Kategorie: In English
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The Rewards of Bravery
For me, a lot of bravery is required to keep writing and posting. Here is what keeps me going:
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Exploring the World on Butterfly Wings
Who doesn’t love to escape the routines of everyday life? Wouldn’t it be great, to once in a while grow wings and fly? I love exploring, to venture out to expand my view on life, freshen my perspective, gain glimpses into other worlds, big or small. Last night, in the insect collection of the ETH…
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AI-chatterboxes: friend or foe?
It was big headline news: now we all can happily interact with extra smart AI. Students in need of homework help, lonely senior citizens, media mobster, all welcome! After a few days of shy consideration, curiosity won, and I tried it. I know of course, that AI has long been a part of our lives.…
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The Tyranny of Growth and Numbers
Yes, measurements and statistics are fun: if you are doing great. But it can quickly lead to ultra-stress. At least, that is what I find. Take this blog: I started last month and the first visitor was announced with a fat green arrow UP on my statistics. My number of views climbed quickly and I…
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Tuning in the Grumpy Morning Blues
It’s Monday. Getting up is already hard and then things don’t perk up. And before you know it, you are in the middle of the grumpy morning blues. You are in the mood of sighs and wailing. As any musical tune, it can carry you along: listen out for the solo of despair or possibly…
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How you helped disarm the troll of fear
You are the best! Thanks for clicking and reading. And extra thanks to those who took the time to post a friendly comment on Facebook! I was so worried I would mainly receive little notes like: „Wiebke, as your friend/soon-to-unfriend-you-buddy/neighbour I feel the burden of obligation to tell you: stop this nonsense immediately!“ But you…
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Sneaky little doubt
I am sure it happens to you, too. You are about to do something, already in full swing, when it suddenly hits you splat in your face: „This is stupid!“. The blast is unannounced, profound and disorientating. You need to stop and assess the damage. Blurred vision, queasy feeling in the stomach, unsteady heart rate.…
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The Dilemma of English and German
So, this is weird. There is no good way of saying this: but YOU are the problem. The reasons for starting this blog As I mentioned, I want to get back to writing. I love writing for clients and I hope to start another novel. So I thought, I’ll have this blog as a place…
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