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I can’t read it anymore!
I can't read it anymore! You know those old guys with MASSIVE text on their phone or laptop. I have joined the club. I am 47 now and I started to...
The art of saying No in a world of endless opportunities 🚫
The art of saying No in a world of endless opportunities 🚫 We live in a time where opportunities are abundant, and the constant bombardment of new...
Embrace the power of delegation!
Embrace the power of delegation! As professionals, we often fall into the trap of wanting to do everything ourselves. It's human nature, but it's...
The power of saying No in your professional life.
The power of saying No in your professional life. We often find ourselves taking on too many tasks, saying Yes to too many commitments, and...
Expert multiplier
A great developer can be 10 times as productive. In creative professions, that difference between the average joe and an expert can be huge. They...
What is GitHub? Wrong answers only.
"What is GitHub? Wrong answers only." I came across this question on Twitter and the answers made me laugh-out-loud.
The smartest person in the room
What's one thing I wish I'd have figured out earlier in my career? Stop trying to be the smartest person in the room. You'll learn a lot more that...
What are you paid for?
I got ill recently, and I thought I didn't need rest. But you're not paid for your stamina. You're paid to make good decisions. If you're working...
My must-have Chrome extensions
As many transitions into remote work, let's share resources that help productivity. 1Password – Stores passwords. Better than LastPass!AdBlock –...
Hiring a car in Bali
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
The three important values in a live partner
I'm now over 40 years and was thinking about the qualities I look for in a partner to grow old with. For me, the three most important values for a...

Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Automator
Automation and integration aren’t just what I do—they’re what I do best.
I help businesses work smarter by removing friction, automating what slows them down, and connecting systems that should’ve been talking all along.
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