Book Review: Deep Work by Cal Newport

Hello friend! Deep Work by Cal Newport is an excellent read for everybody who wants to create meaningful work in his life. Newport offers insights into the workflows of high-achieving knowledge workers and how you can replicate those for yourself. The book is divided into two parts: Firstly, The Idea, which is, you guessed it,Continue reading “Book Review: Deep Work by Cal Newport”

Book Review: How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens

An introduction to the Zettelkasten-method Hello friend, I hope you enjoy my review of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens and the concepts behind it. What is it about? This book is about note-taking and writing with the Zettelkasten-Method, which was originally introduced by Niklas Luhman. Luhman was a highly productive german sociologist who publishedContinue reading “Book Review: How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens”

Notion – my favorite note-taking app and how I use it for university

Hello friend. I have been using Evernote for years. It was the place where I put a lot of things that interested me, but then I never looked at them again. There was no real structure I enjoyed working with. And I still use it for that, like a filing cabinet for documents I mightContinue reading “Notion – my favorite note-taking app and how I use it for university”