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Continue reading →: Why I Only Want to Learn From Real PeopleWhen I look at what truly shaped me, it was never content in the abstract. It was always people. A teacher who cared. An author whose voice I could almost hear while reading. A filmmaker whose way of seeing the world slowly changed how I see mine. A mentor, even…
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Continue reading →: A World of Copies of CopiesSometimes it feels as if everything is starting to look the same. The same camera movements. The same music. The same cuts. The same facial expressions. The same story arcs. The same ways of speaking. Even the same opinions, just with slightly different words. Trends move fast now, but they…
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Continue reading →: Why Perfect Content Often Feels Strangely EmptyLately, I have noticed something curious. More and more content looks flawless. The images are clean. The cuts are precise. The voices are calm and confident. The pacing is perfect. Nothing lingers too long. Nothing feels out of place. And yet, much of it leaves me completely untouched. I do…
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Continue reading →: The Death of Boredom and the Death of DepthSomewhere along the way, boredom became something to avoid at all costs. Any empty moment can now be filled instantly. A phone in the pocket. A screen in every room. A constant invitation to look at something, react to something, consume something. Waiting has disappeared. So has being alone with…
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Continue reading →: I Quit Before It Was CoolLast year, I deleted my social media accounts. Not because it became fashionable. Not because someone convinced me. And not because of AI. I did it because, for a long time already, something in me felt tired. Not tired in the sense of needing sleep, but tired in a deeper…
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Continue reading →: Why Japan Gets So Much SnowLast year, I watched an NHK video on YouTube explaining why Japan gets such insane amounts of snow. I remember sitting there, half watching, half doing something else, and then slowly realizing that what they were explaining was not just “winter is cold”. It was a whole large-scale natural machine…
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Continue reading →: Mounting Snow Chains… The Struggle Is RealYesterday I spent more than an hour mounting snow chains on my car. It was not because I did not follow the instructions. I did. I even watched a few YouTube videos before starting. In those videos it looks so easy that you start wondering why they even need to…
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Continue reading →: Just Buying Tires, And Then ThisYesterday, my wife and I went to JMS to buy winter tires for our car. With plans to drive into the Central and Northern Alps. It was also our first time buying winter tires in Japan. And since we will be using this car for the next six years, it…
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Continue reading →: Winter Hits DifferentWinter in Gifu hits a bit different than winter in the Netherlands or Switzerland. In the Netherlands, winter always felt like a long, grey hesitation. Not quite cold enough to be magical. Not quite warm enough to be comfortable. In Switzerland, winter was familiar territory. Snow meant ski resorts, well…
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Continue reading →: Why Gasoline in Japan Suddenly Feels Almost UnrealLast December, I was standing at a gas station in the Netherlands, staring at the price display a little longer than necessary. You probably know that moment. You are not even shocked anymore. Just quietly disappointed. You pick up the nozzle, start fueling, and try not to convert the numbers…
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