Dear readers,
I'm on vacation until June 1st. Looking forward to posting new content afterwards!
Until then, have a good time!
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About Evomend
Methods change.
Jobs change.
People change.
Evomend is offering timeless resources for personal development.
«Timeless»? A blog? Are you serious?
Yes, I am.
To me, Personal Development isn't about learning the Top 200 keyboard shortcuts. That's why I'll never list any of them here.
By Timeless Resources, I don't mean religions. That's why you'll never find any higher being mentioned here.
In between there are a lot of things we can share and be enthusiastic about. This is what you will find here. I'm posting something new about every two weeks.
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Welcome to Evomend!
Rolf F. Katzenberger
Where to start?
Let me introduce a couple of typical postings here at Evomend:
- I enjoy writing series like Protect your inbox, on how to handle your email, RSS newsfeeds, telephone, …
- Topics like Getting Things Done (GTD) raise a lot of questions, also for experienced users. I try to answer them in an application-oriented manner, like in What is (not) a GTD context?
- Last but not least: sometimes, the usual style of book reviews feels a bit superficial - having read such a review, I couldn't even tell what the book was all about. I'm writing the book reviews I'd like to read myself, for instance in Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek or Stephen R. Coveys «The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People».
Why is this blog bilingual?
Because I feel comfortable about expressing my thoughts in both languages. Depending on the topic, either English or German words pop up in my mind at first. I complete the article in that language and later translate it into the other one.
Translating, by the way, isn't as easy as I sometimes want it to be. A URL, for instance, needs to be replaced by a link to an equivalent site in the respective other language. Sometimes, I just can't find them. Writing styles are completely different, too. Translate an English text verbatim into German, and your German-speaking readers may mistake you for affected and over the top. Translate a German text verbatim into English, and your English-speaking readers may mistake you for dull and pessimistic. Fascinating!
Who are you?
So you really want to know who I am.
Fine. I'm a happily married, seasoned system analyst and coach, working as a freelancer. Before, I've been a software developer, trainer, consultant, team lead, director of software development, director IT & organization.
Maybe one day I'll figure out a really cool way of lolling in my easy chair, sipping at a cup of coffee. Then I'll ask my wife to quickly take a photograph of me. Until then, I wish you a fairly good laugh every day, about something else…
Thanks & Credits
My biggest Thank You goes to my friends Frank Westphal for tirelessly triggering kaizen cycles and to Michael Schürig for persistently questioning the sense and meaning of Evomend. My blogging pals Stephen Smith and James helped me a lot providing excellent advice on content and layout: Thanks!
Evomend uses a modified version of the Blue Zinfandel Theme, designed originally by Brian Gardner and ported to Drupal by webchick.
The header image is a detail from «Brokenness» by col_adamson.
The RSS feed icon is copyright GoSquared.
Contact
Rolf F. Katzenberger
Thumenberger Weg 21
D-90491 Nuernberg
Germany
Disclaimer
Although I'm checking and taking care, I'm not responsible for the content of the sites I link to. Please refer to the respective site owners.