“Are you a battery type of person, or a generator type of person?” he asked me, with that typical grin on his face. It’s the grin that always shows up when he asks me cryptic questions like this one. He likes to confuse me sometimes, I think. I told my therapist I often feel exhausted,Continue reading “Charging the batteries”
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Impact and its impact
What is it with science these days that it is such a quest for impact? Has it always been this way? The first thing my new employer said when I started working for him and we had briefly discussed some experimental ideas that I had was ‘This will be great, I think it has NatureContinue reading “Impact and its impact”
We’re all thieves
Let’s face it. Almost nothing is truly original. Writing, or any form of creativity for that matter, is nothing but creative stealing and recombining other people’s ideas that have inspired you along the way. Because of this, we need to source good material to steal and loot from. Importantly, high quality loot is likely toContinue reading “We’re all thieves”
It’s all about priorities
A friend asked on Twitter today what the Twitter-folks would do if they would have some extra hours in a day (I’m loosely paraphrasing, because I am too lazy to look up the exact wording). It’s an interesting question to me, and probably to many others, but maybe especially to the people that replied toContinue reading “It’s all about priorities”
She made me kill it
A couple of years back, Heike and I traveled around the Yucatán Peninsula, with several weeks spent in Mexico, and several in Belize. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the trip. To be honest, the media do not really paint a fantastic picture of Mexico (druglords, kidnappings and the like), although Cancún and PlayaContinue reading “She made me kill it”
I may have to quit…
When I was 18 years old, I worked at an accountancy firm. God, I hated that job. It is where I developed repetitive strain injury, which over time became chronic, and still is my loyal companion today, 16 years later. It is also where I got into the habit of ridiculous coffee consumption. One ofContinue reading “I may have to quit…”
Germany you should – a series (part 4)
Ever since the first time I have driven a vehicle through Germany, there have been a several things that stood at to me as quite remarkable. And I’m not even talking about the highway situation… But seriously though. Sort that shit out. Make a decision. Repair them, or don’t, but choose something. Don’t just startContinue reading “Germany you should – a series (part 4)”
(Un)welcome guests
For people that love cooking as much as we do (and we sure do love cooking!), Germany, or perhaps just Freising, is not fantastic. Herbs here are a big and boring disappointment. I don’t have a clue why, but fresh herbs here (1) are either all parsley, chives or not available, or (2) when theyContinue reading “(Un)welcome guests”
Gift advice from Hugh Jackman
Since a couple of months I have started (again) listening to podcasts. I used to do this a lot, especially before my boy was born. Before then, I often listened while driving, especially while driving alone. Podcasts also accompanied me on walks, during the more braindead parts of my job (watering plants, weighing biomass, etc.Continue reading “Gift advice from Hugh Jackman”
Time will tell
The start of my postdoc position at TUM was not really as I had expected it to be. Most postdoc positions that I was aware of at the time were project positions. In such positions the goals were usually quite clear and I thought that this was somewhat similar to what I was walking into.Continue reading “Time will tell”
Robin Heinen 