Category: empathy

Why ranting is challenging

Recently I wrote about middle aged white seemingly successful “dudes” sharing and hyping only stuff from other dudes. Well, I didn’t just write about it. I did rant about it. In a private setting. It truly bugged me to see that all they have and know seem to be other DUDES. It bugged me to […]

Agile Living – A Story from #AgileShortStories

[this is the English and update version of Agile Living – Eine Kurzgeschichte [DE] from 2019] We are in the year 2011. Constanze, in her early 30s and a computer scientist, hasalready been in her profession for several years. As a software developer, she hasalready seen several agile projects from the inside: Successful implementations withgreat […]

Journaling practise struggles

Recently I’ve been struggling with my journaling routine, especially with the gratitude practise (which itself is a big contributor for a decent mental health). After noticing that, I leveraged two resources I already have: Having peers An established habit Both helped me to get through this practise struggles. Peers & community Firstly, this struggle showed […]

10 reasons why you should _NOT_ start Bullet Journaling (III)

Do you still keep your structured daily journal? Or even worse: are you still keen on starting one? Obviously you didn’t read parts one and two of this series. Wait, you DID?? And you’re still convinced that you should start with Bullet Journaling pretty soon? Then here are two more arguments that should finally stop […]

Agile Living – Eine Kurzgeschichte [DE]

[Update 10/2022: Aktualisierung aller Links auf die 2. Ausgabe von 2021] [Update 06/2020: für alle digitalen Lese-Fans gibt es inzwischen eine eBook-Ausgabe unseres Buches (z.B. hier bei Buch7)] [Update 01/2020: nun gibt es auch ein Glossar zum Buch (klick) – für alle neugierigen und gerne dazu lernenden Menschen. Sehr empfehlenswert!] Wir befinden uns im Jahr […]

Critical Mass

On agile values coming to life – yes, life, for real! Imagine someone having a clear vision – a vision no smaller than saving the planet. Then they call for action to gather with bicycles on a cold, it-could-rain-again-anytime day. And people follow that call! I witnessed exactly this last week while attending a Critical […]

The Chocolate Bar

Did you ever buy yourself a chocolate bar and eat it? And did you smell the delicious chocolate before the first bit?Did you taste those many delicious nuances of cocoa on your tongue?Did you perceive how each piece of it is melting in your mouth?Did you maybe notice traces of cocoa butter visible onto the […]

The streak – a story on habits, on bragging and on limiting beliefs

Recently I noticed a difference in something that is already a routine for me. At first, I didn’t spend much attention or even appreciation to that. Why? Yeah, because it appeared like a “small unimportant thing” for me. (sidenote: I learned that this kind of deprecational, judgemental thinking can contribute to serious health problems… but […]

Courage is fear walking

So, I’ve been quite brave this morning. Some would say “nah, that was just a trivial, little thing” or “don’t brag with that”. This blog post is not about bragging. And it is also not about measuring or comparing my action. It is about gratitude. It is about inspiration. It is about life. Let’s start […]

What handicraft has to do with mindfulness

Recently I had the chance and the pleasure to again present my ‘Multiple Selves?!’ talk on growing your leadership abilities twice: at The Architechture Gathering in Munich and at Agile Tour London. There I also talked about mindfulness as well as mindful practises. Be it in talks or workshops, I always try to make it […]