Beers & Bytes: notes by Michiel van BeersArticles on building products, leading tech teams and lessons learned.https://beersandbytes.nl/I made a free app that helps you to grow closer to your loved oneshttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/i-made-a-free-app-that-helps-you-to-grow-closer-to-your-loved-ones/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/i-made-a-free-app-that-helps-you-to-grow-closer-to-your-loved-ones/The free application Connect allows you to grow closer to your loved ones by asking meaningful questions.Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTHow to add text recognition (OCR) to Notionhttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/how-to-add-text-recognition-ocr-to-notion/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/how-to-add-text-recognition-ocr-to-notion/Notion is, as for many others, the main part of my Second Brain setup. Since my Second Brain is based on the Capture, Organize, Distill, Express…Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTMy morning routine and how I got therehttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/my-morning-routine-and-how-i-got-there/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/my-morning-routine-and-how-i-got-there/Read about my morning routine and the different steps I needed to take to get there.Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTTurn any curtain into smart blindshttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/turn-any-curtain-into-smart-blinds/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/turn-any-curtain-into-smart-blinds/Read how you can turn any curtain into a smart curtain using this tutorial.Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTBuilding the foundation before the househttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/building-the-foundation-before-the-house/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/building-the-foundation-before-the-house/Read how shifting my focus from productivity tools to energy management has made me happier and paradoxically more productive.Sat, 27 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTFrom Paper to Pixels: how I increased retention by reading digitallyhttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/from-paper-to-pixels-how-i-increased-retention-by-reading-digitally/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/from-paper-to-pixels-how-i-increased-retention-by-reading-digitally/Read how reading digitally can result in better retention and retrieval of the content you consume.Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTHow to keep yourself motivated when you are in a ruthttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/how-to-keep-yourself-motivated-when-you-are-in-a-rut/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/how-to-keep-yourself-motivated-when-you-are-in-a-rut/The aversion of our mind towards ambiguity. The importance of breaking down work into smaller chunks. The value of seeking external inspiration to…Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTLiving with purpose: a system for Value-Driven goal settinghttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/living-with-purpose-a-system-for-value-driven-goal-setting/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/living-with-purpose-a-system-for-value-driven-goal-setting/Learn about the system I use to organise my life according to my core values.Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTMy second brain with Notion, Readwise, Google Maps, and much morehttps://beersandbytes.nl/blog/my-second-brain-with-notion-readwise-google-maps-and-much-more/https://beersandbytes.nl/blog/my-second-brain-with-notion-readwise-google-maps-and-much-more/So, I started my journey into the concept of the Second Brain. For those that don’t know, the idea of the Second Brain is “ a methodology for saving and…Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT