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Life in Darkness | The Good Life | SoSiShow

By iian.in

A daily podcast in which I’m documenting my life.

The approach: This is what I want to let my descendants know. English and German.

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Ein täglicher Podcast, in dem ich mein Leben dokumentiere. Der Ansatz: Das will ich meinen Nachfahren hinterlassen. Auf Englisch und auf Deutsch.

Memento mori.
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Life in Darkness | The Good Life | SoSiShowJul 03, 2020

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Productive writing and Japan calling 20210211

Productive writing and Japan calling 20210211

Berlin Germany 23.57 2021-02-11 up around 8am, 1.5h productive writing of commissioned piece no. 3, then catch up with friend from Spain living in Tokyo, followed by more productive writing and the delivery to the client. Then chilling through watching the Qatar 🇶🇦 club World Cup where Bayern won against the Tigres from Mexico. At the end of the day, another episode of Fringe (season 3), midnight walk and meditation plus sharing the Thursday truth 162 with my voiceover community. It’s sabbatical #2 this week, so I’ll be back on Feb 22nd. Memento mori.
Feb 11, 202109:51
Long sleep + 6 productive writing hours 20210210

Long sleep + 6 productive writing hours 20210210

Berlin Germany 23.32 2021-02-10 I slept 12.5h after 6h the night before - so that’s 9.25h on average which is fine. Then breakfast/lunch, finishing and delivering commissioned text piece 2, and after another break working on commissioned text piece 3 which I’ll continue working on tomorrow. Then another season 3 episode of Fringe while having dinner and a late evening walk in the snowy winter wonderland that Berlin currently is while having my mediation voice in my ears. Memento mori
Feb 10, 202107:26
Dentist check-up, commissioned text 20210209

Dentist check-up, commissioned text 20210209

Berlin Germany 22.28 2021-02-09 After 6h of sleep - which was good enough - I had a quick hot-cold shower, went to the dentist for my yearly check-up, returned to the house, did biz orga and finances, followed by good lunch, then working commissioned text no. 2 (almost done - will continue tomorrow), and then dinner and watching more of Fringe season 3. Memento mori
Feb 09, 202103:47
Weekend of final tidying up my room and stove area 20210208

Weekend of final tidying up my room and stove area 20210208

Berlin Germany 00.17am 2021-02-09 Weekend was in the name of tidying up my room in terms of removing all the sheets and post-its, etc. Then deep-cleaning the stove and the surrounding area. Apart from that, catch up with a friend from the US that is currently residing in Brazil, and another catch-up with a friend from Holland. Some biz orga stuff, sending my Sunday Truth 5, and that was it. Memento mori
Feb 08, 202106:53
Good day: Up early, VO studio now with great cables, commissioned text done 20210204

Good day: Up early, VO studio now with great cables, commissioned text done 20210204

Berlin Germany 22.33 2021-02-04 Up at 8.22am followed by shower, quick breakfast, bringing the new Cordial cable (line 6.33mm to RCA) to my vo studio and trying it out. Then around 11.30am back at the house to have lunch followed by 5.5h of starting, finishing, and delivering a commissioned article on alternatives to ski vacation during Corona times. Then chillin, having dinner, watching Fringe (season 3) - it’s not super interesting anymore but I keep watching it because of the familiarity that I have with the characters. Have a good weekend. Memento mori
Feb 04, 202105:10
My room is clean, catch up with 🇲🇽 friend and Gladbach won 20210203

My room is clean, catch up with 🇲🇽 friend and Gladbach won 20210203

Berlin Germany 00.02am 2021-02-04 Got up at 12.33pm, immediately continued to clean up the hallway (bringing more stuff into the basement), and then tidying up my room and vacuuming my room, hallway, and my mum’s sleeping and living room. Then some quick biz orga, catch-up with a Mexican friend, and watching soccer - DFB Pokal - Gladbach win against Stuttgart. Memento mori
Feb 03, 202104:52
Day 16 of Decluttering the apartment - almost done - and Dortmund won 20210202

Day 16 of Decluttering the apartment - almost done - and Dortmund won 20210202

Berlin Germany 04.07am 2021-02-03 Up at 11am, and some biz orga, then 12+ hours de-cluttering the apartment and some discussion with my dad about the apartment, then watching Dortmund win against Paderborn in DFB Pokal, and some dinner plus walk+meditate. Now pretty tired. I walked and worked a lot. Memento mori
Feb 03, 202106:07
Commission work feedback and 1st paid commission from agency 20210201

Commission work feedback and 1st paid commission from agency 20210201

Berlin Germany 02.21am 2021-02-02 Friday was in the name of submitting the final versions of the three paid trial articles, on the weekend I have worked more on de-cluttering the apartment, plus on Saturday I sent out Sunday Truth 3, and on Monday I had the intro call with that iGaming agency plus a first commission to complete, then more biz orga and clean inbox work and in the end chilling and listening to Arabic music and sharing some of that with my Arabic community folks. Memento mori
Feb 02, 202112:21
Solid day - commission work and lil bit de-clutter work 20210128

Solid day - commission work and lil bit de-clutter work 20210128

Berlin Germany 23.42 2021-01-28 After 7 hours of a good night sleep I took a shower, had breakfast, went to the studio to get acoustic foam there and return with a large empty box back to the house. There, I worked on the text piece that is due tomorrow - that was about 6.5h - and in between and after that some food intake and telly watching. At the end, my usual weekly GFTB vo community update - it was number 160. And now I’m writing this. Have a great weekend! Memento mori
Jan 28, 202106:55
Impatience on day 10 of apartment de-clutter 20210127

Impatience on day 10 of apartment de-clutter 20210127

Berlin Germany 01.18am 2021-01-28 Slept longer until 12pm or so - needed it - then worked a bit on a commissioned text, then the rest of the day was decluttering time - moving two boxes and one bag into the basement, removing cables from inside a box and another bigger bag - lots of cable-unwinding again, then in between some food-intake and at the end of the day my now usual night walk with accompanied Headspace meditation. Memento mori
Jan 28, 202109:28
So tired but made Yamaha receiver work in studio and decluttered living room 20210126

So tired but made Yamaha receiver work in studio and decluttered living room 20210126

Berlin Germany 23.46 2021-01-26 With 4.5 hours of sleep I got up at around 7am, took a rejuvenation bath that I’ve been looking forward to have A LOT. Then I took the garbage out, went to the studio to test the Yamaha receiver - success (partially at least) - where I then listened to loud music and danced a lil to it - and then I packaged a short square box and a longer rectangle box into one using these nice elastic straps. That worked well but my arms worked well/hard too :D then I ate my first dinner and then wanted to take a siesta nap but instead put all the clothes from the sofa in the living room into both boxes and they didn’t even get filled entirely. Then I unwinded cables for an hour or so, and I ate more my 2nd dinner thanks to my mum. With a full belly I relaxed a bit on my couch bed just sitting there and starring into the very filled room. When I almost fell asleep, I kicked myself in the pants and went outside to have my now habit-driven midnight walk with accompanying Headspace mediation in my AirPod ear. And now I’m sooooo ready for bed. Memento mori
Jan 26, 202113:59
Been de-cluttering - days 5-8 20210125

Been de-cluttering - days 5-8 20210125

Berlin Germany 01.42am 2021-01-26 Kicked off the week with some longer sleep - not in a sense of duration but time of the day. At 12.33pm I had woken up after 8 hours of sleep. After breakfast I went ahead and continued the de-cluttering process/project - there was more to do in the sleeping room of my mum (remove PC, monitor, printer to hallway/my room), and then her room was completely removed from tech stuff she doesn’t use anymore. Then more tech things that I either threw away or moved to some other place - mostly cables and PC software on CD-ROMs lol 😂. And the days before - Friday to Sunday were no different. Yes, there was also a good amount of work in the basement but it’s the same kind of work - you either rearrange/move or remove/trash it. Memento mori
Jan 26, 202109:18
Day 4 of house cleaning // NO Wifi 20210121

Day 4 of house cleaning // NO Wifi 20210121

Berlin Germany 00.44am 2021-01-22 Got up at 7am after a 2.5h sleep to have a language exchange with an Egyptian dame, but my wifi was out of order and I couldn’t fix it, so I went to bed and slept until about 12.30pm, then we moved the 2nd part of the cupboard from my room into the hallway, merged it with the first part and I cleaned the glass parts of it. Then I removed books, material from primary school, high school, alternative military time, studies and beyond (work projects, startups etc.) outside of the second big cupboard in my room, and partly moved some piles into the living room because I was running out of room in my room despite the now removed 2-part cupboard. Then removing two DVD players out of the living room, some cable removed and cable declutter, Hi-Fi rack dust removal, and in the end watching handball WM in Egypt to see Germany lose 32:28 against Spain while I was eating nice tricoli pasta from Italy with chicken. Then some more reflection and also the outcome that I want to get rid of the 2nd cupboard in my room as well and also my bed and remove it with a simple foldable guest bed. I want more space and less dominating furniture. In the end I walked outside while listening to meditation, and when back to the house did the dishes, tried to fix the Wifi (no success), and now I wrote what you’re reading now. Memento mori
Jan 21, 202119:11
Third day of house de-clutter - still messy 20210120

Third day of house de-clutter - still messy 20210120

Berlin Germany 03.47am 2021-01-21 Slept until noon (needed it), then together with bro brought the old wardrobe to a BSR recycling place, then lunch, removing more things that are not needed anymore, then cleaning the 2-part cupboard so we can move it all to the hallway tomorrow (today) - the first part is actually already on our apartment’s hallway. Then I removed some stuff from the other second wardrobe and since 3 days my room is a mess with full of stuff but at least it’s organized on piles and I know where they will be belonging to after this phase of the decluttering will be over. Remember: I’m only doing this so I can have more space in my room and also to be able to dance here better - dancing requires space. Memento mori
Jan 21, 202106:12
Dortmund lost, but Apartment de-clutter continued successfully 20210119

Dortmund lost, but Apartment de-clutter continued successfully 20210119

Berlin Germany 04.12am 2021-01-20 Slept well and warm and cozy but a bit longer than planned until about 9.30am, followed by breakfast, and then a session of about 7-8 hours of decluttering our apartment. It, generally speaking, started with my desire to have more room in my room - also to dance especially with that January dance course that I’ve been part of - and then hall way became the center of our attention. And then the room of my mum and there are more of those “rat tail” effects which is fascinating to see it develop naturally from one thing that was only concerning my room to then concerning the whole apartment. Then watching BVB lose 1:2 against Leverkusen in Bundesliga, some food-intake, some TV, and walking outside at 3am plus mediating. That’s it. Memento mori
Jan 20, 202107:58
Room de-clutter, vo demo reel, dance 20210118

Room de-clutter, vo demo reel, dance 20210118

Berlin Germany 01.05am 2021-01-19 On Friday I slept 12 hours (well at least I stayed in bed for that amount of time), then Saturday I don’t remember what I did then, on Sunday I wrote my Sunday Truth email 2 to my list sharing my journey on how I’m building my dream storytelling company, and Monday was pretty good: 7am get up with an alarm from my Nokia 112 “dumb”phone, then 1h brain-dumping an extension of a business idea, followed by biz orga, email check, groceries, playing soccer outside for an hour, then food intake, chilling, and then I wanted to dance but saw that my room was filled with stuff which limited my available space so I decided to continue the de-cluttering process of my room and now extended to the whole apartment, and that’s what I did until around midnight. It felt that I started the day so early because at 8pm - when I had dinner - it already felt like a new day. That’s how long this one day felt. And I was still full of energy - not tired at all. Which is pretty much the opposite of how I felt in the past two January weeks of 2021 so far. Memento mori
Jan 19, 202107:04
Semi-successful day but 1% progress for sure 20210114

Semi-successful day but 1% progress for sure 20210114

Berlin Germany 02.39am 2021-01-15 Slept until about 11am, had call with British man, then biz stuff, then sleep to catch up, then food, dance, walk plus meditate, documenting my Thursday Truth in my VO community, and now I’m here. Have a great weekend! Memento mori
Jan 15, 202110:52
Snow and FC Bayern LOST against Kiel at DFB Cup 20210113

Snow and FC Bayern LOST against Kiel at DFB Cup 20210113

Berlin Germany 3.39am 2021-01-14 Slept 6h, wanted to get up before the water was off for 3h from 8a to 11a. Had breakfast before 8a, then did biz orga stuff, and from around 11a to 5p I slept again because I needed it. Then lunch/dinner and watching Fringe, followed by a couple of hours dancing time and partly watching Bayern lose against Holstein Kiel in the second round of the DFB Cup, and finally walking outside in the cool snow while listening to Headspace meditation. Memento mori
Jan 14, 202107:34
A round day - Arabic - Pro bono work - Dancing 20210112

A round day - Arabic - Pro bono work - Dancing 20210112

Berlin Germany 00.41am 2021-01-13 What I had planned for today I did... Started the day with Arabic (3h), then 5h of pro bono video editing for Mar, and dancing for 2h. In between some time for food intake, a nap and at the end of the day a night walk feat. Headspace meditation. Memento mori
Jan 12, 202104:54
Sunday Truth on Monday, Exchange with Persia and Egypt and dancing 20210111

Sunday Truth on Monday, Exchange with Persia and Egypt and dancing 20210111

Berlin Germany 01.35am 2021-01-12 Good catch-up with 🇳🇱 friend on Friday, f2f meet with 🇮🇷 friend in Berlin on Saturday, AR-EN-DE language exchange with 🇪🇬 friend on Sunday, then also biz orga stuff, and on Monday the Sunday Truth email, follow up with leads, and dancing so I could catch up with the lessons I hadn’t done in time - I now caught up with all lessons and will re-visit the basic lessons again. Memento mori
Jan 12, 202108:02
Sleeeeeping so looong 20210107
Jan 08, 202109:42
No work day, but catch up with friends 🇮🇹🇸🇪🇪🇬 20210107

No work day, but catch up with friends 🇮🇹🇸🇪🇪🇬 20210107

Berlin Germany 02.55am 2021-01-07 Up at 3pm, then 2-hour catch-up and 1-hour catch-up with a friend. And a German-Arabic language exchange. Then a bit of biz orga and food intake and at the end a voiceover training regarding automotive commercials. Memento mori
Jan 07, 202104:57
Kyle Hanagami Day 2+3 dance 20210106

Kyle Hanagami Day 2+3 dance 20210106

Berlin Germany 09.09am 2021-01-06 Up at around 3pm, then doing biz orga work, a couple of hours for pro bono work regarding a client of mine, and also doing the day 2 and day 3 exercise of the Kyle Hanagami dancing course on Monthly which is a camouflaged “fitness workout” :P and now off to bed; Memento mori
Jan 06, 202107:24
Email, no. Storywriting, yes. 20210104

Email, no. Storywriting, yes. 20210104

Berlin, Germany 06.37am 2021-01-05 The first mini sabbatical week of 2021 was work-intense. I can feel it in my lower back because I was sitting too much and moving too little. However. I liked that I found out that stopping emailcopywriter.io is the right thing and continuing my journey as a story writer and as a builder of the story production company susé patrola is the right thing to. I also compiled my logo design portfolio as requested by a friend of mine. And there’s maybe a new client in sight. That could mean having more better paid commission work. Today (Monday) I also did day 1 of the Kyle dancing class at Monthly.com. I’m super stiff in my lower back. We’ll see how that goes. The class is intense - every day there’s something to do. Memento mori
Jan 05, 202114:17
Apple M1 chips on Mac mini are insane 20201224

Apple M1 chips on Mac mini are insane 20201224

Berlin, Germany 05.02am 2012-12-25 The last episode for this season 5 and this year 2020. I got up early at 7.17am, did groceries, vacuum-cleaned the apartment and extra-cleaned bathroom and kitchen, then eating something, chilling and catching up with sleep, then sent my daily email to my list with a lot of time to prepare that email because I compared my writing with that of Stephen King in terms of sentence lengths. Cool exercise. Then I began watching YouTube videos and began to understand how industry-disrupting Apple M1 silicon is and will be - probably. Fascinating stuff. Enjoy the Christmas days and happy New Years in a couple days. Memento mori
Dec 25, 202006:41
Her (2013) re-watch // goal: list growth // clarity on how to realize goal 20201223

Her (2013) re-watch // goal: list growth // clarity on how to realize goal 20201223

Berlin Germany 01.42am 2020-12-24 A full day that started well with the first hour doing biz orga out of my bed when I wrote the email to my list; then a 2-hour commission job that the client accepted just a few hours later and I initiated the withdrawal to my bank account at the same day; then I defined my strategy to reach my biz goal (list growth) by doing all in on the textbroker platform writing for up to 8h a day (Mon to Friday) and making 800 € net while increasing my quality and also increasing my payout because I will eventually move from my current 4-star rating to a 3,5x better paid 5-star rating on that platform. That’s my platform. Also cool was the arrival of a medium 4-figure tax refund sum on my bank account and then I very much enjoyed a song that showed Joaquin Phoenix in Her (2013) which inspired me to watch Her again - which is what I did then. I’m obsessed with writing and that’s why will succeed as a writer. I’m only now beginning to realize that I AM WRITING. That’s who I am, that’s what I am. I’m not a writer - I AM WRITING. So cool to know that for certain certain certain. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and also the last day of documentation before I enter my sabbatical next week. Yeah! I actually am VERY happy that I decided to go further in the writer’s path and stay an independent artist. Freedom of time and place where I work and how much I work is so important to me. Maybe I will even be able to have one of my favorite one-month research trips in September 2021. If I could afford it, that would be killer!!! Memento mori
Dec 24, 202018:49
Sergio Ramos got me thinking 20201222

Sergio Ramos got me thinking 20201222

Berlin Germany 23.48 2020-12-22 it’s only two days left until Christmas and I had another productive day in which I edited a video with cool Premiere Pro shortcuts that I had learned and some communication with a client of mine, then some biz orga (sending my daily email), watching a bit of soccer (Dortmund won against Braunschweig) and then thanks to YouTube’s algorithm I watched how Sergio Ramos got to know his future wife who was a journalist at that time. It made think about my career choice or non-career choice but also instilled further the desire that besides writing and copywriting the performance side of things through VO / Singing / Acting / Theater is important to me, only in these past days/weeks after my 30-day singing course with Stevie Mackey back in November there wasn’t much singing anymore. I miss that. Memento mori
Dec 22, 202007:18
So many ideas :)) 20201221

So many ideas :)) 20201221

Berlin Germany 02.03am 2020-12-22 either today or yesterday was the 100th episode of this secret podcast of mine - or life documentation or whatever. I don’t quite remember what happened on the weekend. I know there was soccer on Friday, soccer on Saturday, catching up with Colombian gal friend on Saturday, a new podcast episode on Sunday, then on Monday the introduction of my Wacom Intuos S - no virgin anymore (the device) - and lots of small things and soo many ideas and at least 3 products that I can produce. And all these ideas stem from the fact that I’ve been sending daily emails which I ignited my idea-generation engine/machine. So cool! But also partly overwhelming. Memento mori.
Dec 22, 202007:46
DE copywriting portfolio done 20201217

DE copywriting portfolio done 20201217

Berlin Germany 07.38am 2020-12-18 up early, walk+meditate, daily email, VO webinar on tools and gear, then catch up with Mar, then finishing my German text/storytelling portfolio, then copywriting-related webinar, then sending application to SPD, then cleaning my desktop and sleeping/napping cos headache from too much work, then up again, chamomile tea drinking and now I am/was here; enjoy your weekend. Memento mori
Dec 18, 202006:09
Demo reel - Road to bodalgo 20201216

Demo reel - Road to bodalgo 20201216

Berlin Germany 22.31 2020-12-16 got up early at 6.50am, groceries, biz orga/emails, client work, then working on my Germany copywriting portfolio where I got stuck because I couldn’t find all the texts that I wrote, then a voiceover webinar about video tools to increase revenue, and a some biz orga work, followed by dinner, watching Fringe and quick workout. Memento mori
Dec 16, 202012:10
Follow up lead magnet, immersion into client’s world 20201215

Follow up lead magnet, immersion into client’s world 20201215

Berlin Germany 23.31 2020-12-15 Long sleep to recover from long exhausting Monday, the one hour working out of bed (writing a lead magnet), then biz orga, client work, soccer watching - Bremen v Dortmund 1:2 (cool! After Fave’s leave important to win), then walk outside, pequeño workout, and now ready for bed. Memento mori
Dec 15, 202005:33
Uffie’s Fuck Fame (2019) 20201215

Uffie’s Fuck Fame (2019) 20201215

Berlin Germany 02.08am 20201215 A productive weekend is over - I finished my 4 new podcast episodes (which are now online in my community), and I executed SuperResponder.com - Monday was in the name of a job interview and a test task for a customer support role, plus some replying to SuperResponder things on reddit and Hacker News, and singing Arabic plus watching that Kate Winslet film with the mountains in the snow and airplane accident and the Uffie documentary Fuck Fame. Memento mori.
Dec 15, 202010:13
panic attack? 20201210

panic attack? 20201210

Berlin Germany 00.25am 2020-12-11 a slow start of the day, started with language exchange via HelloTalk which was not a good idea because I used all my morning energy for that, then sent my daily email to my list, sent some job applications, and some LinkedIn interaction, and then watched Fringe (finished season 1) and had a late evening walk outside in the cold. Memento mori
Dec 10, 202010:08
the day i almost died 20201209

the day i almost died 20201209

Berlin Germany 02.12am 2020-12-10 long sleep to prevent sickness, then sending my daily email to my list, answered questions that community friend Michael had about email marketing and copywriting, then a ~4h afternoon nap (again - to avoid sickness) and some HelloTalk language exchange, dinner, and a midnight walk in a very cool foggy setting with nice quietness and a mood that is so Steven King - which reminded me of that Sunday in 2018 or 2017 when I almost died in a muddy field and I didn’t see it coming, but I escape the mud though I had drowned almost down to my complete legs. Memento mori
Dec 10, 202010:27
Super productive weekend 20201207

Super productive weekend 20201207

Berlin Germany 02.23am 2020-12-09 these last days felt like one long day of being productive - since last Thursday I’ve been on a hunt, acquiring new clients or at least reaching out and finishing my copywriting portfolio. I’m taking the last weeks of the year as if they were the last days of my life. Memento mori
Dec 09, 202004:24
Super productive 5h 20201203

Super productive 5h 20201203

Berlin Germany 23.19 2020-12-03 woke up before the alarm at about 10.20am, then had quick 1 egg and 1 banana breakfast, followed by a productive 5-hour session where I recorded my 4 new podcast episodes ready for the naii.io varsity and 1 episode ready for the public, then follow-up calls, a walk to the pharmacy, a fun-run of about 3km while listening to Video Age’s Pleasure Line album, grabbing Kebab and cheesy, and watching Fringe while eating them, then some Arabic incl. learning about Anki import via CSV files and now I’m here. Enjoy your weekend. Memento mori.
Dec 03, 202010:55
The Queen’s Gambit (2020) 20201202

The Queen’s Gambit (2020) 20201202

Berlin Germany 01.39am 2020-12-03 slept a bit longer which was ok and important for me, then doctor and pharmacy including a walk and listening to a training on time “hacking” which was cool. Then a 2-hour writing session for 4 podcast episodes and a 3-hour catch-up call with a friend where I learned about the Queen’s Gambit, a coaching call on getting clients via email and ending the day with Ozzy Man Reviews and Fringe. Memento mori
Dec 03, 202005:49
Affiliate Marketing 101 20201201

Affiliate Marketing 101 20201201

Berlin Germany 02.15am 2020-12-02 Slept until 2.15pm to get my 8 hours of sleep, then admin work like invoice and email replies, doing groceries, and attending a Ben Settle and Troy Broussard Zoom call on affiliate marketing which was insightful. I finished the day with watching Fringe which was cool too! Memento mori
Dec 02, 202004:39
Falling Down (1993) 20201201

Falling Down (1993) 20201201

Berlin Germany 05.48am 2020-12-01 A series of social time with friends from Iran, Venezuela, and the US. And also some work for the client who decided on Monday to stop working with me. A bummer, for sure, but it’s part of the game of being self-employed. You get “fired” every day or every week or so. Then I also dedicated time to my email readers and sent out an email to them telling about the loss although there was a 10k goal that I would have liked to reach for the client. Anyway. Good night. Memento mori
Dec 01, 202010:25
Countdown to 10k in 30 days fundraising 20201126

Countdown to 10k in 30 days fundraising 20201126

Berlin Germany 02.26am 2020-11-27 Slept in to give my body what it deserves (rest and recovery), then initially thought that I could be working while staying in bed but it turned out not to be so practical when you I have to deal with too many windows/browser tabs open at the same time. However, I still procrastinated work successfully by spending my first active 30 minutes with teaching the Arabic lady Aya German which was fun. The client work to prepare for the 10k fundraising campaign starting in December, then some email checking and sending an email to my list, as well as working out (stress release exercises, gentle full-body workout and intense leg workout), then dinner, some relaxing and TV and now I’m hearing documenting my last official business day of this week. It’s going to be a busy weekend. Take good care of you. Memento mori
Nov 27, 202011:55
R.I.P. Diego Armando Maradona 20201125

R.I.P. Diego Armando Maradona 20201125

Berlin Germany 01.59am 2020-11-26 A good night sleep followed by a morning walk with meditation, then vocal warmup and pitch training, breakfast, some communication with a client, and then writing + voice-recording + editing and uploading 4 new podcast episodes (that were due this week anyway) and then my Arabic session with a public video on YouTube and then chilling at the end of the day while eating dinner. Memento mori
Nov 27, 202008:42
Arabic learning now public 20201124

Arabic learning now public 20201124

Berlin Germany 02.29am 2020-11-25 Up at 8.15am, followed by groceries, breakfast, then client work until noon, pimping my WIP.co profile and my products/projects, then at the end of the day running 5.5km to my studio where I did vocal Stevie Mackey warmup, pitch trainer, and mimicked an Arabic song from a Moroccan artist which I uploaded as a video on YouTube, and then I ran back to the house (another 5.5km), chilled, filled the log, prepared the next day, and recorded this episode you’re listening to right now. Memento mori
Nov 25, 202009:02
leg workout still in my bones // sudoku family time 20201123

leg workout still in my bones // sudoku family time 20201123

Berlin Germany 23.41 2020-11-23 The weekend was good - I finished the 30-day singing course with Stevie Mackey, slept a good bunch, played soccer, spent some time in the studio and found a cool new app called Way of Life to track my habits. Monday was productive AF - for my one client and we are currently preparing our crowdfunding campaign for December. Lots of work but also super fun! Memento mori
Nov 23, 202007:33
back to audio only 20201119

back to audio only 20201119

Berlin, Germany 07.38am 2020-11-20 After my experiment on Monday to add video to this audio log / podcast and its failure, I realized I want to do audio only and keep it simple. So I’m back at audio only but still 4 new episodes a week (Mon-Thu). The purpose to simply document for my descendants of this planet since I do believe they will hear it or parts of it in the future. I’m fascinated by the idea that a recording is time-traveling into the future. But apart from that, I have plans to create ads (writing and voiceover for now, but later also with visuals and animations like Kurzgesagt videos, and even live-action video ads if it works out). So, there will be time for video but just not on this publication of mine. Enjoy your weekend! Memento mori
Nov 20, 202008:31
just wanna play soccer, sing, and act 20201116

just wanna play soccer, sing, and act 20201116

S05E01 Berlin, Germany 01:01am 2020-11-17. (German portion from 05:11 to 07:29) I returned from my one-week sabbatical with lots of rest under my belt and new ideas. Including my new 4-part daily commitment which includes practicing Arabic, hand-lettering, singing, writing+voicing ads.

Nov 17, 202007:50
Ending a relationship + US Election 20201106

Ending a relationship + US Election 20201106

Berlin Germany 08.31am 2020-11-06 It’s only one update this week. Because my sleeping pattern is fucked up - I had gone to bed too late, and then I also had too many thoughts plus a decision to end a work relationship and then me following the US election which made me lose sleep, eat like crap, and overall not do well. Somehow this election affected me stronger than I would have thought - maybe it’s also related to the singing that I continued to do as part of the Stevie Mackey course. The singing required to be emotional and maybe me being emotional made me feel the severity of this election even more. Not sure. I’ll be in my 7th sabbatical next week. That means 7 days of being offline and unavailable to the world - on purpose. It’s usually a great time though I do still sometimes struggle with the distance from business and obligations and such. I’ll manage it. Have a great weekend! Memento mori
Nov 06, 202012:15
Tribute to Andrew Huang - Lake Louise 20201029

Tribute to Andrew Huang - Lake Louise 20201029

Berlin Germany 03.03am 2020-10-30 Day 2 of helping out a fellow creator with email copywriting, then dinner and a few hours of Stevie Mackey’s singing course - I mimicked Andrew Huang’s Lake Louise. Enjoy your weekend! Memento mori
Oct 30, 202012:10
Singing Coldplay - Magic (soulfully) 20201028

Singing Coldplay - Magic (soulfully) 20201028

Berlin Germany 03.17am 2020-10-29 Up at noontime, walk, kebab for breakfast, then 6 hours client work for a 3-day sprint project; then 3 hour nap with relaxing Tycho music, followed by dinner and listening to Champions League - Dortmund won 2:0 against Zenit - and from 11pm to 2am time in the studio to practice my singing through Stevie Mackey’s course and I finished the day with a nice early morning walk home. Memento mori
Oct 29, 202005:13
Sunset Boulevard (1950) 20201027

Sunset Boulevard (1950) 20201027

Berlin Germany 06.53am 2020-10-28 (I fell asleep after having recorded this episode; that’s why it’s online only now - I was pretty tired) The Tuesday started relatively late due to a long Monday. I did follow up with many people, then did day 9 of the Stevie Mackey singing course in my voiceover studio and hung out there for a while also listening to Champions League (Gladbach vs. Real Madrid) and finished the day by finishing to watch the classic film Sunset Boulevard (1950). Memento mori
Oct 28, 202007:53
Eight days of singing - crazy! 20201027

Eight days of singing - crazy! 20201027

Berlin Germany 03.44am 2020-10-27 The past 8 days were all about singing. Business almost became a side attraction. All of my free time I dedicated to practicing singing through the Stevie Mackey course end the peer group of mine. That was cool and encouraging! Monday was about business again (email copywriting for my Monday client) as well as saying bye bye to my prospective Tuesday client - he didn’t give his OK to the cooperation contract. So, I’ll move on and dedicate my time to people who want to work with me. Later on Monday I spent most of my time giving feedback to my fellow singing students. Memento mori
Oct 27, 202009:20