Ondrej Markus

Entrepreneur in ed-tech, building the future of education as a founder and CEO at Playful.

I write about the future of education, designing learning games, and running a startup.

I'm a generalist, introvert, gamer, and optimizing to be useful.

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Archives

2023: Playful beginnings Dec 31, 2023

What the work happened: Q1 + Q2 2023 Jul 20, 2023

2022: Unanswered questions Jan 30, 2023

What the work happened: Q3 2022 Oct 10, 2022

What the work happened: Q2 2022 Jul 11, 2022

Why don't I do what I say I want Jun 7, 2022

What the work happened: Q1 2022 Apr 28, 2022

How to turn bad days around Mar 3, 2022

2021: The Courage to Try Jan 3, 2022

#21: Output routine Dec 13, 2021

#20: How I do my monthly review Dec 6, 2021

#19: Big messy projects Nov 29, 2021

#18: Rage Nov 22, 2021

#17: Killing my Youtube habit Nov 15, 2021

#16: When introvert goes super social Nov 8, 2021

#15: How to write books as a designer Nov 1, 2021

#14: Find work you enjoy, useful books, and the courage to create Oct 25, 2021

#13: Habits, The Mom test, and being useful Oct 18, 2021

#12: Bad weeks, systems, and the power of being lost Oct 11, 2021

#11: Rational artists, money, and articles as prototypes Oct 5, 2021

#10: Find freedom, work on the right thing, and enjoy life Sep 27, 2021

#9: Build a profitable side project, ignoring Twitter, and daily notes Sep 20, 2021

#8: Bleeding money, weekly emails, and becoming a solopreneur Sep 13, 2021

What the work happened #7 Aug 10, 2021

What the work happened #6 Jul 9, 2021

What the work happened #5 Jun 15, 2021

What the work happened #4 May 9, 2021

What the work happened #3 Apr 7, 2021

What the work happened #2 Mar 5, 2021

What the work happened #1 Feb 8, 2021

2020: My ballad for bad work Jan 4, 2021