The Narcissism Trap of AI
LLMs are mirrors, not counterparts: If you see only yourself in the mirror, you stop thinking.
Frageatmosphären
Inspired by Richard Feynman's "12 Favorite Problems," I cultivate what I call Frageatmosphären—atmospheres of inquiry: living questions around knowledge management, mindful productivity, leadership, and digitalization. Following Rilke's invitation, I try to live the questions themselves.
Mindful Thinking
AI in the "Zettelkasten": Three Questions Every Knowledge Worker Should Ask Themselves
Former OpenAI developer Andrej Karpathy recently described how he builds personal knowledge bases with an LLM («LLM Knowledge Bases»): collecting
Humans vs. AI: An Obsolete Question?
The question of who writes the better texts – humans or artificial intelligence – is becoming increasingly pressing. As Doris Weßels aptly
Mastering mindfulness in day-to-day life with humor and ease
Mindfulness, humor and lightness can enrich everyday life and make it more conscious. Habits and routines can be transformed into rituals through mindfulness. A conscious everyday life can lead to a more fulfilling and happier life.
Fall in love with the process: Why systems are more important than goals
This article argues that systems are more important than goals to be successful. Four reasons are given why goals alone are not enough, and it is recommended to fall in love with one’s processes in order to make progress and achieve your goals.
CODE vs Zettelkasten
This paper is about comparing two personal knowledge management systems from different points of view: CODE and notebox. A brief
Lifelong Learning
AI expands learning – but who sets the framework?
A personal reflection on artificial intelligence, learning biographies and the question of how we build sound knowledge in a world of unlimited possibilities.
Learning Like a Scientist: The Power of the Experimental Mindset
In today's performance-oriented environment, the experimental mindset opens up a revolutionary approach to personal growth and success.
Digital Transformation in Basel's Public Schools: Looking Back on a Major Project
Basel-Stadt has launched a comprehensive digitalization project in schools, with a budget of 25 million Swiss francs, to provide over 5,500 devices and reorient the teaching and learning culture. My personal retrospective on the project.
Why personal knowledge management belongs in the classroom
An important part of learning is researching, taking notes and putting elaborated results into a form of expression. Often these
12 Favorite Problems: A Compass for your Knowledge Management
Probably this sounds familiar: when consuming and saving information that interests you, do you feel like you don't
My experience with «Building a Second Brain» #3
It is probably one of the greatest challenges to manage knowledge in a way that it could be found again
Innovative Action
Access design: four search modes so the AI doesn't just confirm me
Most AI articles start with chaos and promise order. I’m taking the opposite approach: the system is solid. That’s why I can ask the more interesting question—what does an LLM do with a knowledge system that actually works? The conflict lies between conscious linking and associative access.
What rules govern how AI can use my notes?
Most AI articles start with chaos and promise order. I start the other way around: the system holds. That is why I can ask the more interesting question — what does an LLM do to a knowledge system that already works?
My Tribute to Impact Hub Basel
My story with Impact Hub didn't begin in Basel, but during the founding phase of the Philosophicum Basel
New Work: Shaping the Future of Work
In an era of profound changes driven by digitalization and global interconnectedness, our working world is fundamentally transforming. The concept
Why personal knowledge management belongs in the classroom
An important part of learning is researching, taking notes and putting elaborated results into a form of expression. Often these
Why Edupreneurship?
The world around us is changing and we must or may change with it.
The growth of information and knowledge