Universal Wisdom

When output is guaranteed, the struggle disappears, and with it a quiet form of growth that only shows up after the work.

Uploading is distribution. Presence is an invitation. After 15 years on SoundCloud, I learned the difference the slow way.

What kind of people do you meet on a Saturday morning in line at a French café?

I’m sitting in the departures hall at Schiphol, drinking the most expensive beer of my life to date - a Heineken, costing 8 euros if I remember right. And it's about to get even more expensive.

“Load error.” The nightmare of DJs worldwide. Is there anything worse than when your primary music source fails?

I knew ChangeNow 2025 would hit hard again. Last year’s experience totally overwhelmed me - the people, the stories, the urgency. This time, I came prepared.

For DJs, playing at Burning Man is a dream. I managed to do it several times and I’d like to share how it happened.

Sustainability is so much more than just separating waste into their designated bins. Sustainability is, among other things, also very much about consumer behaviour such as making sure your stuff last.

It’s 4 am, my bus is docking at the main station. After a week-long meditative/mindful/party bender I’m finally back in Prague. Everything is quiet while I’m walking home. I’m setting my alarm clock for 9:30 to make it to breakfast with my boss just in time. I only have a hunch what he wants to talk about. And I know for sure I want to tell him I want to quit.

We now have menus with a white background instead of the background that was previously dark grey. Soundcloud - love it or hate it - is rolling out tweaks that look visual at first. I noticed it the other day on my Raavn account, while it wasn’t there for some of my other ones yet. As soon as I decided to analyze more and do a proper write-up, all of my accounts did have the new User Interface. And more importantly - User Experience.