Nico Appel

Reflections on daily training habits for knowledge workers, inspired by Tyler Cowen -- reading, typing, language, conversations, and writing.

An open letter to LinkedIn about their misaligned engagement notifications and why pushing users to work for the platform is disrespectful.

A pizza place anecdote about why most people don't instinctively think about process -- and why some of us can't help it.

A short reflection on the underappreciated luxury of choosing to work with friends.

Having a clear plan exposes what's unexpected -- and unexpected events can be fortunate or frustrating.

Werner Herzog's case for reading, his Rogue Film School reading list, and the motivation to pick up more books.

Location-based reminders are great, but what if we could tie reminders to people -- triggered when we meet, call, or message them?

First experiences with networking events in 2019 -- the awkwardness, the business card conundrum, and the shift to digital connections.

Mapping personal story onto classic narrative structure -- what change must happen to resolve the story with a happy ending?

A linguistic deep dive into why the German language makes it impossible to 'make money' -- and how debt is literally the plural of guilt.

From a late-night Netflix movie to collecting Jack Reacher quotes about minimalism, luggage, and the definition of affluence.

Inspired by Nassim Taleb's via negativa -- why what we deliberately don't do may be more interesting than what we do.