Hey, I’m Stephan
I’m an engineer turned writer, who writes about minimalism, loneliness, and philosophy.
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- Loneliness Isn’t Your Fault: How Genes and Modernity Make Us LonelyI’m so stupid. It’s all my fault. How could I let this happen to me? My thoughts spun like a carousel as I walked along an empty beach, somewhere in the North of Portugal. Waves crashed into the shore like relentless soldiers storming sandcastles. Hungry seagulls screamed into the salty air. Grains of sand shimmered in the December sun. A scenic… Read more: Loneliness Isn’t Your Fault: How Genes and Modernity Make Us Lonely
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: 5 Lessons to Tame Technology“I finally finished it!” my brother told me on a train headed to the north of Germany. By “it,” I could tell, he meant Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. Not just because I had recommended the book to him a few months prior, but also because there was a smugness in his voice that probably aimed at getting me away… Read more: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: 5 Lessons to Tame Technology
- How to Actually Know You’re LonelyIn the summer of 2017, I got lonely without knowing it. I remember feeling uneasy at the time. Anxious, restless, constantly craving distractions. But loneliness? I didn’t even consider it. A few weeks earlier, I had moved away from home and into a one-bedroom apartment. It was my first time living all alone. And I’d wanted it this way. Moving… Read more: How to Actually Know You’re Lonely
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