Reflecting on everyday life in a few words. From my perspective.

It’s 2026 and people still feel the social pressure to have a “coming out”. Thought we would be beyond this by now.

Why should anybody other than me care about who I love? Or how I express love?

Loud, he calls tonight
into the dark silent void
forever hopeful.

I always felt sorry for people having to commute to work. So much time, just wasted. But reading a short post on Thisness… on Sourcefeed today got me thinking.

The commute can be a ritual. Quality time. Being alone with yourself. A stop at Starbucks. The first morning coffee. Singing along to the new album of your favorite band.

Working remote, I have to deliberately create moments like this. Maybe having to commute isn’t that bad after all.

Think of everyone who’s left a mark on your life, from the day you were born until today. Now imagine a map that shows where they are. No, not like Google Maps. Like the Marauder’s Map from Harry Potter. And imagine the map moves through time, tracing everyone’s path.

I bet you’d see quite a few „paths crossed” — people walking right past you — years before you’d actually meet them.

If we all would be a little bit more like Terry Godier, the world would be a better place.

Thank you for doing what you are doing, Terry.

Okay, this one is funny–and a bit sad.

I set up a shortcut for Siri to listen to my question, hand it of to ChatGPT, and read its answer out loud.

“Can we add a setting for that?” slowly kills the product. The default response to feature requests should be “no”.

What you don’t build is as important as what you ship. If an issue keeps coming back, ask “why”. And if that answer resonates, start digging.

Can we stop adding fancy light bulb switches to our apps and websites? It’s 2026. We have a system preference for that. Just use it already.

Watching my daughter experience the magical (pun intended) world of Harry Potter for the first time is an incredible joy. Such a fantastic story, but at the same time so relatable and accessible.

And I totally forgot how packed the first part was. The Dursleys, Hagrid, Diagon Alley, Gringotts, Ollivander, Hedwig (!), Hogwarts Express, the castle, classes, Snape (miss you, Alan), Quidditch, troll, three-headed dog, the Mirror of Erised, the forbidden forest, centaurs, the unicorn. Oh, and Dumbledore and Voldemort, of course. Unbelievable.

I can’t wait to see the new adaption of the series.

I feel like we should normalize ending meetings five minutes early and starting five minutes late. And spend the extra time to talk off topic or grab a coffee. Just ease things up by default.

Building is easy. Letting people know is not.

If you watch one TV show this year, watch Pluribus.

I’m sure Liam Hemsworth is a great guy. But following Henry Cavill as The Witcher… I hope he finds a new agent who prevents such bad decisions in the future.

That being said, I really hope that this was the last adaption Lauren Hissrich ever worked on.

Pasta, pepper, cheese, water, salt. Five ingredients. All taste. Life can be so simple.

Man, do I love my coffee routine.

If I ever get to teach UX, I’ll start with American kitchen layouts. Nothing says ‘user-centered design’ like upper cabinets at forehead height and a stove right next to the fridge.