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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is January 1st. Not a good day for looking back on the year that has just ended. I’ve already spent a lot of time doing that — revisiting what I experienced, the successes and the wounds, the progress and the setbacks, taking a closer look at encounters and goodbyes, taking stock. Today, I don’t want to do it again. Nor is today a good day for looking ahead to the year that has just begun. Too much is still uncertain. Vague. Too many decisions haven’t been made yet, and countless possibilities probably haven’t even crossed my mind. Today — January 1st — is a perfect day to be lived consciously. To be present, in the truest sense of the word. To enjoy what is right now, and what isn’t. And to be grateful. I woke up today in good spirits. I’m healthy — apart from a few minor things. And those minor things are being taken care of. I live in a country where the occasional injury doesn’t pose a serious risk. I woke &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Pace of Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 11:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In October last year, when my Achilles tendon had finally made its opinion known, I found myself in a park in Cologne. I wasn’t running. I was jogging, slowly, with my eyes covered and one hand lightly resting on the arm of someone guiding me. We were part of a workshop for sighted running guides—learning how to help blind and visually impaired runners move safely, confidently, freely. It was humbling. I was there to learn how to guide. But at that moment, I needed guidance myself. What I assumed would be a short break turned into a long pause. The tendon trouble became bursitis, and then a months-long journey of adaptation. Orthotic insoles helped, to some degree. The pain is manageable now, but not entirely gone. Some runs feel light. Others feel like work. I run maybe once a week. Slowly. With no expectation other than showing up. And yet, I’ve signed up for two half marathons—Cologne in autumn, Hamburg next spring. Not to race. Not to chase times. But because friends of mine are &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beyond Resolutions: Why I Have no Idea Where This Progress is Coming From</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New Year’s resolutions are a curious thing. Lucky for me, I don’t really need them to aim for more or less in my life. For instance, I don’t have to push myself to exercise; it’s such a natural part of my daily routine that it’s not even necessary. But of course, I have goals and desires too. Like running pain-free – after nearly two years of a nagging Achilles tendon. Or building strength – after tearing my bicep tendon last fall, it’s not just a wish, but a necessity. So, my New Year’s resolutions are more like commitments to change. To be more mindful in my training. To eat more attentively. To mix up my sports routine. And now, with January almost over, I’m starting to see some results. Running feels effortless on some days. Even after intense spinning sessions, I barely feel any muscle soreness. And my Achilles tendon? It’s calmed down, hardly sensitive to pressure anymore, and the usual pain in the ball of my foot has vanished. But here’s what really fascinates &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Intuitive Running</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 16:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I don’t want to run like this anymore. It’s not doing me any good. More than that: it’s jeopardizing my health. I’m jeopardizing my health. And my joy of running is at risk too. I owe this realization to a gadget, not my own insight. But let’s start from the beginning. I’ve got something like a morning routine. It’s not the same every day, especially the order isn’t set, but it usually includes the same things. Making coffee, meditating, filling out my Whoop journal from the previous day. Then I check the Whoop app to see how I’m feeling. I know what you’re thinking. I should know that intuitively, by tuning in. But even though I consider myself intuitive in many ways, I’m also really good at ignoring my body’s signals. That’s where Whoop helps me. And again and again, on days when I least expect it, this little gadget on my wrist tells me I’m not well-rested. Quite the opposite, actually. And that I should take it easy. Now, it can happen that on &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stress Is Not a Rainbow: Debunking a Folklorical Management Myth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of the concept of a sweet spot of stress? If so, you’ve heard about the Yerkes-Dodson Law (YDL) — the idea that there’s an optimal level of strain for peak performance. It’s been widely cited in management and organizational psychology, but what if I told you it’s not as clear-cut as you might think? Yerkes and Dodson originally conducted research on the behaviour of Japanese dancing mice (!), focusing on the relationship between arousal and learning. That was 1908. Although focussing on rodents, their paper was cited in psychology journals, the findings were elevated to the status of a psychological «law», and the YDL — stating that «optimum motivation for a learning task decreases with increasing difficulty» — was born. Over time, their concept was more and more simplified and generalized to the modern-day variant, «that ‹some stress is necessary for optimal performance and stress levels below or above this optimal level are detrimental to performance›,» as Martin Corbett stated in a 2014 paper in the Journal of Managerial Psychology. This &#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Navigating the Landscape of Identity: How Our Past Can Shape Our Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 09:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever stopped to wonder just how many identities you’ve embraced throughout your life? Yesterday I found myself wandering through the aisles of my university’s library, a place I hadn’t visited in 17 years since the end of my first degree. As I strolled past the rows of books, I couldn’t help but reminisce about my past selves: the eager student, the bicycle courier, the budding journalist. Throughout my life, I have effortlessly shed and adopted new identities like a chameleon changing its colors. Sometimes without noticing, often without thinking about it. And at times, I may have left behind some identities too hastily, without fully appreciating the lessons and experiences they offered. Today, I find myself juggling the roles of husband, team lead, runner, student, lecturer, communications professional, and many more. Though the emergence of past identities can sometimes be painful, it also piques my curiosity and drives me forward. At other times, however, it can be an obstacle to growth. But psychological research and personal experience can offer insights on embracing change &#8230;]]></description>
		
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