Dominik Hofer

A lesson from Four Thousand Weeks for when you are stuck in traffic the next time.

And the rewarding feeling of reaching it.

A trip down memory lane and a list of cities, you also should visit one day.

After 4 weeks of taking the calculus 1 class in university, I’ve had my first true [insert mindblown-emoji here] moment. And I want to share it with you.

A response to Blog like a Painter by Robert Birming.

Being short on time, chatting with way to many AIs and how a meme turned into a cult.

My best blogpost this month.

Adjusting to a new lifestyle and learning a ton of new stuff.

Pure creativity, emotions & vibes.

Today is Friday, September 13th, and it’s Orientation Day for new bachelor students at Uni Bern. Which also means that my lectures (and my university career as a whole) start in just three days, on Monday.

Going for a run is always the right choice. You’ll thank yourself afterward.

Yet another change to this newsletter, Laravel is awesome and people create really cool internet tools.

Two interesting quotes from a video that stuck with me and got me thinking.

An easy guide on how to setup your own VPS.

"Recently, I wrote about how I write daily. In this post, I want to take a step back: Why write in the first place?"

How to have Mastodon on your own domain without hosting a server. Kind of.

Switching this newsletter to WordPress, improving my personal website and listening to a thrilling podcast episode.

A note about rediscovering a song I haven’t heard in a long time and feeling nostalgic about the memories.

My thoughts after watching a movie about a war, where the story isn’t really important.

Or: How a simple rule change can help you create more consistently.

A list of interesting links from my recent trip into the Fediverse rabbit hole.

Preparing for uni, trying out a new tech gadget and learning how Social Media is pretty bad at accurately reporting on real life events.

Hi Hidden Person, I discovered your blogpost via a reply by Robert. It popped up in my RSS feed and sounded interesting. I read through his post and thought, “let’s check out this new blog, and who the person behind it is.”

"My quest for learning all the countries in the world continues. On today's episode: Asia."

Or: To Write or Not to Write…

Goededag and welcome to the third issue of the Tiny Sparks newsletter!

Some reflections on documenting my life and FOMO.

Bonjour and welcome to the second issue of the Tiny Sparks newsletter!

Inspired by my girlfriend and my brother, who are both somewhat huge geography buffs, I’ve decided to challenge myself to learn all the countries in the world.

This morning, I read this post by Yordi, and I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way.

What it is and why I’m building it.

My thoughts on the newest book by Julia Ebner.

It’s fascinating, how much this small shift in your thinking can influence your behaviour.

Let’s connect more over blog posts. It’s #JulyReply2024!

Congratulations! You are part of a very, very small circle of people who receive this first Issue of Tiny Sparks! Thank you very much for reading this 🥳

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.