Life is tricky: we are constantly bombarded with challenges we need to tackle and decisions we need to make. While it is hard to figure out a ruleset for all the diverse challenges we face, I believe it is possible to have useful guidance on our decision making:
Last year I browsed the library of one of my best friends and stumbled across a book which changed my life. Its core idea is nothing out of the ordinary, but rather really simple. Yet this simplicity is what makes me ponder over it time and time again, actually leading me to take specific action for the better.
There he was: the chairman of the school's parents association. For me, sixteen at that time, one of the true wizards of my small world. My mum told me he was the one who created their website.
"Should I approach him now? Scary. I do not know him at all. But... he knows how to create websites and I want to know too. OK, David, take a deep breath. Yes. Go forward. Towards him. Go." With all my collected courage I asked: "How did you create the parents association website?" His response: a huge letdown
As soon as I woke up, I grabbed my phone and looked up the election results. Trump is in the lead. Shit. It seems more likely that he will win now. As a European, not what I hoped for. And I'll get into why in a bit. One hour later I refreshed the news and it was clear: Trump will be president again. What a start to a day filled with worry, uncertainty and stomach ache.
Recently a colleague asked if I wanted to redesign an event page for a fellow University event. Well of course, I love small gigs! Ready to ride along? I will show you how to take the finished design from Part 1 and fully implement it into a static HTML & CSS website.