Dominik Hofer

After finishing a Laravel course, I need some help deciding on what I should build as my next project.

The why’s, what’s and how’s behind the creation of this website. After reading this post, you’ll want to create your own – I hope.

Yesterday, I rated a run on my Garmin with a 5/5 feeling (“very strong”) for the first time in a long time. And all this even when it rained. Or because it rained because it felt great.

Going Zero by Anthony McCarten is a book that has been on my TBR list for the longest time. Recently, I finally got to read it.

Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal (2023) is a book about how to live a healthy and productive life without all the stress. This is my personal book summary.

…it’s so f*cking addictive.

"Do you know that feeling when you watch someone do something they’re really good (like really really good) at and you think to yourself: “I wish I could do this as well!”"

As I type these lines, it is 8pm and dark outside. The rain is dripping on my skylight and I’m sitting here in front of my MacBook. A warm tea is standing by my side and a chill Spotify playlist playing in the background.

Sometimes, you want to load a file into your web project via a CDN. But what do you do, if the docs don’t give you that CDN link?

This is a recent discovery. And I don’t know if it’s just because of a change in my consumption behaviour. But I think, YouTube is finally starting to heal.

How to derive a value from another one in Laravel Eloquent.

Ernest Hemingway had this habit of finishing working mid-sentence in the evening. Therefore, he immediately knew in the morning, what he should be working on next. Finishing that sentence.

Obsessing over quality is one of those characteristics, that are not inherently bad. I mean – who wouldn’t want to say from themselves that they create high-quality things?

Do you know this feeling when you discover a new word, that immediately resonates with you?

I was listening to a Deep Dive episode with Nathan Berry (CEO of ConvertKit) as a guest. And there was this one quote by him, that really resonated with me.

"It’s really weird when you discover that you have developed a behaviour, that you despise in others, unconsciously yourself. "

I finally finished watching Beef on Netflix yesterday. And wow, what a great show!

When I’m out running and don’t feel great, I always try to focus on just the next stride. And then the next one. And the next.

This is a question I would always ask myself in the past. And I know it sounds stupid, but hear me out.