piece of code βοΈ
Starting my journey blogging on Bear. Hello everyone, nice e-meeting you.