About Me

Depending on who you are, I’d probably use different nouns to describe “who” I am, and they would all be accurate in some ways and fairly inaccurate in others.

So instead, here are some things that light me up and spark my curiosity: Music and how to learn it, its theory, learning all instruments, singing, deliberately practicing. Learning languages quickly and effectively. What is consciousness – both from a scientific and from an experiential point of view. Polyamory. How to stay healthy and live as long as possible. FIRE. Contact improv. Reading. Parkour. My friends. Meeting interesting strangers. Coding and CS. Improv theater. Finding the right balance between traveling and having a permanent home. Authentic relating stuff. Burns (as in, the kind of event). Writing and writing well. How to listen. Quality (in the Robert Pirsig sense of the word) and how to bring more of it into the world.

[Plus, insert probably also your favorite topic?]

Sometimes, I publish essays on this website (see more below). I’m working as a full stack engineering consultant (talk to me!).

A few projects

An incomplete list of (side)projects I've worked on in the last few years. You can find more projects on my GitHub.

Writing (2021-)

I'm semi-regularly writing about topics that intrigue me. Writing is the process of understanding them on a deeper level. You can find them on the main page of this site.

Some of my favorite articles include:

• The difficulty of a task is what you think it is
• You shouldn't exist
• How to listen
• How to be productive when you don't have external structure
• How to learn a language and The most effective way to learn new vocabulary

I'd also add My Favorite Salad, but it's kinda a joke and kinda not, so not sure how to proceed here ._.

ZuBerlin and ZuGarden (2024-)

ZuBerlin and ZuGarden are week-long residencies and pop-up villages to connect groups of 100+ people through working, collaborating, and learning together at the bleeding edge of technology in fascinating, co-creative spaces all around the world. It's inspired by Vitalik's Zuzalu and ZuConnect.

ephema (2023-2025)

We are a web3 research group focused on protocol level developments in the Ethereum ecosystem. We've received grants from the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap and Arbitrum. As part of the research into blob sharing for EIP-4844, I've worked on BlobFusion and the Blob Creator . We are the team organizing ZuGarden and ZuBerlin.

Some of the articles I've published here:

• Blob Sharing On Ethereum: Making Blobs Cheaper And More Efficient
• Beyond the Stars: An Introduction to Execution Tickets on Ethereum (co-authored)

Mental Garden (2022-)

With Mental Garden, I'm offering free guided monthly reflections and a free Yearly Reflection. My aim is to help people build a regular habit of introspection and live a better, more deliberate life. This is my regular writing outlet where I process the topics currently on my mind (most posts I publish there I cross-publish here on my blog).

My Music (2016-now)

Recently, I finished studying music and computer science. During that time, I started the band Freizeichen. We play "pop music with sharp 11", meaning something between pop, jazz, and funk. I'm one of the singers and play the piano.

I also sing in the jazz/pop vocal ensemble Poema and write arrangements. Apart from that, I sometimes publish music on SoundCloud.

Photography (2020-now)

I love being outside and often take my camera with me. While I'm traveling (oftentimes with Rico), I see the world in a much greater resolution than at home, and I like taking photos with that feeling. On this page I'm sharing a selection of my work.

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