Blinkist and a general Update

This Blog Post was originally published on adagia.org.

Although I'm normally on the path to reducing monthly payments, I recently had a look at Blinkist (https://www.blinkist.com/). I noticed that I've been reading way too little in the last few weeks.

They've got a seven-day trial, so no money was "wasted" yet, but I'll admit I find their summaries pretty interesting. So far, I've only listened to German titles, but I plan to listen to the Dave Asprey books therealbrandonwilson talks about in his newsletters.

I know reading a summary will never compare to reading a whole book, so I will also use Blinkist to look at books I was thinking about purchasing in the past. If it is available there, I can make a better decision if I want to buy it.

Besides, I finished another Isaac Asimov novel and am trying to fix my sleep again. The heat here in Austria makes me hit the snooze button way more than I should. I've also noticed some blood sugar level spikes recently (https://life.phaidenbauer.com/life), but I know the reason for them (either alcohol or eating fruits before bed).

Why am I writing this? Well, because I still care about our Writing community here, although I'm not actively participating. After fixing sleep again, I hope to join the 5amClub again and start writing more publicly (my diary has had a streak since the end of November 2022).

I hope you all are doing great!