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Updated: 12 November 2026
You can't win a tug of war with someone you love
Anna Lembke describes here something I know from many conversations.
Having a conversation when you disagree
What speaking and attentive listening can offer, even when agreement remains out of reach
Who pays when someone is injured by a vaccine?
A US lawyer and a German lawyer on who pays when a vaccine causes harm, and what recent court rulings actually say
AMAZING STORIES HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE
My friends Morgan & Linda are both in their early 50s, coaches, nutritionists and fitness trainers, and were once active athletes, including in martial arts.
Basics in Natural Horsemanship: Personality Training with Horses
My self-study course as a PDF, now available in the shop.
Profile Check for X just got a big update 🎉
A fresh report design in calm, warm colours. Reports in any language you like (English by default). Still read-only.
Value Fulfillment
The Inner Ego
Warehouse Cathedral (Instrumental)
Intuition: Understanding Its Nature and Reliable Use
There are different theories about the evolutionary and cognitive origins of human judgement.
Joy Without Permission
You Won't Find Love
Profil-Check für X
Who actually follows you on X? Who are you still following for no good reason? Which topics and what advertising suits your audience?
THE PRESENT HOLDS THE KEY
STATIC ON THE LONG WAVE
Being hard on yourself is not a virtue.
Looking back, it is easy to see where you could have done better.
Sex can be an expression of love and a source of closeness.
Research into sexual satisfaction and pair bonding explores some of the biological processes involved.
The horse reads you, not your notes
What horses, AI and coaching have in common
The word that made both lists
When two lists from the same source differ, I get curious.
Coaching at Scale: When the Effect Disappears
Picture a school district that does everything right on paper.
My little bot team and I made a song together
Good morning world! My little bot team and I made a song together, and now it has its own home on my website.
Knowing about AI is not the same as being ready for it
From what I see, many organisations are currently doing the obvious thing and sending their managers on AI courses.
A German regional court (Aurich, case 5 O 1106/24) has issued a partial judgment
This is a disclosure order, not a finding of liability.
Courage, the unglamorous kind
When people hear the word courage in connection with leadership, they often think of big moments.
A Chatbot Can Move a Goal. So What Is the Coach For?
A student opens a coaching chatbot for the fourth time this term.
Who Gets the Practice? AI and the Manager’s Judgement
The reflection penalty
Why managers may want answers from an AI coach, and what gets lost when they get them
What sits underneath the list
Lists of leadership skills are everywhere at the moment.
Self-doubt is a signal
A mind that never questions itself is a risk. Self-doubt is the pause that asks whether the map still matches the ground.
It is the relationship, more than the toolbox
What research says about why coaching works, and what it does not say
Release on the try
What horses teach about clear, congruent signals, and why the timing of letting go matters
The email that talks to your assistant
Hidden prompts in emails aim at you and at the AI that reads your inbox
Heard by a Machine: What a Chatbot Can and Can't Patch
Late evening. Someone is typing a long message on their phone. Not to a friend. Friends are asleep, or busy, or already tired of hearing about it.
What Remains When the Coaching Ends?
Six months after the last session, the notebook is somewhere in a drawer.
On the meaning of fear
Fear is not necessarily based on a real threat.
Your mood may be written into the first enzyme that lights the brain
That is not a wellness slogan. It is what a 2024 study found when years of people’s reported lives were set beside the protein machinery of mitochondria in the prefrontal cortex.
SuperGrok und Grok Bots
wofür sie im Privatbereich wirklich nützlich sind
ALS is not one switch: James Lyons-Weiler’s article on Substack
Turning the Other Cheek
This article does three things in order. First it sets out the relevant passages in their original wording, so the argument is not built on paraphrase.
Two Doses of Psilocybin Prevent Chemotherapy Nerve Damage in Mice
What this Nature paper actually shows about personality and DNA
How I Run Grok Bots, and What Happened When I Left Them an Open Brief Overnight
After a bit of messing about with the Grok @bots, I’ve found a way to use them properly. Each bot is specialised in a tightly defined task.
How natural horsemanship influenced my life
Natural horsemanship can help you to develop your skills.
Wenn sich eine Tür verschließt…
Das Leben zeigt manchmal eigenwillige Wege, einem zu zeigen, wie sehr man geschätzt wird.
What does psychology say about Elon's "demon mode"?
Grimes originated the phrase and remarked, in essence, that the state is thoroughly unpleasant yet “gets shit done”.
Gespräch mit Grok: Wie katastrophal kann es werden?
The advantages and disadvantages of using AI, from my point of view
Having experimented a bit with Substack over the last few days and analysed a number of texts for AI usage, I’d like to share my thoughts on the matter.
Satirische Glosse: Bis dass der Tod uns scheidet
Wenn die Krankenkasse trotz eindeutiger Rechtsprechung die Pflicht zur Leistung verweigert, tut sie dies nur aus Rücksichtnahme auf den Patienten.
Introduction to the Practical Work with Singing Bowls and Other Sound Instruments
AI AS A MIRROR IN HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS: FALSE INTIMACY, REAL MANIPULATION
People are increasingly using artificial intelligence systems to mirror others in personal interactions.
The Biological Power of Connection
Many relationships revolve around sex, not because we are superficial, but because something deep within us reaches for it. The body knows long before the mind catches up: sex connects.
Capsaicin Against Pain and Inflammation: What the Studies Show
Capsaicin, the active compound found in chilli peppers, has been studied for decades as a topical treatment for various types of pain and inflammation.
RETROGRADE AMNESIA: THE CASE OF LAURA TORRES CARO (SPAIN)
On 31 July 2006, seventeen-year-old Laura Torres Caro lost control of her 49 cc Aprilia Sonic GP motorcycle in the small town of Cuevas de San Marcos, inland Málaga.
Tolerance of Harmless Opinions: Personality, Benefits, and the Costs of Reframing
Harmless opinions are everyday statements of views, values or stances that make no claim to objective truth and call for no harm to anyone. “I value this way of living.”
You Shape Your Experience: The Quiet Power of Personal Responsibility
Most of us grow up believing that life largely happens to us. Events arrive from outside, other people affect our mood, circumstances dictate our options, and we do our best to cope.
The Discipline of Not Evaluating
As a qualified journalist, a university-trained and certified coach and psychological counsellor, a Diplom-Betriebswirtin with a focus on finance and law, and the holder of a Master of Science, I inhabit two fundamentally different modes of thinking.
Overfiltering in Complex Adaptive Systems: Tradeoffs Between Local Coherence and Systemic Robustness
In complex adaptive systems, whether social networks, epistemic communities, biological interaction networks, organisational structures, or AI-mediated knowledge systems, the separation of signal from noise constitutes a fundamental regulatory process.
The Lake, the Boats, and the Fire
There was once a people who lived beside a lake whose farther shore no one had ever seen.
The Architecture of Sleep: Stages, Cycles and Evidence-Based Strategies to Enhance REM Sleep
Sleep is a rapidly reversible state of reduced responsiveness, motor activity and metabolism that occupies roughly one-third of human life.
Why we escalate so quickly online, and how we can learn to stay calmer and more constructive
Many people know this scenario all too well: a discussion starts in a group or on a platform about a topic that matters to them. A difference of opinion emerges.
Communication Evaluation Tool: Free For Testing
This tool helps you evaluate communication more clearly. whether your own posts, replies from others, or entire accounts. It highlights strengths, weaknesses, and concrete improvement potential.
Conflict Isn’t the Problem. Your Response Is.
A small disagreement suddenly escalates. Voices sharpen. Silence turns icy. Or one person simply shuts down. What felt minor moments ago now carries real emotional weight.
The Invisible Language That Undermines Conversations: Why We Keep Misunderstanding Each Other
You leave a conversation feeling drained, misunderstood, or quietly frustrated.
The man who rebuilt the entire German public-service broadcasting system with two old graphics cards
Turning Perceived Weaknesses into Hidden Strengths
The parts of you that you’ve tried to hide or fix may actually hold some of your greatest untapped power, but only if you face them honestly, without shame or illusion.
The Strength Tipping Point: When Does a Strength Become a Weakness?
Every strength we value most carries its own shadow. The very traits we’re often proudest of like discipline, depth, independence, can quietly turn into limitations when left unchecked.
Distinguishing Signal from Noise: Practical Ways to Protect Your Attention and Happiness
The modern world floods us with information but starves us of meaning. Most of what hits your screen is noise, distractions that steal focus without delivering lasting value.
Der Mann, der den gesamten ÖRR mit zwei alten Grafikkarten nachgebaut hat
Have You Ever Just Known Something... Without Knowing How?
The “hunch” you can’t logically explain, yet it turns out to be accurate.
The Orion Architect: A Masterful Mirror, Not a New Form of Intelligence
There is something genuinely captivating about the Orion Architect.
Lucid Dreaming: Potential and Limits of Conscious Dream Work
Imagine suddenly realising mid-dream: “This is a dream.” You can reshape the scene, defy physics, or rewrite a nightmare, all while retaining full critical awareness.
Why People Dismiss Intuition: Psychology, Individual Differences & Evidence
Intuition is the rapid, non-conscious process of forming judgements or decisions through pattern recognition grounded in prior experience, without deliberate step-by-step analytical reasoning.
Joint Savoring: The Most Powerful New Tool for Couples in 2026
It’s when you both deliberately revisit, deepen and savour positive shared experiences instead of simply letting them pass. You do this together, not just individually.
Has Neuroscience Been Searching in the Wrong Part of the Brain for a Century?
A 2025 scientific review by Peter Coppola (University of Cambridge) analyses more than a century of neuroscience data and questions the long-standing emphasis on the neocortex as the primary seat of consciousness.
Dr. David Fajgenbaum’s TED Talk: “How nearly dying helped me discover my own cure (and many more)”
As a 25-year-old medical student and former college quarterback, David Fajgenbaum suddenly fell seriously ill with a rare condition called Castleman Disease.
What Does a Truly Fulfilled Life Look Like?
When I look back decades from now, will I feel that I lived my life, a life that was authentic, fully expressed, and genuinely mattered?
The Glowing Red Line: How a Gold Colloid Reveals the Tyndall Effect
Shine a red laser through a glass of clear liquid and normally you see almost nothing. But in this beaker, a vivid pink-red beam suddenly appears …
The Gut-Brain Axis: How Your Gut Bacteria Hack Your Brain, and How to Use It in 2026
Your second brain lives in your belly. And it is far louder than you think.
Why Blood Transfusions Are Increasingly Compared to Microchimerism
Blood transfusions save lives, yet they can contain donor leukocytes that survive long-term in the recipient. This phenomenon is called transfusion-associated microchimerism (TA-MC).
CITE: Coherence Integrated Target Evaluation
The CITE framework mechanistically investigates how a brief, standardised interaction with a large-language-model-based AI system modulates frontoparietal neural coherence and influences performance in a classically solvable, demanding cognitive matching task.
Remission of Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Despite Persistent Systemic Autoimmunity: An N-of-1 Case
A patient with decades-long severe autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) associated with hereditary enzymopathies and mitochondrial disorders achieved sustained haematological remission (SpHb 13.
How Your Brain Rewires Itself: The Science of Habits and Lasting Change
We all know the feeling. You commit to exercising more, eating better, or breaking a bad habit only to fall back into the old routine after just a few weeks.
Artificial Intelligence and the Human Future: A Revolution Underway
Artificial intelligence has become the defining technology of our time.
The Power of the Microbiome: How Gut Bacteria Control Your Brain and Mood
The idea that our gut can directly influence our thoughts, emotions, and even decisions may sound like science fiction.
BROWEY DS-S1600 Portable Power Station
The BROWEY DS-S1600 is a clever all-in-one solar power station with an integrated 40W fold-out solar panel.
Not All Thermography Scans Are Created Equal
A high-quality thermography scan stands on three pillars: a well-trained and experienced thermographer, a reliable high-resolution thermal imager, and …
Differences Between Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Other Forms of Metabolic Ketoacidosis
Ketoacidosis is a serious metabolic acidosis caused by the excessive accumulation of ketone bodies (β-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, and acetone) in the blood.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Blood Groups, Genetics, Triggers and the Role of Epigenetics
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, particularly the joints.
Case Report: Therapy-refractory haemolytic instability stabilised by alternative treatment
A long-standing, therapy-refractory haemolytic instability has been stabilised for the first time through alternative medical treatment.
Causes of elevated endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) production in humans
One of the main causes of increased endogenous CO is enhanced haem breakdown / haemolysis (destruction of red blood cells), as CO is a natural breakdown product of haem.
The SpO2 Trap: When 99 % Doesn’t Mean Your Oxygen Is Fine
Many doctors and patients rely on the SpO2 value from a simple pulse oximeter without questioning it further. That can have serious consequences.
Fall Thomas S.: Urteil des Landgerichts Detmold zu impfbedingtem Todesfall (Az. 02 O 243/24)
Am 20. April 2021 erhielt Thomas S. im Alter von 33 Jahren die erste Dosis des COVID-19-Impfstoffs von BioNTech/Pfizer.
Waldklima versus Meerluft
Mitochondrial defects: extreme energy & less sleep? The surprising explanation
Mitochondria are not merely “energy producers” but also key regulators of inflammation and metabolic homeostasis.
Familienstiftungen im Außensteuerrecht: Absicherung von Familienvermögen gegen EU-Eingriffe
Familienstiftungen dienen in Deutschland und international als bewährtes Instrument zur langfristigen Sicherung und Strukturierung von Familienvermögen.
Thermal Imaging in Dentistry: Screening Tool for Radicular Cysts: Case Example
Thermal imaging (infrared thermography) must never replace established imaging modalities such as plain X-ray, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or histological examination.
Transfusionism: A Philosophy of Connection and Creation: Toward a Scientific Framework
In an era defined by accelerating technological advancements and evolving human-machine interactions, new philosophies emerge to guide our understanding of progress and identity.