Learning

I constantly find myself wanting to document knowledge across different topics, from coding to gardening, but couldn’t find a suitable solution. After googling a bit myself I asked Claude to do some research around the topic and it came up with a solution that offers complete control while still being not overly complex. In case you are interested, here are the research results as a Markdown file. In addition to documenting the process for myself, I also hope that someone else might find this post useful. Right now this is planned as a two-part series, with Part 1 focusing on the core setup. By the end of this post, we will have a blog running at your-name.netlify.app with automatic deployments, complete data ownership and zero ongoing costs. Part 2 will cover additional tools, analytics setup and also added functionality in the form of comments. ...

TED talks have a unique ability to distill complex ideas into memorable, actionable insights. Over the years, I’ve watched dozens of these presentations, but three have particularly stuck with me for their interesting findings. Each one of them challenges common assumptions about human behavior, performance, and intelligence. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Options Make Us Worse at Choosing Sheena Iyengar’s talk “How to Make Choosing Easier” tackles one of modern life’s most pervasive problems: choice overload. Her research reveals a striking paradox that contradicts our intuitive belief that more options are always better. ...

Recently I completed an online course on “Sustainable Agricultural Land Management” on Coursera. The course is led by George J. Hochmuth from the University of Florida. Over the past few months, I developed a keen interest in plants, gardening, and forestry. Since I already had a Coursera subscription, I explored courses in these areas and discovered this one. Although I am not a farmer, managing what you grow, even in your own garden, and optimizing yield is fascinating to me. Here, I want to share a detailed summary of the course, some key takeaways, and my personal reflections. It is important to point out that the course is from 2013, so rather old. However, I find that most of the content remains as relevant as ever. ...