Lately, I have been reading up on the blockchain technology.

Why? Well, because I was wondering what all the fuss is about. Why it would be the next big thing and why would it change all our lives in the very near future. I am intrigued by blockchain. I am crazy about technology and I can also imagine practical use cases. However, there are things I do understand and things I do not understand about blockchain. I need some help on the latter.

TLDR; in my opinion most of the hard technical IT issues are clear and are already implemented or can be solved. The softer issues, mostly government, are underestimated and need a lot more attention to create practical blockchain uses.

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One of the subjects of today’s daily rundown on LinkedIn was #DisengagementStress.

Not a bad idea to disengage, but life goes on 24/7. Which means work, play and sleep goes on 24/7. The idea those items should be scheduled in blocks of 8 hrs each were once true. Nowadays, mainly due to technology and different kind of labour, they are all mixed up. Which is not bad at all, although I like my sleep to consist of one continuous block of at least 6 hours :-).

What’s important to avoid stress is Balance and Expectations.

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