Tag Archives: Work and Society

Personal Development

BS-Jobs

Near Nuremberg, mid 2000s

I am in the fourth semester of my engineering studies at the university in Nuremberg and I work like many of my fellow-students in several odd jobs to make ends meet.

One of those jobs is working on a nearby building site with three of my buddies during the weekends, for about fifteen Euros per hour.

The main tasks on this building site, which comprises several … read more

Personal Development

How to maintain a 20s physique

Master the mundane

Like most members of the 21st century workforce, I spend the majority of my workday sitting in front of a computer screen1. In addition, I have to afford several hours of commuting time every day (usually spent in the train).

That’s what I have been doing for approximately ten years now.

Despite the absence of physical tasks during these hours and the bad eating habits … read more