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Looking for ideas

I had my cataract surgery this afternoon and I’m not allowed to read or watch anything on TV or my iPad for three days. I’m already feeling somewhat at a loss. I’m looking for ideas of what to do that won’t strain my eyes and also won’t strain my body too much, since I cannot lift heavy weights, do sports, or engage in any other strenuous activities that would increase my blood circulation or blood pressure too much.
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That wasn‘t so bad. Only an hour later and I have checked off all five doctor calls.

Ah the joy of trying to get a doctors appointment in Germany on a Monday morning. Sadly, I have to reach five doctors this morning.

I finally caved and paid for a month of Claude Pro for the work on my iPad app. It should come out cheaper then using API calls for vibe coding.

Why I Embraced AI Assisted Writing for my Blog

The Old Way Wasn’t Working I’ve always been a private blogger. No schedule. No pressure. Just me writing when inspiration strikes. That used to be enough. But life has a way of changing the game on you. When kidney issues landed me on dialysis, everything shifted. The energy I once had for longer writing sessions? Gone. The focus needed for those longer posts I loved crafting almost 15 years ago? Scattered.
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From 10 Meters to 1.5 Kilometers

Eight weeks ago, I had open kidney surgery. After being bedridden for most of my three and a half week hospital stay, that final week felt like a triumph. I’d graduated from assisted walking to making it down the hospital floor and back on my own. By discharge day, I was walking the entire floor independently. I felt confident. Ready to get back to normal life. That confidence lasted exactly ten meters outside the hospital.
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The Productivity Conversation I Didn't Expect to Have

I sat down to write about productivity. Instead, I accidentally solved my productivity problem. It started with a simple request. I wanted to turn my struggles with overwhelm and chronic illness into a blog post. Multiple interests pulling me in different directions, dialysis eating up twelve hours a week, YouTube consumption replacing creation - the usual productivity paradox. You read more about it here. But something unexpected happened during the conversation with my AI writing assistant.
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