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You Are Remarkably Predictable

March 4, 2018sebastiankade Leave a Comment

I’ve heard a few friends tell me about their experience taking a personality test like the Myer-Briggs. I took one back when I was younger but don’t remember the results. However, while reading Principles by Dalio, he stresses the power… Continue Reading →

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Zero to One – Thiel

October 26, 2016sebastiankade Leave a Comment

Thiel often talks with such extremes that you can’t be sure if even he believe what he “writes”. Yet every now and then he drops a line so poetically profound that you can’t help but applaud him. Despite coming across quite contradictory,… Continue Reading →

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Distributed Retirement

October 25, 2016sebastiankade Leave a Comment

“Youth is wasted on the young” – “Retirement on the old” The relationship between work and life is one of constant talk; finding the magical work-life balance that allows us to be both valuable participants in society, while also following our… Continue Reading →

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How to Bootstrap a Company Ramen Noodle Style

August 4, 2016sebastiankade 2 Comments

Three years ago I quit my last ‘real’ job and have been growing two different startups since. While I’m not a millionaire, I have learnt how to bootstrap a company from nothing to something. In fact, I’ve learnt that it takes… Continue Reading →

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Is It Time We Worked Different?

September 29, 2015sebastiankade Leave a Comment

It’s time we surrendered to the truth. Time we put away our brave faces and owned up to the reality of it all. The reality being, that very few of us are happy at work. In this modern day of… Continue Reading →

Work happiness, manifesto, modern work, workdifferent

How To Burnout Better

August 31, 2015sebastiankade Leave a Comment

I’m not advocating an unbalanced lifestyle, on the contrary, I think learning to balance your passions with the rest of your life is extremely important from a psychological & motivational perspective. However, in reality, there are times when you just… Continue Reading →

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Manifesto for Education

October 20, 2014sebastiankade Leave a Comment

We believe that in education, the system is broken, that teachers have become classroom enforcers, rather than learning mentors & coaches, that learning is measured by regurgitation, instead of understanding and that learning gaps early on, compound negatively on students… Continue Reading →

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