Dominik Hofer

I quite like this definition of success by Will Ahmed, the founder of Whoop: Success is being excited to go to work and being excited to come home.

Number Go Up by Zeke Faux is a unique blend of investigative journalism, social commentary and a true crime recount of some of the biggest frauds in recent years.

Just a short little update because I have been quite silent on this blog the past few weeks.

Just two running-related ads I came around today that immediately made me wanna put on my running shoes and head out.

Long time, no see – hi again!

I’d choose to use a Mac over a Windows machine every time in a heartbeat.

Recently, there was this insightful interview in our local newspaper that I found really interesting and seemed almost philosophical to me.

Today, I was reminded once again of how great the early hours of a day can feel.

After building my own personal home on the internet (you’re visiting it right now, hi 👋), I think I finally found my social home as well.

I’m currently in the middle of exam season and wanted to share a quick tip that helps me enormously when I get nervous or tense right before a quiz.

Like every other productivity-app geek out there, I’m always watching the space for new developments.

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter is probably the most unique fiction book I’ve read this year.

As I’ve stated before, writing regularly and publishing your work has many benefits.

Inspired by Jedda⁠ and in the spirit of sharing and discovering great music, I also wanted to write a bit about my Spotify Wrapped this year.

These past few days, Bluesky really seemed to start getting traction and starting to hit mainstream appeal – adding over 1 Million people per day⁠.

I’m currently reading “Four Thousand Weeks” by Oliver Burkeman.

Yesterday was the day I had worked toward for almost half a year.

Exactly one year ago, I was in the midst of my biggest adventure so far.

After 4 weeks of taking the calculus 1 class in university, I’ve had my first true [insert mindblown-emoji here] moment.

A response to Blog like a Painter⁠ by Robert Birming.

September has been quite a busy month for me.

When I really like an artist, I usually look up their live performances on YouTube.

Today is Friday, September 13th, and it’s Orientation Day for new bachelor students at Uni Bern⁠.

I just came back from a 15k run, and I feel great.

YouTube recommended me this video by Dan Go: An interesting piece in general, but two things really stuck with me: Your brain is a piece of software.

In the “But, how do I actually…” series, I try to explain how to do computer things in a way that previous me would have appreciated (and future me can reference).

Recently, I wrote about how I write daily⁠.

With the use of the WebFinger protocol⁠, you can make your Mastodon account discoverable via your own domain.

You know about these playlists that Spotify auto-generates for you based on a mood or activity?

Civil War is a movie that has been on my “to watch” list since it came out this spring.

I don’t think writing every day will change your life… …I know it will. — Peter Suhm Occasionally, you stumble upon a piece of content, that flips a switch in your brain.

Every once in a while, I get this sudden urge to try to understand the Fediverse better.

Hi Hidden Person, I discovered your blogpost⁠ via a reply by Robert⁠.

We’ve arrived at the next continent on my quest to learn all the countries in the world, so I can complete the “Countries of the World”-quiz on Jetpunk⁠: Asia.

Although it’s just a short one, Alexandra’s post about reading (or not reading) books⁠ resonated with me for two reasons.

If you’re a regular visitor of my /photos⁠ page, you might have noticed that I uploaded some new photos on there.

Inspired by my girlfriend and my brother, who are both somewhat huge geography buffs, I’ve decided to challenge myself to learn all the countries in the world.

I get quite irritated by people who seem to make it their life’s goal to bash AI. — Yordi in AI Critics: You’re Using It Wrong⁠ This morning, I read this post by Yordi, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way.

Last week, I wrote about deciding on what to build next⁠.

Julia Ebner has been known to me since she appeared in an episode of the German late night show Neo Magazin Royale⁠ over 6 years ago.

We “blog” even when we are not sitting in front of a computer screen.

Let’s connect more over blog posts.

Yesterday, I finished the great “30 Days to learn Laravel⁠”-Course on Laracasts.

The why’s, what’s and how’s behind the creation of this website.

Yesterday, I rated a run on my Garmin with a 5/5 feeling (“very strong”) for the first time in a long time.

Going Zero by Anthony McCarten is a book that has been on my TBR list for the longest time.

From the Shelf is a series where I distill my favourite books in an enjoyable and quick to read format.

YouTube is amazing, but… …it’s so f*cking addictive.

Do you know that feeling when you watch someone do something they’re really good (like really really good) at and you think to yourself: “I wish I could do this as well!”

As I type these lines, it is 8pm and dark outside.