On holiday you want as little friction as possible. Yesterday I wrote about the unwritten traffic rules in Bali and that they remove a lot of friction when driving. But my advice is not to drive...
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The Unwritten Bali Traffic Rules
Last week I was on holiday in Bali, Indonesia. The traffic there looks chaotic and dangerous. There seems to be a lot of friction. But when you learn to drive like a local it becomes much easier....
Auto Dark Mode
💡Tip: Do you prefer automatic switching of Dark and Light mode 🌓? I work from home. My desk is positioned in front of a big wall of glass that has a beautiful view of Kuala Lumpur. In daytime it...
Ninety percent of the friction
Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by the wrong tone of voice. — Arnold Bennett The sound of the message is itself a message that tells people a lot about you such as your:-...
The last minute
Yesterday, the following quote hit a nerve with me, as a person who sometimes suffers from procrastination. This is the quote from Seth Godin (the guru in marketing): "The last minute If you do...
Why you don’t need more projects
After 15 years of taking over other .NET developer their solutions, one thing that always flabbergasts me is... All the reasons why they have created dozens of projects in their solution. I even,...
10 new features in Power Automate
Here are 10 new features in Power Automate that you may be missed. Power Automate is growing fast and these are the things that have caught my attention in the last couple of months: ✅ The new place...
Hourly billing hates Productivity
Why hourly billing isn't working anymore. It hates productivity. There is no incentive to improve it. Suppose we define increasing productivity: fewer hours for the same result. So, what would...
Listening accomplishes more than speaking
Listening accomplishes more than speaking I see people falling into the same trap every time. I still even fall for it sometimes. They start talking when they should listen. ❌ When introducing your...
Focus on what actually matters
I drink at least 4 cups of coffee☕I'll watch a lot of YouTube and Netflix 🍿I am still working on my procrastination ⌛I wake up late 🛌I’m not taking any breaks 🧟I don't exercise a lot 🏋️And sometimes...
Job-hopping: Don’t
Yesterday I posted about the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. How? By switching jobs! Sad but true. I explained about when you should do it and the benefits when you switch jobs:...
Job-hopping: Do it
This might be the best way to increase your salary as a consultant. I hired people, did salary negotiation, gave yearly pay raises, but I never give them my best advice to raise their salary. Switch...
Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Architect
I help Dynamics 365 teams remove friction. Architecture, automation, and integrations that hold up.