Category: General
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Nervous system regulation vs. life redesign: how to know which one you actually need
If you are functioning well on paper but feel physiologically wrong inside your life, the question is not always how to become more resilient. Sometimes the better question is whether you need better nervous system regulation for a meaningful challenge, or whether your body is telling you that the structure of your life has drifted…
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How Autistic People Can Regain Energy in an ‘Anti-Autism’ World
Fatigued and anxious as an autistic in an “anti-autism” world, was a statement I stumbled over, which was met mostly with “eat more” advice despite no appetite, so I wondered if there isn’t anything else an autistic person can do to reenergise themselves. The following is the result of my analysis. The Suppressed Needs of…
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Can AI Improve Our Communication Skills?
I didn’t believe what I was reading when I stumbled over this study by Hye-young Kim and Ann L. McGill about AI-induced dehumanisation. I was like, “Okay, people would rate humans lower on a humanness-scale when the contrast to the humanness of the AI was lower.” I get that. But it didn’t stop there. People actually…
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3 ways to write a convincing book review (exemplified on Exupery’s The Little Prince)
From low effort book review to professional book review, learn it on the example of Exupery’s The Little Prince.
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Concept, Editing, Metadata: How I Collaborate With an AI as a Writer
A case study of working with an AI as self-publishing author, covering book concepts, manuscript editing, and ad copy.
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Merge Merits: My New Year’s Endeavor
Understanding what shapes a human, how to communicate constructively, and how to find common ground to achieve more together. In 2024, I will write a book about this and offer webinars and consulting for leaders, teams, partners, and individuals in an internationa, intercultural, interdisciplinary, or interpersonal context.
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How an Author Interview Turned into a Photo-Challenge
Trenzle.com approached me for an author interview, but it turned into a photo challenge.
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From Bestseller to Burnout: My Phoenix Tale
September was a month of rebirth—when a crippling depression forced me to step back, assess, and reset my writing career. Burned to Ash: From Bestseller to Burnout My brain hit the brakes after the successful launch of my debut novel “Prison of Loneliness” in August, which hit best-seller in the US, UK and Germany. I…
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How my Debut Novel Became a Best-Seller and Why The Book Market is Broken.
4 days ago, I launched my debut novel “Prison of Loneliness” and today I won against Shakespeare. While I worked for 1.5 years to polish my novel into a diamond, and while I am proud to have made it to #1 in Literary Fiction (English) in the German Amazon store, I don’t think that my…
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What Psychological Literary Fiction is About
A blog-post pointing out the differences between genre fiction & literary fiction, psychological thrillers & psychological literary fiction. It also explains upmarket fiction and analyses all these points on the example of the novel “Prison of Loneliness” by Yuki Carlsson