I’m a designer, entrepreneur, and teacher living and biking everywhere in Amsterdam.
I spend most of my time these days learning game development and making videos about it.
You can get a monthly email from me where I share the most interesting things I made and discovered on the intersection of games and education.
A yearly reflection on my work and life in 2022.
How to use games to teach kids problem-solving, decision-making, and cooperation in teams.
My quarterly reflection about moving to Amsterdam, looking for a job, and designing games.
I want to write about games and what makes them remarkable.
A very personal reflection on my work-life from April to June 2022.
A month ago, I switched from a writing-only lifestyle to a part-time design job. I joined an innovation agency where I worked a year ago to lead a project with a big corporate client. We agreed on four days a week because I wanted to keep one day for writing. I promised myself I will keep writing articles every week. Well. I did not publish anything since then. And I’m not happy about that....
A very personal reflection on my work-life from January to March 2022.
How to be your best self when making life-changing decisions.
About a month ago, I wrote about how keeping a feelgood journal can help you train your brain to be more optimistic. It’s a perfect example of going to an extreme as a form of overcompensation. And I’d argue it’s something we all do and it can be very effective if used well. So today, I want to explore how can we use overcompensation to find the right balance in whatever we want to do....
How to live more intentionally without worrying about money.