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Default to English Language – minimalism in practice

Sometimes hard decisions can unlock new possibilities. That’s how I feel about resigning from creating new content in Polish language. While it would be great to offer my creations in my mother tongue, it is simply too much overhead. I strive for minimalism, and with this one hard decision,

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Stories for Digital Nomads

Finding right answers takes time. Also, answers evolve to better fit current circumstances. I keep asking myself – what is the best way to convey my experience and knowledge about the world of digital nomads. And I think I found a great fit. Keep pivoting Among startups this idea is common.

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Leverage European Single Market as Digital Nomad

Leverage European Single Market as Digital Nomad I'm fortunate to be one of 447 million citizens of the European Union and the most visible advantage is the single market. By Piotrek Bodera 2 min. readView original I’m fortunate to be one of 447 million citizens of the

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Minimal Viable Product Today

What is the one productive thing I can create today? That’s a new question I’m asking myself to progress with my projects. The goal is to continuously improve them with small steps, instead of doing rare leapfrog. This approach will allow for quick tests and better further improvements.

Triangulation Tuesday

Define your freedom

The core value that fuels my life is freedom. I like to contemplate it, discuss it, and enable it to others. That’s why from now on the Triangulation Tuesday newsletter is also in a form of blog posts. You are free to use the RSS feed, share each issue

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Dirk Delisse – Licensed Online Therapist & Yoga Teacher practicing Flexible Living

Dirk Delisse is a peaceful human being that combines his love for punk rock, yoga, traveling, and helping other people. As a licensed online therapist for the Dutch healthcare system, he works remotely from sunny spots around the globe. Flexible Living is the way of life he practices and teaches

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Elaine & Kevin – mindful hosts of The Hatchery Place coliving in Kuala Lumpur

For the first time, I have two guests at once – Elaine Wong and Kevin Yeoh. They are the most generous hosts of The Hatchery Place. It’s a very cozy coliving space, where I lived between October 2019 and September 2020. They transitioned from corporate careers to the world of

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Benjamin Lupton – open-source developer widens perspective through long-term travel and philosophy

The third episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast is here! This time fellow digital nomad from Perth in Australia is my guest. Ben is cheerful yet contemplating developer and community builder. He dropped NDA work offers at Facebook and Google to stay true to the open-source movement. His travels

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What is your (dis)traction?

It took me about a month to write the long-form article Build Better Systems. There I dived deep into the narrative presented in the “Social Dilemma” documentary. In my opinion, the fictional family drama was a great way to showcase the complex problem of social media. Nevertheless, I value the

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Infinite Machine book – short and invigorating history of Etherum

Do you remember when we watched movies on DVDs? Or when mobile phones were big as a brick? If you do, then you have lived through a tech disruption cycle. There’s always a period when one standard dominates the market but there’s a new thing coming, to change

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The end of "unbreaking news" experiment with The Correspondent

People around us and the stories we tell are two timeless factors of our wellbeing. The vast and unprecise term for everyday stories – “the news media” is used as a scapegoat. Any political outcome, social unrest, or economic struggle can be connected to the controversial stories in “the news”. I

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Build Better Systems – What to do after watching the Social Dilemma documentary?

Like many other technologists, I am also fascinated by the wide spectrum of possibilities made with machines. Social Media is one of the prime examples of a “thing” that managed to become a mainstream method of building online relationships. In some regions, it’s even perceived as the Internet itself.

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Consistency pieces

A month ago I wrote a short casual post and now I’d like to get back to that form. There are three reasons why it’s important to me. Firstly I see a good track record of habits that now became my second nature (yoga, dancing, sleeping). Secondly, I’

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The important activities

Time is the only common denominator. Fortunately, our perception of it is subjective and open for interpretation. This allows us to choose and value the time we spend on important activities. For me, the act of writing is one of them. I love every single part of it – the struggle

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Guillaume Lorain – Blogger that combines traveling solo and creating profitable websites

For the second episode of the Nerd on Tour Podcast, I invited Guillaume Lorain – a digital nomad from France. He runs a sustainable network of French blogs and provides web dev consulting. Microsoft branch in Paris was the place where Guillaume started, later on establishing his location-independent freelance gigs. That

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Fajar Siddiq – From Pro Yo-Yo to Digital Nomad – Thoughtful Leader in the Maker Community

This is the very first deep conversation recorded for the Nerd on Tour Podcast. I couldn’t ask for a better guest than Fajar Siddiq. A known influencer in the Maker Community, who is always there for you to support, provide feedback, and help to get customers for your bootstrapped

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Stranded Abroad: Guide for Digital Nomads and Travelers affected by the coronavirus

I’m one of over a billion people that travel. Moreover, I work in the tourism industry and the global spread of the new virus is partly caused by the freedom of movement we have had. COVID-19 pandemic is (according to the history) a once in a century occurrence. Beyond

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Lycamobile – the operator with the worst customer service

A summer in Italy in 2009 was the beginning of my work as a tour operator representative. For about five months I took care of tourists at the Adriatic coast. Besides working in the field — conducting trips, meeting with customers and agencies — I had a lot of office responsibilities. Without

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Global Game Jam: 10 reasons to participate

Every year, at the end of January thousands nerds around the world will meet to participate in the extraordinary event. Global Game Jam is a truly global gathering focused on game creation. PC games, mobile games, any games. Every gamer, who has ever dreamed to develop their own game, should

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LTD in the UK – British company finances

Once you solidify your business idea, learn about the basics and register LTD in Companies House, it’s time to handle the cash flow. From where and how payments for services and products will be coming to you? Where will you keep business funds? How to manage and move them

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LTD in the UK – How to set up a business in Great Britain?

At the time, when I was setting up my company in 2014, the online form was complex and detailed. The subpages with LTD guides were also, a bit different. As everything on the Internet, the Companies House portal is in constant development. Therefore, following screenshots and guide steps can differ

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LTD in the UK – useful info before setting up a company in Great Britain

In my honest opinion, setting a company in the UK is the best choice for freelancers. When in 2014, I started digging into the topic of LTD, I couldn’t find high-quality guides, that would help me. Later on, I decided to gather all trustful data and sources in one

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How a tour manager became the Nerd on Tour

I’ve made my tour manager licence in June 2009, at the time when it was still regulated by law. I needed to acquire vast knowledge and pass the three exams: on paper, in front of the committee and in the field. Failed many times on each of them, but