Published in Beyond Productivity·PinnedMember-onlyWrite For Beyond ProductivityDo you have tools, tips, and strategies that boost your productivity? Don’t keep it to yourself. Share them in Beyond Productivity! — We are looking for new writers. You found your way to Medium and want to start a writing career? Or maybe you are already a seasoned writer who enjoys writing about productivity. Great! Join our publication Beyond Productivity. We focus on everything that helps us get work done during the…Productivity2 min readProductivity2 min read
PinnedThe Mind Behind Beyond Boundaries: Valmir GaniuToday is my birthday, and I just turned 27. Besides feeling old already, I thought it would be a good time to make Beyond Boundaries a bit more personal. The best way to start this blog is by telling my story as a short novel. And short it shall be. …Personal Story8 min readPersonal Story8 min read
Published in Beyond Productivity·PinnedMember-onlyHow I Use Notion, Obsidian, and Ulysses For Maximum ProductivitySometimes writing can be difficult. We get distracted by nearly everything else on our screen instead of the text we are supposed to write. The application we use for a living does not do what we want it to do, and we find ourselves thinking about leisure time — all…Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Published in Beyond T3CH·12 hours agoMember-onlyThe Different Types of Artificial IntelligenceCategorising AI. — In this ongoing series, where we try to learn as much about artificial intelligence as possible, we will look at the different types of AI. In the last blog, we discussed the benefits and dangers of AI and learned about how an AI learns over time. To remind you, there…Technology3 min readTechnology3 min read
Published in Beyond T3CH·Jan 22Member-onlyCan AI Really Enhance Our Lives?Answering The Most Important Questions Regarding Artificial Intelligence — Ever since the rise of OpenAI‘s chat AI Chat GPT, Artificial Intelligence has arrived in the mainstream’s collective mind. For me, it began even earlier. After DeepMind solved protein folding with AplhaFold, I was fascinated by the idea that a program is able to learn. …AI5 min readAI5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 12Member-onlyThere Are No Good ResolutionsThe First Of January Means Nothing — Start Now! — It’s that time of year again — the start of a new calendar year. As the clock strikes midnight on January 1st, many of us make resolutions and set goals for the year ahead. We vow to eat healthier, exercise more, save money, and achieve various personal and professional objectives…New Year Resolution4 min readNew Year Resolution4 min read
Published in Beyond Productivity·Jan 11Member-onlyHow I Use My iPad Pro As a Ph.D. StudentGet The Most Out of the Apple Ecosystem For Your Studies and Work — I’ve had the iPad Pro for over two years now. And although I did not buy it for my Ph.D. work originally, I am certainly happy I have it currently available. I remember when I walked into our local electronics store in 2014 and asked a young employee why so…Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Published in Beyond Productivity·Jan 2Member-onlyTop 5 Books I’ve Read In 2022Expand You Reading List For 2023 — 2022 has been a busy year for me. Maintaining my fitness while working on my Ph.D. and simultaneously trying to build my startup on the side, I still read some high-quality books this year. Admittedly, I haven’t read as much as the previous year, but fluctuation is in everything, so…Reading4 min readReading4 min read
Published in Beyond Fitness·Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyBuilding A Strong Running HabitStart 2023 With Your Fitness In Mind — Occasionally, I will mention in my blogs or newsletter that I was on a run before sitting down to write. I’ve been running since mid-2018 and have run about 8.000 km. I think I can say that I know one or two things about running. Surely, I have made some…Fitness3 min readFitness3 min read
Published in Beyond Engineering·Dec 24, 2022Member-onlyWhat is Band Coupling Anyway?Understanding Solid State Devices — Solid-state devices are those small components you can find in pretty much any electrical equipment. To understand and precisely simulate them is to achieve better build quality and more efficient equipment. Hence the existence of my algorithm, which is based on the discontinuous Galerkin method. Since I completed implementing the…Engineering5 min readEngineering5 min read
